Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 346

ROLEX REF. 8171 pink GOLD PADELLONE Rolex, "Perpetual, Officially Certified, Chronometer," No. 213, Ref. 8171, movement No. 20580, case No. 717115. Made in 1950. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, 18K pink gold chronometer wristwatch with triple date calendar, moon phases, Super Oyster winding crown and an 18K pink gold Rolex buckle.pink

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

USD 95,000 - 140,000 / EUR 70,000 - 100,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, inset calendar adjusters to the band, concave and curved lugs, Super Oyster non-screw down winding crown, snap-on case back. D. Two-tone silver with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer blue graduation for the days of the month, inner minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week and the months (in English) and the moon phases. Pink gold dauphine hour and minute hands, calendar hand with red arrow tip. M. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Superbalance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-10-01

Good

Patinated

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 8171. Circa 1000 examples were produced from 1949 to 1952, in 18K yellow or pink gold, as well as some models in stainless steel. This reference is called ?Padellone? by Italian collectors. Number 213 stamped in the case back refers to the fact that the present watch was the 213th example of a reference 8171 made in pink gold.