A FINE 18K YELLOW GOLD TRIPLE CALENDAR AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES AND BRACELET
CIRCA 1951 REF 8171 MVT 10431
A FINE 18K YELLOW GOLD TRIPLE CALENDAR AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES AND BRACELET
CIRCA 1951 REF 8171 MVT 10431 yellow gold diameter 37 mm, overall length 170 mm , • cal. 10 1/2''' automatic nickel lever movement, 18 jewels • silvered dial with applied gold baton indexes, dauphine hands, outer minute track, date indicated with blue arrow hand, double aperture for day and month, subsidiary seconds combined with moon-phase indication • snap case back • case, dial and movement signed • with an 18k yellow gold riveted Rolex Oyster bracelet with engraved claspRolex, Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
, Sold
46,250 USD
, A FINE 18K YELLOW GOLD TRIPLE CALENDAR AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES AND BRACELET
CIRCA 1951 REF 8171 MVT 10431 yellow gold diameter 37 mm, overall length 170 mm , • cal. 10 1/2''' automatic nickel lever movement, 18 jewels • silvered dial with applied gold baton indexes, dauphine hands, outer minute track, date indicated with blue arrow hand, double aperture for day and month, subsidiary seconds combined with moon-phase indication • snap case back • case, dial and movement signed • with an 18k yellow gold riveted Rolex Oyster bracelet with engraved clasp, 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.
