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|description=Rolex 8171 Padellone: the 38 mm automatic calendar moonphase, made around 1949–1953. Dial variants, case details and documented auction examples. | |description=Rolex 8171 Padellone: the 38 mm automatic calendar moonphase, made around 1949–1953. Dial variants, case details and documented auction examples. | ||
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The Rolex 8171 is an automatic wristwatch with day and month windows, a pointer date and a moonphase display. It was made around 1949–1952/1953 in steel, yellow gold and pink gold. Its 38 mm case has a snap-on back. Collectors call it ''Padellone'', Italian for “big frying pan.” [https://www.fratellowatches.com/what-makes-the-rolex-padellone-ref-8171-so-special/ Fratello, 2024]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/214766 Phillips, lot 72] | The Rolex 8171 is an automatic wristwatch with day and month windows, a pointer date and a moonphase display. It was made around 1949–1952/1953 in steel, yellow gold and pink gold. Its 38 mm case has a snap-on back. Collectors call it ''Padellone'', Italian for “big frying pan.” [https://www.fratellowatches.com/what-makes-the-rolex-padellone-ref-8171-so-special/ Fratello, 2024]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/214766 Phillips, lot 72] | ||
==Core facts== | ==Core facts== | ||
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Rolex later used a moonphase display in the Cellini 50535. Its pointer date accompanies the moonphase; it has no day or month windows. [https://content.rolex.com/dam/media/brochures/cellini/m50535-0002.pdf Rolex, Cellini brochure] | Rolex later used a moonphase display in the Cellini 50535. Its pointer date accompanies the moonphase; it has no day or month windows. [https://content.rolex.com/dam/media/brochures/cellini/m50535-0002.pdf Rolex, Cellini brochure] | ||
In 2026, Rolex named its new annual-calendar moonphase watch after ref. 8171, which collectors call Padellone. The new model uses Cal. 7190. [https://newsroom.rolex.com/fr/watches/new-watches/perpetual-padellone Rolex Newsroom, 2026] | |||
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Start with the case number, dial layout and a clear movement photograph. Compare the date-track printing and the edges of the calendar windows with a documented example of the same layout. Record refinishing, replacement crowns and later-added bracelets separately from original-delivery claims. Sotheby's black-dial watch has a documented restoration, while Clymer's watch has a later-added bracelet. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/watches-n09235/lot.309.html Sotheby's, lot 309]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080424/33 Phillips, lot 33] | Start with the case number, dial layout and a clear movement photograph. Compare the date-track printing and the edges of the calendar windows with a documented example of the same layout. Record refinishing, replacement crowns and later-added bracelets separately from original-delivery claims. Sotheby's black-dial watch has a documented restoration, while Clymer's watch has a later-added bracelet. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/watches-n09235/lot.309.html Sotheby's, lot 309]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080424/33 Phillips, lot 33] | ||
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* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6185890 Christie's: 6062 case 916321, caliber 655] | * [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6185890 Christie's: 6062 case 916321, caliber 655] | ||
* [https://content.rolex.com/dam/media/brochures/cellini/m50535-0002.pdf Rolex: Cellini Moonphase 50535 brochure] | * [https://content.rolex.com/dam/media/brochures/cellini/m50535-0002.pdf Rolex: Cellini Moonphase 50535 brochure] | ||
* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/fr/watches/new-watches/perpetual-padellone Rolex Newsroom: Perpetual Padellone, 15 September 2026; gives name origin and Cal. 7190] | |||
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24235/lot/115/rolex-a-very-rare-18k-gold-automatic-triple-calendar-wristwatch-with-moon-phase-padellone-ref-8171-circa-1955/ Bonhams London, 13 December 2017, lot 115, refinished gold example] | * [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24235/lot/115/rolex-a-very-rare-18k-gold-automatic-triple-calendar-wristwatch-with-moon-phase-padellone-ref-8171-circa-1955/ Bonhams London, 13 December 2017, lot 115, refinished gold example] | ||
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-2/rolex-padellone-reference-8171-a-stainless-steel Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, lot 2143, case 686356] | * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-2/rolex-padellone-reference-8171-a-stainless-steel Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, lot 2143, case 686356] | ||