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==Movement notes==

The catalogues do not give a consistent specification. Sotheby’s lists a manual movement with 15 jewels and calls it “observatory quality”; Antiquorum’s Eaton 3937 has an 18-jewel chronometer movement but no caliber number~~. Fabsuisse identifies a manual Cal. 971A with 18 jewels in a separate 14-karat rose-gold example~~. Antiquorum’s 1998 catalogue ~~separately~~ describes a pink-gold-and-steel example with an 18-jewel, 7½-ligne movement adjusted to six positions. These descriptions stay attached to their respective watches~~; they do not establish one movement specification for every ref. 3937~~.

The catalogues do not give a consistent specification. Sotheby’s lists a manual movement with 15 jewels and calls it “observatory quality”; Antiquorum’s Eaton 3937 has an 18-jewel chronometer movement but no caliber number. Antiquorum’s 1998 catalogue describes a pink-gold-and-steel example with an 18-jewel, 7½-ligne movement adjusted to six positions. Fabsuisse calls the movement in a separate 14-karat rose-gold example “Cal. 971A” and lists 18 jewels. The [[Reference:Movements|Movement guide]] treats 971A as a Prince case reference, and the auction catalogues do not confirm the dealer’s caliber label. Without a readable movement marking that resolves the conflict, the caliber remains unconfirmed. These descriptions stay attached to their respective watches.

[[File:Ref 3937 movement.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Manual Rolex Prince movement described by Fabsuisse as Cal. 971A with 18 jewels|Movement in a Fabsuisse-listed ref. 3937; dealer labels it Cal. 971A, a designation not confirmed by the auction records]]

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| Bonhams, 13 September 2023, lot 50

| 18-karat rose-gold ref. 3937; catalogued circa 1938

| Not ~~recorded here~~

| Not stated

|-

| Sotheby’s, 11 March 2020, lot 73

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File:Ref 3937 case.webp|Curved lugs on the Sotheby’s 2020 example

File:Ref 3937 eaton-dial.webp|Eaton Quarter Century Club dial

File:Ref 3937 movement.webp|Fabsuisse example ~~identified as~~ Cal. 971A

File:Ref 3937 movement.webp|Fabsuisse example; the listing calls it Cal. 971A

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* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-90-367 Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 367, 18 April 1998] — pink-gold-and-steel case, two-tone dial, movement description and result.

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-3937-prince-lot-372-464 Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 464, 10 November 2024] — Eaton presentation, caseback dedication, 18 jewels and result.

* [https://fabsuisse.com/rolex-prince-ref-3937-rare-chronometer-14k-rose-gold-1946-47/ Fabsuisse, “Rolex Prince ref. 3937, 14k rose gold, 1946–47”] — dealer description labels the movement Cal. 971A; this ~~attribution~~ is ~~not confirmed~~ by the auction catalogues.

* [https://fabsuisse.com/rolex-prince-ref-3937-rare-chronometer-14k-rose-gold-1946-47/ Fabsuisse, “Rolex Prince ref. 3937, 14k rose gold, 1946–47”] — dealer description labels the movement Cal. 971A; this conflicts with the case-reference numbering and is unconfirmed by the auction catalogues.

* [https://www.waddingtons.ca/eatons-%C2%BC-century-club-watch/ Dara Vandor, “The Canadian Rolex: Eaton’s ¼ Century Club Watch,” Waddington’s, 11 April 2024] — history of the company program and its Rolex partnership; does not date the 3937 specifically.

* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/vintagerolexforum/the-rolex-prince-my-journey-so-far-t23475.html Christian Wass, “The Rolex Prince — my journey so far,” Vintage Rolex Forum] — collector use of “Rams Horn” and description of the 3937’s place in the Prince line.

[[Category:Prince]]

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 ==Movement notes==
-The catalogues do not give a consistent specification. Sotheby’s lists a manual movement with 15 jewels and calls it “observatory quality”; Antiquorum’s Eaton 3937 has an 18-jewel chronometer movement but no caliber number. Fabsuisse identifies a manual Cal. 971A with 18 jewels in a separate 14-karat rose-gold example. Antiquorum’s 1998 catalogue separately describes a pink-gold-and-steel example with an 18-jewel, 7½-ligne movement adjusted to six positions. These descriptions stay attached to their respective watches; they do not establish one movement specification for every ref. 3937.
+The catalogues do not give a consistent specification. Sotheby’s lists a manual movement with 15 jewels and calls it “observatory quality”; Antiquorum’s Eaton 3937 has an 18-jewel chronometer movement but no caliber number. Antiquorum’s 1998 catalogue describes a pink-gold-and-steel example with an 18-jewel, 7½-ligne movement adjusted to six positions. Fabsuisse calls the movement in a separate 14-karat rose-gold example “Cal. 971A” and lists 18 jewels. The [[Reference:Movements|Movement guide]] treats 971A as a Prince case reference, and the auction catalogues do not confirm the dealer’s caliber label. Without a readable movement marking that resolves the conflict, the caliber remains unconfirmed. These descriptions stay attached to their respective watches.
 [[File:Ref 3937 movement.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Manual Rolex Prince movement described by Fabsuisse as Cal. 971A with 18 jewels|Movement in a Fabsuisse-listed ref. 3937; dealer labels it Cal. 971A, a designation not confirmed by the auction records]]
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 | Bonhams, 13 September 2023, lot 50
 | 18-karat rose-gold ref. 3937; catalogued circa 1938
-| Not recorded here
+| Not stated
 |-
 | Sotheby’s, 11 March 2020, lot 73
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 File:Ref 3937 case.webp|Curved lugs on the Sotheby’s 2020 example
 File:Ref 3937 eaton-dial.webp|Eaton Quarter Century Club dial
-File:Ref 3937 movement.webp|Fabsuisse example identified as Cal. 971A
+File:Ref 3937 movement.webp|Fabsuisse example; the listing calls it Cal. 971A
 </gallery>
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 * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-90-367 Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 367, 18 April 1998] — pink-gold-and-steel case, two-tone dial, movement description and result.
 * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-3937-prince-lot-372-464 Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 464, 10 November 2024] — Eaton presentation, caseback dedication, 18 jewels and result.
-* [https://fabsuisse.com/rolex-prince-ref-3937-rare-chronometer-14k-rose-gold-1946-47/ Fabsuisse, “Rolex Prince ref. 3937, 14k rose gold, 1946–47”] — dealer description labels the movement Cal. 971A; this attribution is not confirmed by the auction catalogues.
+* [https://fabsuisse.com/rolex-prince-ref-3937-rare-chronometer-14k-rose-gold-1946-47/ Fabsuisse, “Rolex Prince ref. 3937, 14k rose gold, 1946–47”] — dealer description labels the movement Cal. 971A; this conflicts with the case-reference numbering and is unconfirmed by the auction catalogues.
 * [https://www.waddingtons.ca/eatons-%C2%BC-century-club-watch/ Dara Vandor, “The Canadian Rolex: Eaton’s ¼ Century Club Watch,” Waddington’s, 11 April 2024] — history of the company program and its Rolex partnership; does not date the 3937 specifically.
 * [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/vintagerolexforum/the-rolex-prince-my-journey-so-far-t23475.html Christian Wass, “The Rolex Prince — my journey so far,” Vintage Rolex Forum] — collector use of “Rams Horn” and description of the 3937’s place in the Prince line.
 [[Category:Prince]]