600,000 HKD
ROLEX REF. 8171 PADELLONE YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Perpetual, Officially Certified, Chronometer, No.176, Ref. 8171. Made circa 1950. Fine and very rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold Chronometer wristwatch with triple date, moon phases. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, inset calendar adjusters on the band, curved lugs, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton and dart indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute track and graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. yellow gold alpha hands, blue arrow for the date. Cal. 10 1/2```, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Super balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Notes Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 38 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. ROLEX REFERENCE 8171 was produced in very few numbers during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Throughout their entire run, Rolex has only produced two models of moon phase watches. Reference 8171, which features a snap on back, and reference 6062 which features an Oyster screw down back.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-10-25
