Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 456

So-called ?Padellone? Rolex Perpetual "Précision", Ref. 8171. Produced in the 1950s. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, self-winding, stainless steel and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 90,000 - 120,000

EUR 60,000 - 80,000 / USD 70,000 - 100,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, sloped bezel, concave and curved lugs.D. Sand-finished with applied white gold baton and diamond-set indexes, subsidiaryseconds, outer graduation for the days of the month in blue Arabic numerals, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. White gold "Dauphine" hands, "Baton" with an arrow for the date. M. Cal. 11 3/4 ''', rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguetbalance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm. Height 15 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3 - 6
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 5 - 6 - 01

Notes

Circa 1000 examples of this watch were manufactured from 1949 to 1952, in 18K yellow or pink gold, as well as some models in stainless steel. Very few examples are known with diamond indexes on the dial. This reference is called "Padellone" by Italian collectors. Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 68 to 71 and 94.