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==Dial layout==
==Dial layout==


[[File:Ref 1491 dial-layout-detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Prince 1491 dial straight-on, showing the red digital hour aperture at twelve, minute numerals around the perimeter, and sub-seconds at six|Straight-on view of the three-zone layout: digital hour aperture at twelve (reading "4" in red), minute numerals around the perimeter, sub-seconds at six. Stainless steel example, Bonhams 2021.]]
Where the standard duo-dial Prince reads across two zones, the 1491 dial adds a third. The hours appear in a small square or circular aperture at twelve o'clock, displaying one numeral at a time as the disc advances. The minutes track around the perimeter of the dial, marked at standard five-minute intervals or in finer detail depending on dial variant. The sub-seconds register sits at six o'clock, the same position as on the standard duo-dial Prince. The result is a dial that reads less intuitively than a conventional analog watch. Three discrete zones must be combined to register the time, and the Watchprosite collector record describes the layout bluntly: "very difficult to actually tell the time."
Where the standard duo-dial Prince reads across two zones, the 1491 dial adds a third. The hours appear in a small square or circular aperture at twelve o'clock, displaying one numeral at a time as the disc advances. The minutes track around the perimeter of the dial, marked at standard five-minute intervals or in finer detail depending on dial variant. The sub-seconds register sits at six o'clock, the same position as on the standard duo-dial Prince. The result is a dial that reads less intuitively than a conventional analog watch. Three discrete zones must be combined to register the time, and the Watchprosite collector record describes the layout bluntly: "very difficult to actually tell the time."


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| CHF 10,000
| CHF 10,000
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|-
| 2019
| 2019-05-21
| Bonhams
| Bonhams (lot 25395/66)
| 9K yellow, 1930
| 9K yellow, Glasgow import 1930
| GBP 4,812
| GBP 4,812.50
|-
| 2020-08-05
| Bonhams (lot 25956/6)
| stainless steel
| est. GBP 6,000–8,000, unsold
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
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| USD 11,875
| USD 11,875
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|-
| various
| 2021-05-18
| Bonhams
| Bonhams (lot 26683/45)
| stainless
| stainless steel
| GBP 6,247–12,160
| GBP 6,247.50
|-
| 2023-06-21
| Bonhams (lot 28033/75)
| stainless steel
| GBP 12,160
|-
| 2024-06-19
| Bonhams (lot 29152/23)
| 18K yellow gold, Glasgow import 1930
| est. GBP 8,000–12,000
|-
|-
| 2024
| 2024-06-19
| Bonhams
| Bonhams (lot 29152/6)
| 1491HS two-color 18K, case F220
| 1491HS two-color 18K, case F220
| est. GBP 10,000–15,000
| est. GBP 10,000–15,000, unsold
|-
|-
| various
| various
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| bicolor with 1932 caseback engraving
| bicolor with 1932 caseback engraving
| EUR 27,028
| EUR 27,028
|-
| 2016
| Sotheby's (GE1604, lot 135)
| unsold, configuration not detailed in the retrieved listing
| unsold
|-
|-
| current
| current
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The 1491 commands a 2–4× premium over a comparable steel or yellow-gold 1490, and a 5–10× premium in white-gold or bicolor HS form. Phillips Geneva carries no documented 1491 lots in their public archive. Auction representation runs through Antiquorum and Bonhams, with Christie's, Artcurial, and Tajan filling out the European tier. Sotheby's GE1604 lot 135 from 2016 (an unsold 1491 estimate) is cited via aggregator only and lacks direct catalog documentation in the public record.
The 1491 commands a 2–4× premium over a comparable steel or yellow-gold 1490, and a 5–10× premium in white-gold or bicolor HS form. Phillips Geneva carries no documented 1491 lots in their public archive. Auction representation runs through Antiquorum and Bonhams, with Christie's, Artcurial, and Tajan filling out the European tier. Sotheby's GE1604 lot 135 from 2016 documents an unsold 1491.




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* "Rolex Prince 1491HS White + Yellow Gold Jumping Hour", Antiquorum, 1990
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS White + Yellow Gold Jumping Hour", Antiquorum, 1990 (no public catalog URL located)
* "Rolex Prince 1491 White Gold Bucherer-Retailed 1945, Case 1578", Antiquorum, 2008
* "Rolex Prince 1491 White Gold Bucherer-Retailed 1945, Case 1578", Antiquorum, 2008, lot 692 (no public catalog URL located)
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS White Gold, Case F2149HS", Antiquorum, 2008
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS White Gold, Case F2149HS", Antiquorum, 2008, lot 693 (no public catalog URL located)
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS 18K Bicolor Observatory 1935", Christie's, 2020
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS 18K Bicolor Observatory 1935", Christie's, 2020, lot 130 (no public catalog URL located)
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS 18K Bicolor", Christie's, 2018
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS 18K Bicolor", Christie's, 2018, lot 113 (no public catalog URL located)
* "Rolex Prince 1491HS Two-Color 18K Case F220", Bonhams, 2024
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29152/lot/6/rolex-a-rare-and-unusual-two-colour-18k-gold-manual-wind-jump-hour-wristwatch-prince-jump-hour-ref-1491hs-circa-1930/ "Rolex Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491HS, Two-Colour 18K Gold, Case F220", Bonhams "Fine Watches", 2024-06-19, est. GBP 10,000-15,000, unsold]
* "Rolex Prince 1491 9K Yellow Gold 1930", Bonhams, 2019
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25395/lot/66/rolex-a-rare-9k-gold-manual-wind-jump-hour-wristwatch-prince-ref-1491-glasgow-import-mark-for-1930/ "Rolex Prince, Ref: 1491, 9K Gold, Glasgow Import Mark for 1930", Bonhams "Watches and Wristwatches", 2019-05-21, sold GBP 4,812.50]
* "Rolex Prince 1491 Bicolor 1932 Engraved", Artcurial
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29152/lot/23/rolex-a-fine-and-rare-18k-gold-manual-wind-jump-hour-wristwatch-prince-jump-hour-ref-1491-glasgow-import-mark-for-1930/ "Rolex Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491, 18K Gold, Glasgow Import Mark for 1930", Bonhams "Fine Watches", 2024-06-19, est. GBP 8,000-12,000]
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28033/lot/75/rolex-a-rare-and-unusual-stainless-steel-manual-wind-jump-hour-wristwatch-prince-jump-hour-ref-1491-circa-1930/ "Rolex Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491, Stainless Steel", Bonhams "Fine Watches", 2023-06-21, sold GBP 12,160]
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26683/lot/45/rolex-an-unusual-stainless-steel-manual-wind-jump-hour-wristwatch-prince-jump-hour-ref-1491-circa-1930/ "Rolex Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491, Stainless Steel", Bonhams "Watches and Wristwatches", 2021-05-18, sold GBP 6,247.50]
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25956/lot/6/rolex-an-unusual-stainless-steel-manual-wind-jump-hour-wristwatch-prince-jump-hour-ref-1491-circa-1930/ "Rolex Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491, Stainless Steel", Bonhams "Fine Watches", 2020-08-05, est. GBP 6,000-8,000, unsold]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/important-watches-ge1604/lot.135.html "Rolex", Sotheby's "Important Watches" (GE1604), 2016, lot 135]
* "Rolex Prince 1491 Bicolor 1932 Engraved", Artcurial (no public catalog URL located)
* "Prince personal journey — 1491 Jumping Hour module thicker", Watchprosite
* "Prince personal journey — 1491 Jumping Hour module thicker", Watchprosite
* "Rolex Prince Jumping Hour — population proxy", Watchprosite, 2020
* "Rolex Prince Jumping Hour — population proxy", Watchprosite, 2020
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