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|title=Rolex Prince — Art-Deco Reference Guide to Every Model | Rolexopedia | |title=Rolex Prince — Art-Deco Reference Guide to Every Model | Rolexopedia | ||
|description=The Rolex Prince family, 1928 to mid-1940s. Rectangular Art-Deco "Brancard" stretcher cases, duo-dial architecture with sub-seconds at six, Aegler shaped chronometer movements (Cal. 300 / 350 / T.S. 300) in Prima, Extra Prima, and Ultra Prima grades. References 971, 1490, 1491, 1527, 1645, 1862, 3361, and 3937, with retailer signatures spanning Bucherer, Beyer, Beguin, Cooke & Kelvey, and the Eaton 1/4 Century Club. | |description=The Rolex Prince family, 1928 to mid-1940s. Rectangular Art-Deco "Brancard" stretcher cases, duo-dial architecture with sub-seconds at six, Aegler shaped chronometer movements (Cal. 300 / 350 / T.S. 300) in Prima, Extra Prima, and Ultra Prima grades. References 971, 1490, 1491, 1527, 1645, 1862, 3361, and 3937, with retailer signatures spanning Bucherer, Beyer, Beguin, Cooke & Kelvey, and the Eaton 1/4 Century Club. | ||
|keywords=Rolex Prince, Brancard, Chronometer, Doctor's Watch, 971, 1490, 1491, 1527, 1564, 1645, 1862, 3361, 3937, Aegler, Cal. 300, T.S. 300, Ultra Prima, Extra Prima, Beyer, Bucherer, Eaton 1/4 Century Club, Art Deco, vintage Rolex, observatory chronometer | |keywords=Rolex Prince, Brancard, Chronometer, Doctor's Watch, 971, 1490, 1491, 1527, 1564, 1645, 1862, 3059, 3361, 3937, Aegler, Cal. 300, T.S. 300, Ultra Prima, Extra Prima, Beyer, Bucherer, Eaton 1/4 Century Club, Art Deco, vintage Rolex, observatory chronometer | ||
|image=Ref 1490 hero.webp | |image=Ref 1490 hero.webp | ||
|image_alt=Rolex Prince Brancard Chronometer 1490 — Beyer-double-signed steel | |image_alt=Rolex Prince Brancard Chronometer 1490 — Beyer-double-signed steel | ||
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The Rolex Prince is a rectangular Art-Deco family introduced in 1928 and produced into the mid-1940s. Its Aegler shaped movement places the winding barrel at one end of the plate and the balance at the other. The defining dial layout has hours and minutes in the upper register and sub-seconds at six, the format behind the later “doctor's watch” nickname. Period advertising presented the Prince as a chronometer model, but the grade and dial designation still need to be checked on each watch. | The Rolex Prince is a rectangular Art-Deco family introduced in 1928 and produced into the mid-1940s. Its Aegler shaped movement places the winding barrel at one end of the plate and the balance at the other. The defining dial layout has hours and minutes in the upper register and sub-seconds at six, the format behind the later “doctor's watch” nickname. Period advertising presented the Prince as a chronometer model, but the grade and dial designation still need to be checked on each watch. | ||
The vintage catalog includes 971, 1490, 1491, 1527, 1862, 3361, and 3937, with the unflared 1343 Classic and pocket-watch reference 1645 alongside them. Production tapered during the Second World War as Rolex concentrated on the Oyster Perpetual platform. A documented Prince case carries a 1947 dedication, but that is an example date rather than a firm end date for the family. Watch LIFE NEWS dates the modern Cellini Prince revival to 2005. The modern Cellini Prince is separate from the vintage rectangular Princes. Rolex introduced it in 2005; refs. [[Reference:5440/8|5440/8]] (yellow gold), [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]] (white gold), and [[Reference:5442/5|5442/5]] (Everose gold) each have a page. | The vintage catalog includes 971, 1490, 1491, 1527, 1862, 3059, 3361, and 3937, with the unflared 1343 Classic and pocket-watch reference 1645 alongside them. Production tapered during the Second World War as Rolex concentrated on the Oyster Perpetual platform. A documented Prince case carries a 1947 dedication, but that is an example date rather than a firm end date for the family. Watch LIFE NEWS dates the modern Cellini Prince revival to 2005. The modern Cellini Prince is separate from the vintage rectangular Princes. Rolex introduced it in 2005; refs. [[Reference:5440/8|5440/8]] (yellow gold), [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]] (white gold), and [[Reference:5442/5|5442/5]] (Everose gold) each have a page. | ||
== Common entry points == | == Common entry points == | ||
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| [[Reference:1880|1880]] || Ineichen lists 1920/1920s; Sotheby’s dates one circa 1935; a gold example bears a dedication ending 12.10.38 || Rectangular || Hand-wound; catalogues use HW, C.360, Ultra Prima, and a curved-sided 17-jewel description || Steel, partly gilt steel and 9ct gold; [https://ineichen.com/auctions/timed-86/5/ Ineichen 2025 lot 5], [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4642619 Christie’s lot 410] and [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/important-watches-ge1901/lot.166.html Sotheby’s lot 166] identify the reference | | [[Reference:1880|1880]] || Ineichen lists 1920/1920s; Sotheby’s dates one circa 1935; a gold example bears a dedication ending 12.10.38 || Rectangular || Hand-wound; catalogues use HW, C.360, Ultra Prima, and a curved-sided 17-jewel description || Steel, partly gilt steel and 9ct gold; [https://ineichen.com/auctions/timed-86/5/ Ineichen 2025 lot 5], [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4642619 Christie’s lot 410] and [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/important-watches-ge1901/lot.166.html Sotheby’s lot 166] identify the reference | ||
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| [[Reference:3059|3059]] || Catalogue estimates c.1930 and c.1935–40; case marks to 1938; production span unproved || Curved rectangular, sometimes faceted || Manual lever; catalogues use Ultra Prima or Superbalance; no numbered caliber established || Gold cases in 9 ct and 18 ct. Most sale records call it Prince; other labels include Precision and Super Precision. See the [[Reference:3059|case records]]. | |||
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| [[Reference:3361|3361]] || c.1930s–1940s || Rectangular || Aegler shaped || Late Prince variant | | [[Reference:3361|3361]] || c.1930s–1940s || Rectangular || Aegler shaped || Late Prince variant | ||