2006 Tudor Prince Date Silver Dial Automatic 34mm 74000N
Ref: 74000N
Specification
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Later Tudor Box
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with a later Tudor presentation box and no paperwork. It comes paired with its original Tudor 19mm polished and brushed stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding clasp, all links provided, plus an aftermarket 19mm Oyster bracelet included in the box. The watch is from Circa 2006 and is sold in worn condition, but overall, it is in very fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2006 Tudor Prince Date Silver Dial Automatic 74000N with a 34mm Oyster stainless steel case that gently curves over your wrist thanks to the tapered drilled lugs. Polished and brushed surfaces transition with crisp, well-defined lines leading to a lug-to-lug length of 40.5mm and a thickness of 10.5mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, a Tudor signed screw-down crown. A polished smooth bezel holds a flat sapphire crystal above a sunburst silver dial. An outer minute track surrounds applied baton indexes and lume pip, marking the hours and a date window at 3 o’clock, complete with cyclops magnification. Slender baton hands with a lume infill are complemented by a tapered sweeping seconds hand. Text is precisely printed with an applied Tudor shield, “Tudor Prince Date” at 12 o’clock and “Rotor Self-Winding” at 6 o’clock completes this dynamic timepiece. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back engraved with the details of the watch. Inside an automatic ETA 2834, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. It comes paired with its original Tudor 19mm polished and brushed stainless steel bracelet with a signed clasp, all links provided, plus an aftermarket 19mm Oyster bracelet included in the box and also comes with a later Tudor presentation box.
Personal Note
This Tudor Prince Date in 34mm is the perfect everyday watch for someone who wants all the reliability that comes with a modern Tudor, but still gets the vintage charm that the early 2000s still provided. Powered by an automatic ETA 2824, robust Tudor bracelet, screw-down crown, sapphire crystal, and clean silver dial, this really does tick all the right boxes. And don't forget the drilled lug holes, a watch like this looks great on both its bracelet and a range of leather straps, so it could easily be your one watch. Do not hesitate to add this to your collection today!
The Brand
The Tudor trademark was first registered in 1926 by the Swiss watchmaking company “Veuve de Philippe Hüther” on behalf of Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex watches. Wilsdorf took it over himself in 1936. Just after the Second World War, Hans Wilsdorf, Founder of Rolex, knew that the time had come to expand and give the Tudor brand a proper identity of its own. The Tudor Rose started to appear on their dials from this time. Thus, on 6 March 1946, he created the “Montres TUDOR S.A.” company, specialising in models for both men and women. Rolex guaranteed the technical, aesthetic, and functional characteristics, along with the distribution and after-sales service. In 1948, we saw the first Tudor-specific advertisement. A few years later, they introduced the TUDOR Oyster Prince in 1952. Hans Wilsdorf allowed Tudor to use their waterproof Oyster case and the original self-winding Perpetual ’rotor’ movement. This was an exclusive arrangement that benefitted both brands. Development soon commenced with the introduction of the TUDOR Oyster Prince Submariner, reference 7922, in 1954. This watch was quickly adopted by the French Navy in 1956. Building on their reputation of robustness in 1961, the Rose was replaced by the shield. Later in 1969, we saw the design changes in Ref. 7016 where, for the first time, square indexes and angular hands nicknamed "Snowflake” allowed for a greater amount of lume to be applied; this was appreciated by the divers of the French Navy. Today, these innovations can be seen in the Black Bay and Pelagos collections. In 1971, Tudor introduced the Oysterdate chronographs nicknamed “Monte-Carlo” due to its resemblance to a roulette wheel. Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1996. In that same year, Tudor decided to shed Rolex-signed components such as the cases, crowns, and bracelets in favour of Tudor-branded ones. Today, Tudor uses the in-house movements that were developed initially in 2015 in collaboration with Breitling.