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Vintage Tudor Prince Oysterdate Automatic Champagne Dial Quickset Two Tone Watch

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Here's a vintage Tudor Prince oysterdate automatic with a sunburst champagne dial from the late 70s, early 80s. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 34mm oyster case and 19mm lug width. On a light brown pebble-textured leather strap (Made in Italy). Time and quickset date function at 3 a clock. Gold/ champagne sunburst dial that varies in the light. 14K yellow gold fluted bezel and Rolex crown. lume in both the hands and lume plots turned darker, due to age. Steel case and caseback. Drilled lug holes. Both the dial and crystal are free from any scratches or marks. 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.