Stelline Dial 6062 Rolex Triple Calendar Moonphase

If you want a vintage Rolex with a moonphase, you have two options. One is the Padellone, ref. 8171. The second is this, the ref. 6062. The 6062 is one of the most desirable and collected things in all vintage Rolex, and for once it’s not hard to understand why. This is one of maybe three models (the aforementioned + JCK) where Rolex teased complication. Had this thread of product line continued, we might have had a Rolex PCC by now. But they sold slowly, proved tricky to service, and were only ever made in small numbers. It’s almost as if it’s been tailor made to be collectable now, 75 years later.

There are two substantial differences between the 6062 its older brother, the Padellone. First is the size, this is 36mm and very Day-Date-like. Second, it’s an Oyster case. This is the only time a complete calendar debuted in an Oyster case. It’s a Rolex that really wants to be a Patek Philippe at heart. And it’s about as rare as a Padellone. Most think somewhere under 1000 examples were made across all metals, with around 10-15% of those known to the market today. Traina says 2/3 are yellow gold, rest split between pink and steel, so I’ll go with that. And that’s before we get the most important part of this dial: the 6062 made stelline or star indices famous. They are a collecting category unto their own today. Now, if you really want to dig in, there are two types of stelline dials. One has luminous pips next to the stars, this more collected style has them concentric.

This 1951 example is quite interesting for its dial tone, which is aged somewhere between parchment and doré. And it’s honest. The Swiss alone signature is what you want to see on gold cases. If you see a perfectly clean 6062, that’s more of a red flag than note in its favor. The patina of this example is quite strong, and recognizable. This one hammered at Phillips in 2020 for 206K USD. Today, it’s retailing for almost bang-on double that. That’s the way these things move, pretty much always. The 8171 and 6062 are the most refined Rolexes ever made, sorry PN guys. There I said it. Though, not the most accessible.

This 6062 appears quite honest, not perfect but great. The edges of the pushes can be a really nice mark to indicate how these cases are doing, as there are no lug holes. Definitely all the usual rules apply here though, particularly with values this high. Go see the watch in person. The tone of the dial is really quite lovely, including the darkening under the apertures. It comes from father-son duo at Lugano.