Rolex Precision 8171

A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES CIRCA 1950 REF 8171 CASE 686304

A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES CIRCA 1950 REF 8171 CASE 686304 Stainless steel diameter 38 mm , • automatic nickel lever movement, patented Rolex Super-Balance • reprinted silvered dial, applied Arabic 12 o'clock and dagger indexes, outer chapter ring for date with corresponding hand, apertures for day and month in French, subsidiary seconds combined with moon-phases • circular case, sloped bezel, downturned lugs, snap back • case, dial and movement signed • stainless steel Rolex braceletRolex, Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 USD , Sold 31,250 USD , A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES CIRCA 1950 REF 8171 CASE 686304 Stainless steel diameter 38 mm , • automatic nickel lever movement, patented Rolex Super-Balance • reprinted silvered dial, applied Arabic 12 o'clock and dagger indexes, outer chapter ring for date with corresponding hand, apertures for day and month in French, subsidiary seconds combined with moon-phases • circular case, sloped bezel, downturned lugs, snap back • case, dial and movement signed • stainless steel Rolex bracelet, Rolex produced two watches with moon-phases: the present model, Ref. 8171, with a snap back case, and Ref. 6062, an Oyster model with a screw back. For a similar example, see Dowling, J. & Hess, J., The Best of Time : Rolex Wristwatches , p. 209.