Lot 142

Rolex

Padellone

An attractive vintage wristwatch with full calendar and moon phase

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Reference 8171 is known as Padellone among the collectors and its attractive proportions make it one of the most legendary and sought-after vintage models of Rolex. Rolex watches with full calendar and moon phase are extremely rare - in fact, Rolex has only ever produced two models which display the day of the week, the month, the date and the moon phases: reference 6062 in a 36 mm Oyster case, and reference 8171 with a remarkable 38 mm diameter. It is interesting to note that both models were only produced during a very short period in the early 1950s, in yellow gold, rose gold and stainless steel.
The distinguishing features of the silvered dial are the silver-coloured hour indexes; they are surrounded by the date ring with refinished blue numerals 1 to 31. The blued date hand has an arrow-shaped tip, while hour and minute hand are both steel leaf hands.
Only a few references 8171 have come on the market in the last few decades - whereas the number of avid collectors has multiplied enormously.