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Tudor Oysterprince Date Day Ref 94510 Automatic Silver Dial Quickset 36mm Watch

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Here's a vintage Tudor Oyster Prince Dateday automatic reference 94510 (fluted bezel) from the 80s to 90s. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 36mm case size and 20mm lug width. It's on its original Tudor stamped oyster bracelet that fits up to a 7.5inch wrist (358 endlinks, 7836 bracelet). Time, date, and day functions. Double quickest function for both the day and date at 12 and 3 a clock. Silver sunburst dial. Cyclops at 3 a clock. Drilled lug holes. Lume in both the hands and lume plots developed a nice yellow patina. Steel fluted bezel. All parts are original including the signed Rolex crown, caseback, dial, and movement. Both the dial and case are in great cosmetic, untouched condition.

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History

The Oyster case — waterproof, screw-down crown, winding stem sealed against moisture — was Rolex's founding innovation, patented in 1926. Add a self-winding rotor mechanism from 1931, a date window, and you have the Oyster Perpetual Date: a workhorse that has anchored the Rolex lineup for decades.

The Oysterdate references — particularly the long-running 6694 — use a manual-wind movement in the familiar 34mm Oyster case. Produced from the early 1960s through the 1980s, the 6694 is one of the most collected entry-level vintage Rolex references: honest, unpretentious, and wildly durable. Dial variations across its production run include silver sunburst, champagne, blue, and a range of patina colors that develop naturally over decades.

The automatic counterparts — references 1500, 1501, 1503, 15000, and 15037 — span the 1960s through the 1980s in steel and 14-karat yellow gold, offering the same proportions with the convenience of self-winding. These watches were made to be worn every day, and the best vintage examples wear every day of that history on their dials.