This is an all-original, solid gold 100% Rolex first-year production Tudor with the original Rolex caliber 59 manual movement and NOT the later ETA movement. During W.W. II Rolex saw a market for Rolex quality watches but at a more modest price. Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex, responded in 1946 with the first models of the Tudor line of Rolex watches. The earliest Tudor's used in-house Rolex movements and the next year, in 1947, they started using ETA ebauche's which were built to Rolex specifications and finished, timed and cased at the Rolex factory.

Factory original white dial with solid gold applied numerals and batons and signed Tudor and Shock Protected with small rose-in-shield logo is clean and beautiful. Solid gold hands with sweep seconds. Solid 9 karat gold Rolex Tudor signed snap back case is superb with no scratches, personalization or damage. Full sized at 34mm x 41mm with 17mm between the lugs. Inside is a spectacular Rolex factory original in-house caliber 59 manual wind 17 jewel Swiss movement that is as crisp and clean as the day it left the factory in 1946. Recently serviced and keeping excellent time. Fitted with a new, very high quality brown German made Di-Modell genuine Teju lizard strap. This is an all factory-original authentic and very collectable Rolex at a fraction of the cost of the same watch with the Rolex name printed on the dial.