Prince Tudor

The Prince watch, the historic collection from the House of Tudor

In 1952, Tudor launched the Oyster Prince watch. Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex who had bought the brand almost 20 years earlier, had the idea of creating an original communication campaign to increase the popularity of the new model and of Tudor, a manufacturer still little known at the time. The company presented illustrations of workers, with Prince watches on their wrists, in extreme working conditions (mining, road construction) and created a partnership with the scientific expedition organized in 1952 by the Royal Navy in Greenland: 30 Prince watches were used by the members of the expedition and demonstrated the reliability of the collection to the general public. The success of the first Prince watch convinced Tudor to launch a derivative model for professional army divers. Produced from 1964 to 1966, the Tudor Prince Submariner was used by the American army, then adopted by the French Navy from the early 1970s until 1984. These two references, very rare today, are highly prized by collectors.

Prince collection: many successful variations for men and women

Originally created for professionals, Tudor Prince watches have been revisited over time. They now offer design and performance capable of meeting the demands of today's men. The collection has also been enriched with models for women, the Princess watches, and several models with complications that delight lovers of fine watchmaking, such as the famous Prince Oysterdate models designed from 1995. The models produced from 1997 onwards abandoned the Oyster designation in favor of the Prince Date signature visible on the dial. Both modern and timeless, these Tudor references are very prestigious watchmaking creations. Find used Tudor Prince and Prince Date watches at attractive prices on Cresus!