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<small>[[Reference:prince|Prince]] -> '''3937'''</small>
<small>[[Reference:prince|Prince]] › '''3937'''</small>


The 3937 is the last rectangular Prince. Christian Wass's collector record on Watchprosite calls it bluntly: "the last case model issued by Rolex" for the Prince family — a 1938 introduction with flowing scroll lugs that period collectors and modern dealers nicknamed "Rams Horn" or "Scroll Lug" for their Art-Nouveau-influenced curves. The case is a rectangular brushed-and-polished form, distinct from the flared Brancards (971, 1490, 1491) and the stepped Railway (1527) and the asymmetric Aerodynamic (3361 / 3362). It runs 1938 through approximately 1952, and the production tail dovetails with Rolex's catalog migration to the round Oyster Perpetual platform — when 3937 production ends, the Prince as a category of dress watch closes (the 2005 Cellini Prince revival sits on a different platform).
The 3937 is the last rectangular Prince. Christian Wass's collector record on Watchprosite calls it bluntly: "the last case model issued by Rolex" for the Prince family — a 1938 introduction with flowing scroll lugs that period collectors and modern dealers nicknamed "Rams Horn" or "Scroll Lug" for their Art-Nouveau-influenced curves. The case is a rectangular brushed-and-polished form, distinct from the flared Brancards (971, 1490, 1491) and the stepped Railway (1527) and the asymmetric Aerodynamic (3361 / 3362). It runs 1938 through approximately 1952, and the production tail dovetails with Rolex's catalog migration to the round Oyster Perpetual platform — when 3937 production ends, the Prince as a category of dress watch closes (the 2005 Cellini Prince revival sits on a different platform).
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