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Prince › 3361

18K yellow gold Aerodynamic Prince, case 899,568, 1952 (Antiquorum Mondani lot 108/210). Silvered dial with relief escutcheon at six, centre seconds
18K yellow gold Aerodynamic Prince, case 899,568, 1952 (Antiquorum Mondani lot 108/210). Silvered dial with relief escutcheon at six, centre seconds

The 3361 is the Aerodynamic Prince, a late-1930s rectangular dress watch with an asymmetric case profile that reads thicker at twelve and tapers toward six, a deliberate break from the symmetric Brancards (971, 1490) and the straight-sided Classics (1862, 1527) that carry the rest of the Prince family. Its dial drops the duo-dial sub-seconds register that defines every other Prince: a relief escutcheon collectors call the scudetto sits at six where the sub-register would normally live, and the seconds run instead as a centre-sweep hand from the dial's middle. Documented examples run from the 1939 launch period through 1952 and are primarily 18K yellow or pink gold. A 9K yellow-gold example was catalogued by Bonhams in 2026, so the material record should not be treated as closed.


Core facts

detail value
reference 3361 (sister 3362 = 14K gold; 3937 = late Brancard variant)
family Prince Aerodynamic, asymmetric rectangular curved case
trade name Super Precision Aerodynamic (Friedberg 2001 from period advertising)
nicknames Aerodynamic (English-language collector usage); Scudetto (Italian, after the relief escutcheon at six); Presentation Prince (forum usage)
production 1939 launch attribution through the Swiss National Exhibition, documented through 1952 (Mondani case numbers 899,568 and 899,677). Some references give 1955 as an end year; the cited cases establish 1952
case shape rectangular and curved, with the top half thicker than the bottom
case dimensions approximately 19 mm × 46 mm body, 9.3 mm thick
case construction three-piece, polished, asymmetric profile is integral to the case-back machining
crystal acrylic
crown onion / pull-out, non-screw
lug style integrated curved lugs
movement Aegler Cal. 310. The cited 3361 catalogues name this caliber rather than Cal. 300 or Cal. 360. It is a 7½′′′ rectangular, manual-wind movement with 18 jewels, lateral lever escapement, Superbalance adjustment, Breguet hairspring and swan-neck micro-regulator
caliber production span Cal. 310 examples are dated earlier than some 1950s 3361 cases; the case-and-movement number difference may reflect stock or replacement history
movement grades Chronometer / Ultra Prima / Extra Prima — variously badged
dial layout centre seconds (single sweep hand from dial centre), NOT the duo-dial sub-seconds layout that defines the rest of the Prince family. The escutcheon at six replaces the seconds sub-register architecturally
materials documented 18K yellow gold and 18K pink gold predominate. Mondani catalog: "never in stainless steel." 3362 sister documented in 14K pink (Antiquorum 2015 lot 109, case 62,482, c.1935) — the 14K is a Mondani-noted export-tier configuration. Bonhams catalogued a single 9K yellow gold example (Knightsbridge, 25 February 2026, lot 31, case No. 46715) that sits outside this pattern entirely
year venue configuration hammer
2000 Antiquorum (sale 59 lot 166) yellow gold 1940s est. CHF 20,000–24,000 (earliest "Aerodynamic" auction-vocabulary use)
2006 Antiquorum HK (lot 13) yellow gold 1940s HKD 106,200
2006 Antiquorum Mondani (lot 209) pink gold case 899,677, 1952 CHF 21,240 (published result in the cited sale)
2006 Antiquorum Mondani (lot 210) yellow gold case 899,568, 1952 CHF 18,880
2012 Sotheby's Geneva GE1201 (lot 282) pink gold unsold (est. EUR 10,000–15,000)
2015 Antiquorum NY (sale 296 lot 73) yellow gold c.1940, mvt T94122 USD 16,250
2022 Antiquorum Geneva (May) pink gold est. CHF 8,300–15,200
2024 Monaco Legend (July) yellow gold USD 4,299 (published result in the cited sale)
various dealer (PatekMonger / 1stdibs) Cuervo y Sobrinos co-signed pink, case 59,330 dealer-level only
2026-02 Bonhams Knightsbridge, London Watches, lot 31 9K yellow gold, case No. 46715, c.1940 — 9K example identified in the cited record unsold (est. GBP 7,000–9,000)

The 3362 sister adds three lots: Antiquorum 1991 sale 149 lot 290 (pink, 19×38 mm, est. CHF 20,000–22,000); Antiquorum 2002 Thematic Forms lot 71 (14K pink, CHF 6,900); Antiquorum 2015 sale 291 lot 109 (14K pink case 62,482, c.1935, CHF 11,250). Documented 3361 hammers, each in its original sale currency, range from USD 4,299 (Monaco Legend 2024) at the low end to CHF 21,240 (Antiquorum Mondani 2006) at the high end; the 2026 Bonhams 9K lot sits outside this band entirely, since it did not sell. Phillips, Christie's, Heritage, Watches of Knightsbridge, Artcurial, Drouot, and Tajan carry no documented 3361 lots in their public archives ; the public auction results reviewed here are concentrated in Antiquorum records. The Phillips "Rolex Milestones" exhibition inclusion of SN T61239 is the institutional-recognition data point but does not produce a hammer-price record.


Related references

See also the Prince family index, movement reference, bracelet & clasp guide, and serial numbers by year.

Sources

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