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Admin: Correct the Christie's Sleeping Beauty sale from December 2002 to 17 December 2013 (Christie's sale 2753, lot 186) in all four places; narrow the record claim to a world auction record for the reference, per HauteTime's contemporaneous report; rewrite the seven-figure-precedent line for 2013; reattribute the Dec 2024 USD 203,200 lot from Sotheby's to Phillips New York XI lot 33; add verified Christie's, Phillips and HauteTime citations

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Correct the Christie's Sleeping Beauty sale from December 2002 to 17 December 2013 (Christie's sale 2753, lot 186) in all four places; narrow the record claim to a world auction record for the reference, per HauteTime's contemporaneous report; rewrite the seven-figure-precedent line for 2013; reattribute the Dec 2024 USD 203,200 lot from Sotheby's to Phillips New York XI lot 33; add verified Christie's, Phillips and HauteTime citations

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	! Result		! Result
	\|-		\|-
	\| Christie's New York Important Watches ("Sleeping Beauty")		\| Christie's New York Important Watches, sale 2753 ("Sleeping Beauty")
	\| Dec ~~2002~~		\| 17 Dec 2013
	\| —		\| 186
	\| stainless steel		\| stainless steel, diamond-set numerals
	\| triple calendar moonphase		\| triple calendar moonphase
	\| USD 1,145,000 (est. 250,000–350,000)		\| USD 1,145,000 (est. 250,000–350,000)
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	\| — (standard-tier result)		\| — (standard-tier result)
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Sotheby's Important Watches~~		\| Phillips New York Watch Auction: XI
	\| Dec 2024		\| 7 Dec 2024
	\| —		\| 33
	\| —		\| stainless steel
	\| —		\| triple calendar moonphase, Gay Frères bracelet
	\| USD 203,200		\| USD 203,200 (est. 100,000–200,000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| Phillips Bacs & Russo		\| Phillips Bacs & Russo
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	The Christie's December ~~2002~~ "Sleeping Beauty" sale is the historically important result. Estimated at USD 250,000–350,000, the watch sold for USD 1,145,000 after a multi-country bidding contest, ~~setting at the time~~ a world auction record for ~~a Rolex wristwatch~~. The "Sleeping Beauty" nickname attached at the moment of sale, a play on the price surprise and on the watch itself, a stainless steel 8171 that had been quiet in the market until that night. The sale restructured collector perception of the 8171 and of complicated Rolex in general; ~~in 2002,~~ seven ~~figures~~ for a ~~non~~-~~chronograph Rolex was without precedent~~.		The Christie's December 2013 "Sleeping Beauty" sale is the historically important result. Estimated at USD 250,000–350,000, the watch sold for USD 1,145,000 after a multi-country bidding contest, a world auction record for the reference. The "Sleeping Beauty" nickname attached at the moment of sale, a play on the price surprise and on the watch itself, a stainless steel 8171 with diamond-set numerals that had been quiet in the market until that night. The sale restructured collector perception of the 8171 and of complicated Rolex in general; a seven-figure result for a triple-calendar moonphase moved the reference into territory that until then had belonged to the chronographs.

	Phillips' 2019 pair is the modern market benchmark: CHF 980,000 for a top yellow-gold watch and CHF 1,028,000 for a benchmark steel one. That pair is still the clearest marker of where the reference sits.		Phillips' 2019 pair is the modern market benchmark: CHF 980,000 for a top yellow-gold watch and CHF 1,028,000 for a benchmark steel one. That pair is still the clearest marker of where the reference sits.
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	What the 8171 did establish was that Rolex could, when it chose to, produce a complete-calendar-plus-moonphase complication at the same level of finish and chronometer certification as its three-hand watches. The A.295 CPL movement was not an outsourced module in the Datocompax sense; it was an in-house Aegler platform with an added complication. The 8171 and 6062 showed, briefly, what a complicated Rolex could look like. The firm's subsequent decision to orient around sport-watch specialization (Submariner, GMT-Master, Day-Date, Daytona) relegated that demonstration to a single reference pair and closed the door on a path the 8171 had opened.		What the 8171 did establish was that Rolex could, when it chose to, produce a complete-calendar-plus-moonphase complication at the same level of finish and chronometer certification as its three-hand watches. The A.295 CPL movement was not an outsourced module in the Datocompax sense; it was an in-house Aegler platform with an added complication. The 8171 and 6062 showed, briefly, what a complicated Rolex could look like. The firm's subsequent decision to orient around sport-watch specialization (Submariner, GMT-Master, Day-Date, Daytona) relegated that demonstration to a single reference pair and closed the door on a path the 8171 had opened.

	The market recognized the closure retroactively. Through the 1970s and 1980s, 8171s traded quietly. Through the 1990s, collector attention grew. The ~~2002~~ Christie's "Sleeping Beauty" sale marked the moment the reference became an apex collector artifact. The 2017 Bao Dai 6062 result at CHF 5M extended that status to the pair. By the late 2010s, Phillips Geneva auctions had established both the yellow gold benchmark (CHF 980,000) and the steel benchmark (CHF 1,028,000) for the 8171 in isolation.		The market recognized the closure retroactively. Through the 1970s and 1980s, 8171s traded quietly. Through the 1990s, collector attention grew. The 2013 Christie's "Sleeping Beauty" sale marked the moment the reference became an apex collector artifact. The 2017 Bao Dai 6062 result at CHF 5M extended that status to the pair. By the late 2010s, Phillips Geneva auctions had established both the yellow gold benchmark (CHF 980,000) and the steel benchmark (CHF 1,028,000) for the 8171 in isolation.

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	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080119/68 The Geneva Watch Auction: NINE, 12 May 2019, Lot 68 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', 18K yellow gold, case 762'159] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080119/68 The Geneva Watch Auction: NINE, 12 May 2019, Lot 68 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', 18K yellow gold, case 762'159] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080219/175 The Geneva Watch Auction: X, 10 November 2019, Lot 175 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 1'977'074] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080219/175 The Geneva Watch Auction: X, 10 November 2019, Lot 175 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 1'977'074] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
	* [https://www.christies.com/ Christie's — 8171 ~~sleeping beauty 2002~~]		* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5759044 Important Watches, New York, sale 2753, 17 December 2013, Lot 186 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel with diamond-set numerals, case 902'514] — Christie's
			* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080424/33 The New York Watch Auction: XI, 7 December 2024, Lot 33 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 820'744] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
			* [https://www.hautetime.com/close-up-1-14-million-rolex-reference-8171-padellone/38057/ Close Up: $1.14 Million Rolex Reference 8171 "Padellone"] — Adrienne Faurote, HauteTime, 27 December 2013
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-2/rolex-padellone-reference-8171-a-stainless-steel Important Watches, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, Lot 2143 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 686'356] — Sotheby's		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-2/rolex-padellone-reference-8171-a-stainless-steel Important Watches, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, Lot 2143 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 686'356] — Sotheby's
	* [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/ Fine Watches and Wristwatches, London New Bond Street, 13 December 2017, Lot 115 — 18K gold ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', cal. A295 CPL no. 20696] — Bonhams		* [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/ Fine Watches and Wristwatches, London New Bond Street, 13 December 2017, Lot 115 — 18K gold ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', cal. A295 CPL no. 20696] — Bonhams

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/10/rolex-8171-padellone-steel.html SJX Watches — 8171 padellone steel 2019]		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/10/rolex-8171-padellone-steel.html SJX Watches — 8171 padellone steel 2019]
	* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/ ~~Fratello —~~ 8171 ~~padellone~~]		* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/what-makes-the-rolex-padellone-ref-8171-so-special/ What Makes The Rolex Padellone Ref. 8171 So Special?] — Robert-Jan Broer, Fratello, 2024
	* [https://www.coronet.org/ Coronet — 8171 history]		* [https://www.coronet.org/ Coronet — 8171 history]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/~~auctions~~/~~watches~~ Phillips — 8171 ~~geneva may 2019~~]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080119/68 The Geneva Watch Auction: NINE, 12 May 2019, Lot 68 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', 18K yellow gold, case 762'159] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
			* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080219/175 The Geneva Watch Auction: X, 10 November 2019, Lot 175 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 1'977'074] — Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
	* [https://www.christies.com/ Christie's — 8171 sleeping beauty 2002]		* [https://www.christies.com/ Christie's — 8171 sleeping beauty 2002]
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/ ~~Sotheby's~~ — 8171 ~~2020~~ steel]		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-2/rolex-padellone-reference-8171-a-stainless-steel Important Watches, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, Lot 2143 — ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', stainless steel, case 686'356] — Sotheby's
	* [https://www.bonhams.com/ ~~Bonhams~~ — 8171 ~~precision gold~~]		* [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/ Fine Watches and Wristwatches, London New Bond Street, 13 December 2017, Lot 115 — 18K gold ref. 8171 ''Padellone'', cal. A295 CPL no. 20696] — Bonhams
	* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-8171/ Le Monde Edmond — 8171]		* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-8171/ Le Monde Edmond — 8171]
	* [https://amsterdamvintagewatches.com/ Amsterdam Vintage Watches — 8171]		* [https://amsterdamvintagewatches.com/ Amsterdam Vintage Watches — 8171]

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	[[File:Ref 8171 hero.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 8171 Padellone hero\|Rolex 8171 Padellone, yellow gold, triple-calendar moonphase]]		[[File:Ref 8171 hero.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 8171 Padellone hero\|Rolex 8171 Padellone, yellow gold, triple-calendar moonphase]]
	<small>~~Padellone →~~ '''8171'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''8171'''</small>

	The 8171 is the complication flagship. Launched around 1949 and produced for roughly three years, it is, with its Oyster-cased sibling the 6062, one of only two triple calendar moonphase references Rolex ever put into series production. Day, date, month, and moonphase, in a 38mm round case at a moment when dress watches were 32mm or smaller. Automatic caliber A.295 with a complete calendar module, the same A.295 platform that powers the Ovettone Datejust underneath the added complication. Non-Oyster, snap-on caseback, non-waterproof. The thing Rolex would not compromise on its sport references was exactly what it gave up to build a dress complication.		The 8171 is the complication flagship. Launched around 1949 and produced for roughly three years, it is, with its Oyster-cased sibling the 6062, one of only two triple calendar moonphase references Rolex ever put into series production. Day, date, month, and moonphase, in a 38mm round case at a moment when dress watches were 32mm or smaller. Automatic caliber A.295 with a complete calendar module, the same A.295 platform that powers the Ovettone Datejust underneath the added complication. Non-Oyster, snap-on caseback, non-waterproof. The thing Rolex would not compromise on its sport references was exactly what it gave up to build a dress complication.

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	[[Category:Padellone]]		[[Category:Padellone]]
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