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Vintage Tudor Prince Oysterdate Ref 7966 Automatic Tropical Rose Dial 34mm Watch

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Here's a vintage Tudor oysterdate automatic with a grey dial that turned brown (tropical). Reference number 7966 from the 60s. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 34mm oyster case and 19mm lug width. On a brown suede leather strap (Made in Italy). Time and non-quickset date function at 3 a clock. Steel case and caseback. Drilled lug holes. Interesting steel bezel. Rare to find these dials aged this way. It went from its original grey color to an even brown. The rose logo is at 12 a clock. All parts are original including the signed Rolex crown, signed 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.