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	<small>[[Reference:prince\|Prince]] -> '''3937'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:prince\|Prince]] › '''3937'''</small>

	The 3937 is the last rectangular Prince. Christian Wass's collector record on Watchprosite calls it bluntly: "the last case model issued by Rolex" for the Prince family — a 1938 introduction with flowing scroll lugs that period collectors and modern dealers nicknamed "Rams Horn" or "Scroll Lug" for their Art-Nouveau-influenced curves. The case is a rectangular brushed-and-polished form, distinct from the flared Brancards (971, 1490, 1491) and the stepped Railway (1527) and the asymmetric Aerodynamic (3361 / 3362). It runs 1938 through approximately 1952, and the production tail dovetails with Rolex's catalog migration to the round Oyster Perpetual platform — when 3937 production ends, the Prince as a category of dress watch closes (the 2005 Cellini Prince revival sits on a different platform).		The 3937 is the last rectangular Prince. Christian Wass's collector record on Watchprosite calls it bluntly: "the last case model issued by Rolex" for the Prince family — a 1938 introduction with flowing scroll lugs that period collectors and modern dealers nicknamed "Rams Horn" or "Scroll Lug" for their Art-Nouveau-influenced curves. The case is a rectangular brushed-and-polished form, distinct from the flared Brancards (971, 1490, 1491) and the stepped Railway (1527) and the asymmetric Aerodynamic (3361 / 3362). It runs 1938 through approximately 1952, and the production tail dovetails with Rolex's catalog migration to the round Oyster Perpetual platform — when 3937 production ends, the Prince as a category of dress watch closes (the 2005 Cellini Prince revival sits on a different platform).
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	See also the [[Reference:prince\|Prince family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:prince\|Prince family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

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	The 3937 hammer band sits between USD 6,783 and HKD 43,750 (~USD 5,500 at 2011 rates) for typical Eaton 14K yellow examples, with the documented high being the 2011 Antiquorum HK lot at 192% over upper estimate — driven by collector demand for original Eaton dials and intact recipient documentation. Phillips, Sotheby's specialist sales (only the 2020 Watches Online lot is documented), Christie's specialist sales, and the major Geneva watch-week venues carry no documented 3937 lots — the reference's auction record runs through Antiquorum (10 of 16 documented lots), Bonhams, Cambi, Artcurial, and regional houses. This regional-house concentration is consistent with the 3937's Canadian-market retailer-program origin: the reference circulated primarily through Eaton's program in Canada, and modern auction circulation reflects that geographic distribution rather than the global European-major-house pattern that the 1490 follows.		The 3937 hammer band sits between USD 6,783 and HKD 43,750 (~USD 5,500 at 2011 rates) for typical Eaton 14K yellow examples, with the documented high being the 2011 Antiquorum HK lot at 192% over upper estimate — driven by collector demand for original Eaton dials and intact recipient documentation. Phillips, Sotheby's specialist sales (only the 2020 Watches Online lot is documented), Christie's specialist sales, and the major Geneva watch-week venues carry no documented 3937 lots — the reference's auction record runs through Antiquorum (10 of 16 documented lots), Bonhams, Cambi, Artcurial, and regional houses. This regional-house concentration is consistent with the 3937's Canadian-market retailer-program origin: the reference circulated primarily through Eaton's program in Canada, and modern auction circulation reflects that geographic distribution rather than the global European-major-house pattern that the 1490 follows.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:971\|Prince 971]] — Brancard Art-Deco (1928–1938)
			* [[Reference:1343\|Prince 1343]] — Classic Rectangular (1928–1935)
			* [[Reference:1490\|Prince 1490]] — 1928–1945
			* [[Reference:1491\|Prince 1491]] — 1930–1945
			* [[Reference:1527\|Prince 1527]] — 1930–1945
			* [[Reference:1862\|Prince 1862]] — 1928–1942

			See also the [[Reference:prince\|Prince family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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