A FINE YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
REF 8171 MVT 10462 PADELLONE CIRCA 1950
A FINE YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
REF 8171 MVT 10462 PADELLONE CIRCA 1950 gold, leather diameter 38 mm , • 10.5''' automatic nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels • silver dial, applied faceted baton indexes, apertures for day and month in Spanish , subsidiary dial for seconds combined with moon-phases, outer minute track, outer blue date with blue arrow hand • 18k yellow gold case, snap-on case back • case, dial and movement signedRolex, Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
, Sold
81,250 USD
, A FINE YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
REF 8171 MVT 10462 PADELLONE CIRCA 1950 gold, leather diameter 38 mm , • 10.5''' automatic nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels • silver dial, applied faceted baton indexes, apertures for day and month in Spanish , subsidiary dial for seconds combined with moon-phases, outer minute track, outer blue date with blue arrow hand • 18k yellow gold case, 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. The present lot is being offered on behalf of a descendant of the original owner and has not been offered at auction previously.
