1970 Tudor Prince Oysterdate Jumbo 38mm Silver 7024/0
Ref: 7024/0
Specification
Lugs :Â 20mm
Condition :Â Pre-Owned
Box & Papers :Â None
Case Material :Â Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and therefore comes with no original Tudor box or Tudor paperwork. The watch comes paired with its well-suited 20mm leather strap and a pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1970 and is in worn vintage condition, but overall is in fair vintage condition as you can see, age visible to the dial. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 1970 Tudor Prince Oysterdate Jumbo Silver 7024/0 with a 38mm Jumbo Rolex Oyster stainless steel case that gently curves over your wrist with finely tapered lugs, and a lug-to-lug length of 47mm and a case thickness of 10.5mm ensures a comfortable fit. On the right is a Rolex-signed screw-down crown, a smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a silver dial, and an outer minute track is precisely executed surrounding applied baton indexes marking the hours. At 3 o’clock a date window with cyclops magnification. Slender baton hands filled with lume are complemented by a tapered sweeping second hand. At noon we have the applied Tudor shield, “Prince OysterDate” printed underneath and at 6 o’clock “Rotor Self-Winding” completes this vintage and versatile timepiece. On the reverse, a Rolex signed screw-down coin-edged case back, inside an automatic ETA Cal. 2772, 25 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour, this workhorse movement was in production from 1969 until 1982. The watch comes paired with its well-suited 20mm leather strap and a pin buckle.
Personal Note
The Tudor Prince Oysterdate Jumbo's in 38mm have been increasing in popularity and demand year after year as people realise its value. This reference 7024/0 is one of the more affordable models and features a beautiful silver dial which is developing this wonderful patina, this won't be for everyone but for those that love their vintage watches to look, er, vintage this is one for you to seriously consider! Don't hesitate to book yourself an appointment to see it in the metal if you are unsure, but be warned, you'll likely walk away with it on your wrist.
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 guarantees the technical, aesthetic and functional characteristics, along with the distribution and after-sales service. In 1948 we saw the first Tudor-specific advertising, 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 its 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 more significant 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 their resembling 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 their in-house movements developed initially in 2015 in collaboration with Breitling.