My little tudor prince

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Hola amigos!!
I´d like to share this little watch with fellow members at TRF.



This is a Tudor Prince Quartz Oysterdate bought brand new in 1983 by my Dad, at a local Rolex AD, and now owned by me.
As it name clearly tells, it got a quartz movement. I´m not a big fan of “electric” watches, but I got a few, being my only ones I´m really fond of, this one and my Rolex quartz.



This is a little watch, being 33 mm diameter case, a bit small for today standards.
Face is gray color, with a sunburst effect on its polishing. Baton hands with luminescent paint and small dots of same paint on its markers.



Case is more straight angled than the typical curved case of Oyster Rolex watches, when you observe it from the front side.



Its quartz movement is amazingly precise. I have conducted a little test lately and in the last three weeks since I had its battery changed and I got the watch synchronized with our National official time radio signal, it lost 1 second in 21 days. This is an excellent working in my books!!

I have very little info about this watch except that its reference nr is # 91500, and its serial number is in the 21.000 range.
So if some Fellow members have any info regarding these type of watches, their comments will be more than welcomed.



As said, three weeks ago, the local Official Rolex service changed its dead battery, and gave a quick check of its workings (everything free of charge!!).
After battery change and revision, the Rolex technician told me that watch was working well within specs, but also gave me a bit of bad news: he said that if something would go wrong in the future with this type of mechanism, no more replacement parts are available presently for it. This news scared me a bit, but it will not keep me away from wearing it.
I usually wear this watch when I need a low key & inconspicuous time piece, especially when visiting some unsafe neighborhoods, for working reasons. A Rolex watch is definitive no, in such places.



As you may see in the pictures, different details, like the clasp construction and its inscriptions, as well as the case back markings and the original winding crown, and Cyclops lens on date feature, give a good hint of its Rolex heritage.

I hope you like my little watch, and may be some additional info will arrive in this thread.
Have a nice week, and best cordial regards, Abel