A very clean Tudor by Rolex 9k gold men’s presentation watch, with box and papers.  Model reference 20036

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

The Edinburgh hall mark on the inside of the case shows the case was assayed in 1960, but the accompanying paperwork is for 1962.  George Tarrant is now Pragnells in Leicester, and they are the local Rolex authorised dealer still.

CONDITION

The caseback of this watch has an inscription celebrating 40 years of service – now that is loyalty!  And that loyalty was well rewards with a gold watch from Tudor.  The Tudor brand was still in its infancy, so you will see Tudor by Rolex on the box to make sure the wearer of the watch knows who the parent company of Tudor is, and the crown has the Rolex coronet on it too.  What the owner would never see is that this case is made by Rolex Watch Company too, and that is unusual for the time as most gold cases were made in the UK and then Swiss movements fitted.  That was to avoid import tax on completed gold watches, but this example was made in Switzerland.  The movement is the obvious place where Rolex and Tudor are different, and this has an AS 1506 manual wind movement, with Tudor stamped on the bridge.  A Rolex would have an in house movement, but the AS is a good movement and probably easier to get parts for if required.  It is running sweetly.  The dial is exceptionally clean for the age, and the case has no dents either.  This appears to be a classic example of the long service presentation watch saved for best.  The Apollo leather strap is new old stock, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with the original presentation box, papers and our Certificate of Authenticity.

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​SIZE

Width with crown  33.6 mm

Width without crown  32.0 mm

Between lugs  16 mm

Lug to lug length  38.9 mm

Case Thickness  9.1 mm

All sizes are approximate.

Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses.  If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries.  Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us.   Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.

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