Rolex Precision 8171

A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES REF 8171 CASE 820658 PADELLONE CIRCA 1952

Rolex A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES REF 8171 CASE 820658 PADELLONE CIRCA 1952 stainless steel diameter 38 mm , • automatic nickel finished lever movement, 18 jewels • silvered dial, applied Arabic numeral, dart and square indexes, Feuille hands, arrow date hand, apertures for day and month in English , subsidiary dial for seconds combined with moon phases, outer minute track, outermost blue date track • stainless steel case, solid snap on case back • case, dial, and movement signedRolex, Estimate 50,000 - 70,000 USD , Rolex A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES REF 8171 CASE 820658 PADELLONE CIRCA 1952 stainless steel diameter 38 mm , • automatic nickel finished lever movement, 18 jewels • silvered dial, applied Arabic numeral, dart and square indexes, Feuille hands, arrow date hand, apertures for day and month in English , subsidiary dial for seconds combined with moon phases, outer minute track, outermost blue date track • stainless steel case, solid snap on case back • case, dial, and movement signed , Rolex produced two watches with moon-phases: the present model, reference 8171, with a snap on case back, and reference 6062, an Oyster model with a screw down case back. The reference 8171 was produced in small numbers during only 3 years, from 1949 to 1952.