CIRCA: 1979
CASE NUMBER: 915544
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 38 mm diameter
DIAL: Silver with stick markers, date aperture at 3 o'clock
BRACELET MATERIAL: Tudor-signed stainless steel
BRACELET SIZE: 7-1/2 inches
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time and date
CALIBER: ETA 2784
The Tudor Oysterdate is the younger sibling of the Rolex Datejust model. Upon first glance this watch looks like your standard Tudor Prince Oysterdate, but it isn't. The dial on the present example bears a special Philippines Airlines logo. It wasn't uncommon for Rolex and Tudor to add company logos (you may be familiar with the Dominos Pizza Rolex). Often this implied that the watch was a gift to a special employee or one that had worked at the company for a long period of time. Was this watch gifted to a pilot? We aren't sure, but we do know that the watch is special (and looks great!).
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Condition
Dial with some spotting visible under 10x loupe. Hands with signs of age. Luminous plots missing from hour markers except for the "3" and "4" markers. Hands with partial loss of luminous material. Case in excellent condition. Movement running at time of cataloging.
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