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ROLEX, REF. 8171 TRIPLE CALENDAR GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASE DISPLAY
Lot 3551

ROLEX, REF. 8171 TRIPLE CALENDAR GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASE DISPLAY

MOVEMENT G4608 AND 10265, CASE 572, CIRCA 1950

Closed3 December 2008

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HKD 475,000

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ROLEX, REF. 8171 TRIPLE CALENDAR

GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASE DISPLAY
MOVEMENT G4608 AND 10265, CASE 572, CIRCA 1950

Calibre 10''' 1/2, 18 jewels, super-balance, matte silvered dial with gold applied faceted hour markers, peripheral date display, recessed small seconds with moon-phases, day and month in apertures, two-part case in 18k gold, polished and satined, snap-on case back, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 38 mm.

Specialist note

US$30,000-50,000
EUR23,000-38,000

Accompanied by a Rolex 18k gold deployant clasp.

Reference 8171 was produced in small series between 1949 and 1952, available in stainless steel, pink and yellow gold.

Rolex has produced only two different models of moon-phase wristwatches, reference 8171 and 6062 (see lot 3560). Both models are automatic, with differences in the Oyster case of reference 6062, featuring a screw-down water-resistant-type case back.

Reference 8171 is illustrated in The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, p. 209.