Vintage Tudor Prince

Here's my new-to-me vintage Tudor Prince ref. 7950.  At 34 mm in diameter with a 19 mm lug width it's one of the smallest watches I currently own.  But oh so comfortable after wearing 44 mm or 47 mm watches.

 
This is the first Rolex or Tudor watch I've owned that has a honeycomb dial.  How they got the micro-printing on these dials back in the day is a marvel.  This particular watch is dated III 57 on the inside of the case back or 3rd Quarter of 1957.

Seller's photo

  

It's in great condition for a 55 year-old watch!  The crown and crystal look to be modern Rolex factory replacements but the gilt dial with Rose logo, gilt hands, middle case, caseback, and of course the gilt Fleurier 390 movement are all vintage.

Seller's photo

 

As a bonus, the watch came with its vintage box which amazingly sports a honeycomb motif just like the dial!  Very cool.  I'm loving this stealth vintage Tudor a lot.

Seller's photo

Seller's photo

Hong Kong & Rolex

Hong Kong and Rolex go together like peanut butter and jelly.  These are some old photos I took back in 2006.

The Lady Gaga of Chronographs

Unless you were living in a cave for the past month you know one of the most popular "new" watches presented at Basel this year was the Tudor Heritage Chronograph.  It's as flashy and just about as popular as Lady Gaga the singer...maybe.

The Heritage chronograph is basically a revamped version of the 1970s Tudor chronograph collector's have dubbed the "Homeplate" due to the shape of the hour markers.

What I find really interesting, is that this is the first time Tudor (and/or its parent Rolex) have offered a fabric strap as OEM on a watch since the milsubs of the 1970s.  If I were to get one, I would choose the grey dial with the fabric strap.

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