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Tudor Prince Oysterdate

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The Story

For the budget-minded Rolex Datejust connoisseur, this 80s Tudor Prince Oysterdate has it all and more. 34mm case with a rare engine-turned bezel, silver dial with a quickset date, all in excellent condition. Everything is original including the Rolex crown and caseback, and it’s currently sitting pretty on a taupe pebbled leather strap — but no strap is too wild for a Tudor Prince.

The Details

Brand: Tudor

Model: Prince Oysterdate

Features: quickset date, rare engine-turned bezel

Case: 34mm, steel

Movement: original Rolex automatic

Bracelet/Strap: taupe pebbled leather

Lug Width: 19mm

Box & Papers: none

Condition: excellent condition, some scratches on case and caseback consistent with age

Key Specs
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.