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== Authentication ==

The 1343 is a 90-year-old reference. The first question on any 1343 is originality across the case, dial, movement, and crown. Service, dial restoration, and replacement parts are common considerations on a watch of this age. Wind Vintage discusses dial refinishing as a recurring issue in vintage Prince examples. A glossy or unusually fresh dial is a prompt for closer comparison with documented examples, not proof of replacement; patina alone does not prove originality.

The 1343 is a 90-year-old reference. The first question on any 1343 is originality across the case, dial, movement, and crown. Service, dial restoration, and replacement parts are common considerations on a watch of this age. Eric Wind, writing at Wind Vintage, discusses dial refinishing as a recurring issue in vintage Prince examples. A glossy or unusually fresh dial is a prompt for closer comparison with documented examples, not proof of replacement; patina alone does not prove originality.

The case suffix should match the metal: 1343 (no suffix) and 1343A appear in silver, 9ct gold, 14K white gold, and stainless steel; 1343B is the Tiger Stripe two-colour gold only. A 1343B in plain steel or single-colour gold is a misattribution. The case-back hallmarks should match the catalogued production window; Glasgow assay marks dated 1929, London assay marks across the early 1930s, US import marks in the same window. The Bucherer-signed 1343A from c.1935 is the latest dated example in the auction record; a 1343 dated after 1938 should carry strong provenance.

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 == Authentication ==
-The 1343 is a 90-year-old reference. The first question on any 1343 is originality across the case, dial, movement, and crown. Service, dial restoration, and replacement parts are common considerations on a watch of this age. Wind Vintage discusses dial refinishing as a recurring issue in vintage Prince examples. A glossy or unusually fresh dial is a prompt for closer comparison with documented examples, not proof of replacement; patina alone does not prove originality.
+The 1343 is a 90-year-old reference. The first question on any 1343 is originality across the case, dial, movement, and crown. Service, dial restoration, and replacement parts are common considerations on a watch of this age. Eric Wind, writing at Wind Vintage, discusses dial refinishing as a recurring issue in vintage Prince examples. A glossy or unusually fresh dial is a prompt for closer comparison with documented examples, not proof of replacement; patina alone does not prove originality.
 The case suffix should match the metal: 1343 (no suffix) and 1343A appear in silver, 9ct gold, 14K white gold, and stainless steel; 1343B is the Tiger Stripe two-colour gold only. A 1343B in plain steel or single-colour gold is a misattribution. The case-back hallmarks should match the catalogued production window; Glasgow assay marks dated 1929, London assay marks across the early 1930s, US import marks in the same window. The Bucherer-signed 1343A from c.1935 is the latest dated example in the auction record; a 1343 dated after 1938 should carry strong provenance.