SPEZIFIKATIONEN
Tudor Princess Oysterdate with stainless steel case and Tudor 2555 automatic movement from the late 1960s.
Stainless steel case measuring 22.2mm
Lug-to-lug measuring 28.2mm
Original Krone mit Logo
Original logoed bracelet
Tudor 2555 (ETA 2551) automatic movement inside
ANALYSE
The Tudor Oyster Prince was launched in the mid-1940s by Rolex’s sister company. It was intended to be an everyday watch, indestructible, waterproof, and precise. Its success was immediate, thanks in part to a massive marketing campaign that portrayed this line of new watches as ready for any adventure, including that of British Captain J.D. Walker, who wore an Oyster Price when he reached the Arctic in the far north of Greenland with his crew in 1952.
The Prince’s female counterpart was the Princess. They were produced concurrently, and the ladies’ version also enjoyed incredible success, especially during the 1960s, and remains a highly sought-after model today.
The dial has a gray grained background. Above it are applied baton-shaped indexes combined with a tritium dot. The indexes stand out thanks to a cream-colored insert at the top. The Tudor logo on the dial at 12 o’clock is still the small stylized rose, which was later replaced with the shield symbol, which still represents the brand today, albeit with minor stylistic changes. The date display is located at 3 o’clock, read through a “Cyclopean lens” carved into the crystal. The hour and minute hands are broad baton hands and contain tritium.
The stainless steel “baby Oyster” case is beautifully miniature. It features its original logoed crown and is complemented by its original riveted bracelet.
This little gem of watchmaking technology is powered by the automatic Tudor caliber 2555 (also known as the “Auto-Pricess”) with a bidirectional rotor. It is based on the ETA 2551 movement, which was produced for just seven years, from 1965 to 1972. This caliber has 21 jewels, is 17.5mm wide, only 4.65mm thick, runs at 21,600 vph, and has a power reserve of 42 hours.
