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Vintage 60s Tudor Oysterdate Manual Wind Silver Rose Dial Oyster 34mm Watch

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Here's a vintage Tudor oysterdate manual wind rose dial from the late 50s, early 60s.. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 34mm oyster case and a 19mm lug width. On a Tudor stamped rivet bracelet that fits up to a 7.5 inch wrist. Time only. Matching dauphine hands and hour markers. Silver sunburst dial with slight patina throughout. Rose logo at 12 a clock. Steel case and caseback. Drilled lug holes. It's in great shape. There is some aging/ speckling around the hour markers and center of the dial. 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.