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Tudor Oyster Prince wristwatch, c. 1965

DocumentedDocumented from an auction catalogue; attribution as stated by the auction house.
Maker / attribution
TUDOR (maker)
Date
c. 1965
Country of origin
Unrecorded in source
Object type
Wristwatch
Lot
Item 116710691
Credit line
Auction lot record: lot 109, Clocks Watches, Manuscripts & Costume Jewelry, Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Art (2021), via LiveAuctioneers
Catalogue title (original)
TUDOR OYSTER PRINCE WRISTWATCH (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by LiveAuctioneers auction archive (lot Item 116710691), this is a wristwatch by TUDOR, dated c. 1965. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Wristwatches collection. The record is illustrated with 4 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

Lot description — Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Art

TUDOR OYSTER PRINCE WRISTWATCH Steel automatic sweep seconds Wristwatch with bracelet, Tudor Oyster Prince, circa 1965 With nickel lever movement, silvered matte dial, applied baton numerals, magnified aperture for date, tonneau water-resistant-type case, screw-down crown, case, dial and movement signed, with stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deploy ant clasp Diameters 35mm Please note, we cannot accept payment via credit card for this lot. The only accepted method of payments will be wire transfer, check from US bank, or cash. If you would like to receive more detailed photos, please let us know. We do not accept credit card charges of over $7,500, this amount is calculated based on all purchases made at this sale and not to any one particular lot. For purchases over $7,500, payments must be made by wire transfer, checks from United States banks, or cashier's checks. Any condition statement is given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Hidden Treasures shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Historical context

Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)

Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.

The classic era of the mechanical wristwatch: dive watches, chronographs for motor racing and space flight, GMT watches for jet travel, slim dress watches, automatic calendars, and the rise of Japanese manufacturers alongside Swiss, American, German and Soviet industries.

Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking

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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