This Tudor Oyster Royal 7904 has a 34mm polished stainless steel Oyster case in super condition, along with a signed original oyster crown and a polished bevelled bezel. The domed crystal covers a stunning cream / offwhite Fully restored dial with sought after arrow head markers and lume infills. Minute track and luminous hollow painted hands. A central sweeping centre seconds hand also. On the back a plain screw down case back with serial and model ref. Inside a manually wound ETA 1182 17 Jewels 18000 beats per hour. Fitted on a lizard style 19mm black leather strap.
Just after the Second World War, Hans Wilsdorf founder of Rolex, knew that the time had come to expand and give the Tudor brand a proper identity of its own. Therefore, on 6 March 1946, he created the “Montres TUDOR S.A.” company, specialising in models for both men and women. Rolex guaranteed the technical, aesthetic and functional characteristics, along with the distribution and after-sales service.
The Tudor rose within a shield was meant to represent an invincible union of strength. Its robustness, elegant lines and beauty of design. In 1947 Tudor introduced the Oyster, their first waterproof watch, building on the success of the Rolex Oyster of the same period.In 1952, 26 Tudor Oyster Prince watches were included in the British scientific expedition to Greenland organized by the Royal Navy and sponsored by The Queen. This showed the world how robust Tudor Oyster watches were.
Fully serviced by us in our on-site workshop and comes with our 12 months, non-waterproof service cover.
What we think
About as good a vintage, preowned fully restored Tudor as you will find and a great option for anyone wanting to get into the vintage watch world or a seasoned collector without paying Rolex prices while also having the option on a watch looking like it did when first produced in 1953. Not everyone appreciates dial age or patina, This watch has been fully restored to its original beauty for all to enjoy. Tudors have such a visible connection to Rolex but still give off their own charm. Tudor watch co are flying high of late and very much in demand. Please note the 34mm size of this watch and not the smaller version so perfect for anyone. This is probably one of the more unusual dial variations of 7904 models. If you prefer The Arabic numeral versions we have them in stock too.
Spec Stuff
Serial : 12####
Reference : 7904
Movement : Cal Tudor / ETA 1182 Age :1950/1959 Specific Age :1953 Case Size : 34mm Case Thickness : 12mm Lug to Lug : 40mm Lugs : 19mm Condition : Pre-Owned Box & Papers : No Case Material : Stainless Steel Service History : 12-Months NON-Waterproof service cover
1953 Tudor Oyster Shock-Resisting Fully restored Steel Wristwatch Model 7904 in 34mm
