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Wedge · 8 March 2015, 07:07 AM

Hi everyone. I'm new here. I've developed an interest for vintage watches and came across this at an antiques dealer today. I'm curious if anyone has any info on the Prince in the picture. I have looked online but haven't come across anything that quite matches it. It was in a display case so I wasn't able to get much more info about it other than the picture. Thanks in advance!

watch-guy.com · 8 March 2015, 09:46 AM

Opening up the case

This dial looks redone

Julian

Paul · 8 March 2015, 10:00 AM

Julian has great knowledge on the Rolex Prince and an enviable collection.
I'd agree with him that the dial appears to be refinished and importance of an an internal inspection can't be understated.

Not much difference between the Rolex Prince and its Gruen counterpart - essentially the same case and Aegler movements.
But the subtle differences greatly influence the value.

A refinished dial on a Rolex Prince will pull down the value and if any Gruen branded parts have crept in, the value plummets.

Plenty of totally fake Prince dials out there too - including items that have been carefully aged.

Rolex Prince's are so cool but it's best to tread with caution.

Wedge · 8 March 2015, 10:50 AM

Thanks so much for your feedback guys, I appreciate it. I don't know very much at this point - but am having a lot of fun learning.

8 March 2015, 07:07 AM	#1
Wedge "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Vintage Prince Question Hi everyone. I'm new here. I've developed an interest for vintage watches and came across this at an antiques dealer today. I'm curious if anyone has any info on the Prince in the picture. I have looked online but haven't come across anything that quite matches it. It was in a display case so I wasn't able to get much more info about it other than the picture. Thanks in advance! Attached Images

8 March 2015, 09:46 AM	#2
watch-guy.com Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: United States Posts: 501	Be very careful. These are Difficult pieces to assess with out opening them up Opening up the case This dial looks redone Julian

8 March 2015, 10:00 AM	#3
Paul "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,000	Refinished dial .... Julian has great knowledge on the Rolex Prince and an enviable collection. I'd agree with him that the dial appears to be refinished and importance of an an internal inspection can't be understated. Not much difference between the Rolex Prince and its Gruen counterpart - essentially the same case and Aegler movements. But the subtle differences greatly influence the value. A refinished dial on a Rolex Prince will pull down the value and if any Gruen branded parts have crept in, the value plummets. Plenty of totally fake Prince dials out there too - including items that have been carefully aged. Rolex Prince's are so cool but it's best to tread with caution.

8 March 2015, 10:50 AM	#4
Wedge "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Thanks so much for your feedback guys, I appreciate it. I don't know very much at this point - but am having a lot of fun learning.

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