86 - Rolex - Prince Railway

Rolex - Prince Railway A rare and elegant Art Deco vintage Geneva wristwatch - quality "EXTRA PRIMA" Movm. No. 75072, Ref. 1527, Cal. Extra Prima, Case No. 6149, Dimensions 22 x 42 mm, circa 1939, Origin Schweiz Case: 9 K gold, tiered, push back. Dial: Two-tone silvered. Movm.: Manual. One of the most elegant amongst the Rolex shaped watches is certainly the "Rolex Prince". It has a rectangular shape with flared sides and a slightly curved back, so that a better fit to the wrist is guaranteed. In addition to their shape the main difference between the Rolex Prince watches and most other watches of this time is the Prince's duo-dial design, which means the hours and minutes are at the top and the seconds are at the bottom. Because of this feature the watches were also knows as "Doctors's Watches" - the separation of hours and seconds allowed precise timing of respiration and pulse. The Rolex Prince watches were designed in 9k, 14k and 18k, white, yellow and pink gold as well as in steel, silver and platinum. There were also various combinations of these metals. Case: very good, worn. Dial: very good, small restaurations. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning needed. Please note that leather straps made from endangered or protected species - such as alligator, crocodile, or lizard - are used in our catalogue or on our website for illustration purposes only. For customs-related reasons, such straps cannot be shipped outside the EU.