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|title=Rolex Prince Classic 1862 — BezelBase | |||
|description=The Rolex Prince Classic 1862 is the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards 971 and 1490. Aegler shaped chronometer movements (Cal. 300 family plus 414, 527, 579, 701, 841, 1004, 1759 commercial designations) in Prima, Extra Prima, and Ultra Prima grades. Documented in stainless steel, 9K/18K gold, two-tone, bicolor, and platinum + 9K composite. Production approximately 1928–1942. | |||
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The 1862 is the Prince Classic — the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards (971 and 1490) rather than as a successor. Where the Brancards splay outward from the case waist, the 1862 reads as a restrained Art-Deco rectangle with parallel sides, snap-on caseback, and a smaller wrist footprint at approximately 20 by 35 millimetres. The dial layout is the same Prince duo-dial — hours and minutes upper, oversized sub-seconds at six — and the movement is the same Aegler shaped-caliber family that defined the Prince line, including chronometer-grade Ultra Prima examples. Production runs from a documented Glasgow 1934 hallmark through a 1942 caseback inscription. The 1862 is harder to find in the modern auction record than the 1490 because it received less period advertising and trades at a noticeable discount, but it carries the same chronometer pedigree on a quieter case form. A 1936 UK Rolex Christmas advertisement features the reference directly. | The 1862 is the Prince Classic — the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards (971 and 1490) rather than as a successor. Where the Brancards splay outward from the case waist, the 1862 reads as a restrained Art-Deco rectangle with parallel sides, snap-on caseback, and a smaller wrist footprint at approximately 20 by 35 millimetres. The dial layout is the same Prince duo-dial — hours and minutes upper, oversized sub-seconds at six — and the movement is the same Aegler shaped-caliber family that defined the Prince line, including chronometer-grade Ultra Prima examples. Production runs from a documented Glasgow 1934 hallmark through a 1942 caseback inscription. The 1862 is harder to find in the modern auction record than the 1490 because it received less period advertising and trades at a noticeable discount, but it carries the same chronometer pedigree on a quieter case form. A 1936 UK Rolex Christmas advertisement features the reference directly. | ||
[[File:Ref 1862 hero.webp|thumb|right|340px|alt=Rolex Prince Classic 1862 9K gold Glasgow 1934 Cal. 527|9K gold Glasgow 1934, Cal. 527, "Modèle déposé" dial, Christie's online lot 31]] | |||
==Core facts== | ==Core facts== | ||
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==Where it sits in the line== | ==Where it sits in the line== | ||
[[File:Ref 1862 brancard-vs-classic.webp|thumb|right|320px|alt=Rolex Prince 1490 Brancard and 1862 Classic side by side|Christie's 1395 lot 307: 1490 Brancard (42mm, flared, brown strap) and 1862 Classic (35mm, straight-sided, black strap) sold as a group lot]] | |||
The 1862 is the quieter Prince. Rolex's 1928 Prince launch deployed a flared rectangular case (the Brancard, on references 971 and later 1490) and a parallel straight-sided rectangular case for the same chronometer movement family. The 1862 belongs to the second group. Christie's Geneva sale 1395 lot 307 captures the relationship directly: a c.1930 18K Brancard 1490 (case 58,115, 42 mm) and a c.1938 18K 1862 (case 16,663, 35 mm) sold as a group lot, both signed Rolex on case, dial, and movement, both carrying duo-dial silvered Arabic dials and rectangular Aegler movements, but with two distinctly different case shapes — the flared Brancard and the straight Classic. | The 1862 is the quieter Prince. Rolex's 1928 Prince launch deployed a flared rectangular case (the Brancard, on references 971 and later 1490) and a parallel straight-sided rectangular case for the same chronometer movement family. The 1862 belongs to the second group. Christie's Geneva sale 1395 lot 307 captures the relationship directly: a c.1930 18K Brancard 1490 (case 58,115, 42 mm) and a c.1938 18K 1862 (case 16,663, 35 mm) sold as a group lot, both signed Rolex on case, dial, and movement, both carrying duo-dial silvered Arabic dials and rectangular Aegler movements, but with two distinctly different case shapes — the flared Brancard and the straight Classic. | ||
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==Sub-references== | ==Sub-references== | ||
[[File:Ref 1862 1862a-18k.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Rolex Prince 1862A 18K yellow gold|Sotheby's NY 2018 lot 53: catalogued as "1862A" 18K yellow gold, case 280,124, c.1930]] | |||
The 1862 has thinner sub-reference taxonomy than the 971. Two markers surface in the auction record: | The 1862 has thinner sub-reference taxonomy than the 971. Two markers surface in the auction record: | ||
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==The duo-dial and the doctor's watch== | ==The duo-dial and the doctor's watch== | ||
[[File:Ref 1862 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Rolex Prince 1862 dial detail Cal. 527|1934 Glasgow Cal. 527 dial — silvered duo-dial with painted Arabic numerals, large sub-seconds at six]] | |||
The 1862 dial is the same duo-dial layout as the 971 and 1490: hours and minutes in the upper register, oversized sub-seconds at six. The architecture earned the Prince family its "doctor's watch" nickname — the large sub-seconds register let physicians count a patient's pulse cleanly off the dial. | The 1862 dial is the same duo-dial layout as the 971 and 1490: hours and minutes in the upper register, oversized sub-seconds at six. The architecture earned the Prince family its "doctor's watch" nickname — the large sub-seconds register let physicians count a patient's pulse cleanly off the dial. | ||
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==Authentication== | ==Authentication== | ||
[[File:Ref 1862 caseback.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex Prince 1862 caseback "Modèle déposé" enamel + engraved Valentine|Caseback shows "MODÈLE DÉPOSÉ" enamel mark (Rolex technique through the 1940s), engraved "Das H. Valentine" presentation, factory-stamped reference 1862 and serial 16237]] | |||
Authentication of an 1862 follows the same workflow as the 971 and 1490, with two reference-specific differences. | Authentication of an 1862 follows the same workflow as the 971 and 1490, with two reference-specific differences. | ||