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Tudor 7024/0 Prince Oysterdate Jumbo Blue Dial, 1971
- Maker / attribution
- Tudor (maker)
- Date
- 1971
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Case 38 mm
- Stock no.
- Product 7353346818231
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Huntington Company (product 7353346818231)
- Catalogue title (original)
- 1971 Tudor 7024/0 Prince Oysterdate Jumbo Blue Dial (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Huntington Company (dealer) (stock number Product 7353346818231), this is a wristwatch by Tudor, made in Switzerland, dated 1971. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 38 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Huntington Company
Condition Analysis This Oysterdate Jumbo is in crazy nice condition. The lugs are still super thick with prominent chamfers. The dial is amazing with very little wear by the 12 o'clock mark. The tritium lume is in amazing condition with beautiful color. The watch comes with its original Rolex stamped buckle. Description Year: 1971 Model: 7024/0 Case Diameter: 38mm Lug to Lug: 47mm Case: Stainless steel Condition: No significant wear as seen Dial: Blue dial in nice condition Movement: Automatic winding Curator Thoughts Tudor has always been the brand that experimented with Rolex designs. Where else could you get a vintage oyster case in 38mm? The jumbo Oysterdate is super rare when it comes to vintage Tudor. Modern specs on a vintage watch from the '70s, what more could you ask for? This is a super unique find and a reminder of all the crazy watches out there for us to explore and discover. If you are looking for a mint Jumbo, here it is. The best part is, take a look at that killer brushed blue dial. The condition on this one is insane!
Historical context
Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.
Quartz and digital watches transformed the market after 1969. Swiss employment collapsed, Japanese and Hong Kong production soared, and the Swatch (1983) helped the Swiss industry recover; mechanical watches survived as luxury goods.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Modern Mechanical Horology
Atlas type guide
Dive and water-resistant watches
Keeping water and dust out of a wristwatch was a long-standing challenge. Rolex's screw-down Oyster case (1926) and Omega's Marine (1932) were landmarks; in the early 1950s Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex's Submariner defined the professional dive watch with rotating bezels for timing dives, luminous dials and high water resistance. The ISO 6425 standard (1982) later codified what a 'diver's watch' must do.
Dive watches became icons of post-war design and exploration, and their evolution — helium escape valves, ceramic bezels, saturation-diving depth ratings — records the history of underwater work.
What to look for
- Unidirectional or bidirectional rotating bezel with minute markings.
- Screw-down crown and case back; depth rating printed on the dial.
- Luminous hands and markers (radium before c. 1960, tritium c. 1960–1998, then Super-LumiNova).
- Reference numbers on the case between the lugs or inside the back.
Dating clues
- Screw-down Oyster cases: from 1926.
- Professional dive watches: from 1953.
- Tritium 'T' marks on dials: c. 1960–1998.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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