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Tudor Prince Oysterdate, Blue Dial, ref. 9101/01, circa 1976
- Maker / attribution
- Tudor (maker)
- Date
- c. 1976
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Stock no.
- vws3187cs
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Vintage Watch Specialist (vws3187cs)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Tudor Prince Oysterdate - Blue Dial - Model Ref: 9101/01 - c.1976 (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Vintage Watch Specialist (dealer), United Kingdom (stock number vws3187cs), this is a wristwatch by Tudor, made in Switzerland, dated c. 1976. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. 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 — Vintage Watch Specialist
A Beautiful Tudor Prince Oysterdate with a Stunning Midnight Blue Dial and Polished Steel Bezel, Paired with its Original Tudor Bracelet, c.1976 The Tudor Prince Oysterdate is a classic timepiece born from the illustrious heritage of the Tudor brand, a sibling company to Rolex, both founded by Hans Wilsdorf. Introduced in the mid-20th century, the Prince Oysterdate quickly became synonymous with elegance and reliability, encapsulating Tudor’s commitment to producing robust and refined watches. What's on Offer This stunning 1970s Tudor Prince Oysterdate is in superb condition with a beautiful midnight blue dial. The dial is furnished with slim baton hour markers with luminous pips and slim stick hands with luminous inserts. There is a date aperture at 3 o'clock underneath a cyclops in the crystal for heightened visibility. The polished steel bezel is in nice shape with only very minor signs of previous wear and the watch is paired with its original Tudor bracelet. The case back is signed Rolex as we would expect to see. This is a beautiful vintage piece and wears very well on the wrist - appropriate for all manner of occasions from casual wear to more formal functions. Running well and keeping good time, this watch will bring the wearer many years of joy and make a very worthy addition to any collection. We love it!
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.
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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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