Sport replica watches for sale are so, how do I say this, 2021, right? I kid, mostly, but the collector watch world has certainly shifted toward dress pieces over the last handful of years. And that is music to my ears! There will always be a place for sport watches vintage, pre-owned, or modern, and, ultimately, that is what most people wear on a daily basis. But oogling over amazing dress fake watches wholesale UK on the internet is a bit more fun. Feel free to tell me I’m wrong, of course. Wrong or not, this week is all about dress so put on a button down shirt or at least something with a sleeve, and settle in.
1952 Rolex ref. 8171 ‘Padellone’ Replica Watches in 18k Yellow Gold on Oyster Bracelet
If you invested five hours of your time into Acquired’s most recent podcast, diving deep into the history of high quality replica Rolex watches, you would have heard the story of a brand shifting over decades from utility to aspirational luxury. When viewing the entire timeline of Rolex reference production, that trend is fairly obvious. The brand of the “bubbleback” Oyster case for the everyman, incrementally became the Crown we know and love, in all of its Rolex Rainbow Daytona copy watches online and polished centerlink glory. Certain models in that lineage buck the larger trend. I’m sure you can assume where I’m going here, the reference 8171 “Padellone” is an outlier in the Rolex brand journey.
Produced from 1949 to 1953, we are firmly in the pre-Professional catalog, “bubbleback” Rolex era. The majority of the catalog featured stainless steel cases under 36mm in diameter with a heavy emphasis on robust wearability. Radium luminous material use was rampant. Yet, the Padellone is 38mm in diameter, wearing notably flat hence the “frying pan” nickname, and has a very elegant, dressy aura. This anti-Rolex replica watches shop, almost Patek Philippe wrist presence is especially so when an 8171 is found in yellow gold, like the one we have here. Of the estimated 1,200 examples produced, fewer than 350 are thought to be in yellow gold.
A rare bird, this particular Padellone super clone watches site UK is made remarkable by its condition. As a non-Oyster, snap back case, unfortunately, a ton of 8171s have aged poorly. Discolored and spotted dials are commonplace, and I don’t mean the kind of aging that can be passed off as an attractive “tropical” patina. We could use that word with this one though as the light discoloration is even throughout. If you take a look at other examples of this reference, you will only love this dial condition more and more. Furthermore, the case condition here is jaw-dropping from the sharp lugs to the brushing on the case band and the crisp coronet on the caseback. This coronet and serial number engraving was notoriously shallow, most examples show their wear here and some have lost the caseback detailing completely.
The 8171 is close to our hearts here at Hodinkee. Ben (Clymer) went very in-depth on the reference back in 2019 for Vol. 4 of the Hodinkee Magazine, waxing poetic on the importance of this top China replica watches and the “elite club” that is owning a Padellone. Speaking for myself, I keep a keen eye on the reference both at auction and via dealers. In my memory, this particular is among the best condition examples to have surfaced for sale in quite some time.
The seller, Erik of Hairspring in Denver, has listed this Rolex 8171 just this morning and is asking $290,000.
1970s Anonymous ‘Tank Cintrée’ Fake Watches in Silver
Here’s another watch that I can’t add much to other than what we can see in the photos. Because, well, there isn’t much to be dug into. Unsigned by the maker, beyond the movement, this 1970s Tank Cintrée-esque design obviously was inspired by the designs of best Cartier replica watches, but the proportions are a bit different. At 18mm wide by 43mm tall, the look is quite dramatic and would wear very long and skinny while not extending beyond most wrists. The classic dimensions of Swiss made copy Cartier’s Tank Cintrée “Jumbo” watches are 23mm by 46mm. While that might not seem like a big difference, I can imagine on the wrist you can really tell.
The case is marked with Swiss hallmarks denoting silver, which is interesting, you don’t see too many silver cases, especially in the 1970s. An ETA caliber 2412 is found inside the case, which is interestingly the same caliber used in many of Cartier’s pieces of the 1970s. All of this comparison to Cartier is a bit of a stretch but, nevertheless, this is a really cool and unique luxury UK fake watches. If anything, the comparison to Cartier in this era shows just how razor thin the difference is between what we perceive as being special and important versus what we consider to be just another nice watch.
The seller, Alan of Foundwell in New York City, is asking $3,495 for this anonymous silver Tank.
