{"product_id":"tudor-oyster-prince-explorer-dial-1962","title":"Tudor Oyster Prince Explorer Dial 1962","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stainless steel backed, gold plated Tudor Oyster Prince automatic model. This very handsome, and early Tudor comes from the pioneering and exciting days of both Tudor, and its parent brand; Rolex. This Tudor features the iconic font style, along with the early, very small Tudor Rose logo. The overall appearance of the dial of this watch is exceptional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of this watch is also rather important given what we know was being designed over at Rolex in the early 1950's. The development of the Rolex Explorer, and its use in Sir Edmund Hillary, and Sherpa Tenzing ascent to the top of mount Everest in 1953. This dial contains some of the characteristics of the early watches that went both up the mountain, and that went on to become the Explorer we recognise today. The applied 12, 3, 6, 9 Arabic numerals to the dial, as seen on the 6298. The 12, on the Explorer, would then disappear to make room for the large triangle, which  provided much better visibility in that prominent position. All of these design elements contributed to create the iconic DNA of the Explorer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch is powered by the seventeen jewel caliber 390  automatic movement with beautiful butterfly rotor.  This caliber was actually \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e made by  Rolex and based on the caliber 1530 movement. These movements were considered the best ever vintage calibers used in Tudor watches. This caliber was only produced for a short period of time, before the switch to ETA based ebauches occurred, which became the norm going forward.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe movement in its own right  is rather valuable, as it is exactly the same as used in the Tudor Submariner gilt dial references from this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis watch is a wonderful part of the Tudor, and to some degree Rolex evolutionary tale.  The gold plated case and steel back is a common production feature from this time, as there was a need to produce watches that gave the appearance of gold, without being solid gold, and also not needing to gold plate elements that were not to be seen once on the wrist.  This was still very early days after the ravages of World War Two.  The serial and model number on the watch are present between the lugs of the watch. There is also the addition of a Rolex engraved on the case back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOverall, a stunning looking vintage watch.  The case has been polished, and indeed re-plated at some point, but this is to be expected in order to match the beauty of the dial.  The gold plating would likely have worn off in parts. However, it has been done well, and brings the watch to life. The dial is all original, as are the hands.  The \"Swiss\" stamping is present below the chapter ring at the six o'clock position.  The look of this piece on the wrist is superb, and represents an excellent watch for anyone looking for a real 'vintage' watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is no original paperwork with the watch, and there is no Tudor box present. The watch has undergone a thorough and extensive service. The watch will be accompanied by a Foundwell one year warranty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tudor","offers":[{"title":"1.34","offer_id":45956974117054,"sku":null,"price":3850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/2617\/files\/0002-1_6ed9bc9f-5ec9-4d65-b6a6-8fa77cc87cc1.jpg?v=1769636556","url":"https:\/\/foundwell.com\/products\/tudor-oyster-prince-explorer-dial-1962","provider":"Foundwell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}