1935 Rolex Prince Elegant Stainless Steel Wrist Watch (Ref 1879)
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Rolex Prince elegant Ref 1879 a stainless steel wrist watch circa 1935; dial: silvered, applied baton hour markers and subsidiary dial at 6, pointed baton hands; calibre: cal. Hw Ultra Prima manual winding, 17 jewels, 'Rolex hairspring'; case: brushed and polished curved back rectangular case; case number: 0164C9; closure: black leather strap; dimensions: 20 x 35 mm including lugs; signed: case, dial and movement; accessories: none;
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- Subsidiary Dial - On a clock or watch, a subsidiary dial, also called an auxiliary dial, is a dial that is secondary to the main dial and may show seconds, day of the week or month, or strike silent. A subsidiary dial may be within our outside the main dial, and a clock or watch may have several subsidiary dials.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Baton Hands - A narrow hand on a watch, sometimes also called a stick hand.
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