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Old 16 February 2020, 05:50 AM   #1
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Tudor Big Rose Qusetions

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I have found a Tudor Big Rose 7934 that I like the look of, and am hoping to get some advice. I have done some online searching, and cannot seem to find any pictures of the same dial style. I have heard that there were lots of variations over the years, but does this one look correct? The crown is plain, so I suspect it is a replacement? Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Old 16 February 2020, 09:54 AM   #2
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The crown is definitely a replacement. Would need higher-res photos to make further jusgment, and the first few digits of the serial number.

Looks OK from this distance, but I'd be asking myself this: If the crown has been replaced so unsympathetically, what else has been done to it?
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Old 16 February 2020, 11:53 AM   #3
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Here's a photo of my beloved 7934 for comparison, although this is the crosshair dial version.

I even wrote a poem about how to spot a genuine one. Without doubt the nerdiest thing I've ever done.

The line goes from the base of D
Right between the S and T
Then flush against the edge of E
The markers must be old, you see

The font style is important, too
Pure gothic serif through and through
The second hand is steely blue
The rose is crisp, but far from new

The dial is marked with single Swiss
The hands are pointed, just like this
The 3, 6, 9 are clawed - don't miss
the chance to get one. Watch-nerd bliss!
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Old 17 February 2020, 08:43 PM   #4
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Old 17 February 2020, 08:44 PM   #5
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Old 18 February 2020, 12:13 AM   #6
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It depends on the date range. The big rose was only used for a few years in the late 50s to the very early 1960s and is one of the most faked Tudor dials next to the red ranger dial.
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Old 18 February 2020, 08:47 PM   #7
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Thanks for the info, according to a serial number database, I think it is from 1961.....
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Thanks for the info, according to a serial number database, I think it is from 1961.....
61 falls within the acceptable range.
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