Rolex. A fine 18K striped white and yellow gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch


Model: Prince 'Tiger Stripe'Reference: 1343BDate: Glasgow Import mark for 1929Movement: 15-jewel manual wind Observatory quality, adjusted to 6 positions, No.71351Dial: Two-tone silvered, black Arabic numerals, black inner minute track with five minute markers, blued steel spade hands, subsidiary dial below 6 for secondsCase: Polished two colour 'tiger stripe' rectangular, snap on back, No.67946Strap/Bracelet: Black leatherBuckle/Clasp: Plated buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 20mm x 35mm Accompaniments: Rolex box retailed by Charles Packer & Co Ltd, 76 Regent St, London W.
|The Prince model was introduced by Rolex in 1929 and continued until 1935. With a relatively short period of production, not many were produced and, as such, they were as exclusive in period as they are today. Each watch was supplied with a rating certificate of Accuracy from the Swiss government Observatory. It was unaffected by position or changes in temperature, problems that plagued lesser watches. Rolex say of the Prince that it was 'limited to a relatively small number as such fine watches cannot be produced quickly or in large quantities'.The current example features the two colour gold striped case which has earned it the nickname 'tiger stripe'.