Rolex has introduced the Perpetual Padellone, a new annual calendar watch with a moonphase complication, drawing inspiration from the vintage reference 8171 "Padellone." This release marks Rolex's return to complex calendar watches, featuring a new in-house caliber 7190 with the Dynapulse escapement and an instantaneous annual calendar system.
- Available in 18k Everose gold or 950 platinum
- 39mm case size
- 12.2mm thickness
- 45.1mm lug-to-lug
- Water resistant to 50 meters
- Caliber 7190 automatic movement
- 66-hour power reserve
- Price: CHF 48,500 (Everose gold on strap)
The new Perpetual Padellone is named after the collector's nickname for the vintage reference 8171, meaning "large frying pan" due to its wide, flat case.
The watch features an instantaneous annual calendar that only requires adjustment once a year, between February and March, utilizing Rolex's patented "Haplos" system.
The dial displays day and month in apertures below 12 o'clock, with the date indicated by a blue hand with a crescent moon tip, and a moonphase at 6 o'clock.
The moon phase display uses a blue enamel disc with full and new moons rendered in meteorite, treated with dark blue PVD for the new moon, and pad-printed with vintage-style faces and stars.
The movement, caliber 7190, is an evolution of caliber 7135 and features the Dynapulse Escapement, a direct-impulse escapement designed for greater consistency.
The Everose gold models have highly grained central dials in an intense white finish, while the platinum model features an ice blue dial.
The watch looks more like the ref. 8171's Oyster-cased cousin, the ref. 6062, than a "frying pan."
The Perpetual Padellone features a sweep seconds hand, which differs from the small seconds found in vintage triple calendar watches.