Tudor Oyster 'Rose' Dial, c. mid 1950s

Dealer description — Analog/Shift

It is no secret that the popularity of the Tudor brand is reaching stratospheric levels as of late. After decades of neglect by collectors, Rolex's sibling brand has caught on in an epic fashion. Vintage Tudor timepieces have similarly ‘caught on’ and many nearly-forgotten wristwatches have been pulled from sock drawers and brought back into the well-deserved limelight. While the greatest attention is being paid to the sports models such as the ‘snowflake’ Submariner and Monte Carlo Chronographs, there are also a number of superb casual and formal dress pieces being ‘found’ and brought back to life. This particular Tudor Oyster is an understated ‘do anything, take anywhere’ gem that works perfectly as an everyday watch. Housed in a 34mm stainless steel case with ‘holey lugs,’ a Rolex-signed screw-down crown, a smooth polished steel bezel, and an acrylic crystal, it features a satin white Radium dial with applied gold-tone ‘Arabic’ and ‘arrowhead’ indices, the beloved Tudor 'rose' logo at 12:00, and a matching ‘dauphine’ handset. Powered by an automatic Swiss movement from Fluerier and paired to a brown leather strap with matching side-stitching, this beautiful Reference 7904 from circa the mid-1950s looks as handsome today as it did in the decade of explosive economic growth and prosperity that followed the Second World War in America. You can’t go wrong with such a well designed, handsome piece — especially in this condition. Nab this affordable piece of the Rolex pie before anyone’s the wiser!