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12 June 2020, 03:11 AM
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Al Capone’s Rolex Prince was ideal for a 1920s Chicagoan gangster
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12 June 2020, 03:18 AM
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Interesting. There was another link to the watches
Out of the casino movie aswell. |
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12 June 2020, 03:40 AM
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Very interesting article and watch. Never thought Rolex made a rectangular design.
Would Rolex bring the Prince at some tone? Wonder how the feedback is gonna be from Rolex enthusiasts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12 June 2020, 04:38 AM
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Like the retro cool vibe. I’ve seen these pop on eBay occasionally. Since they’re not as popular the prices are pretty good.
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12 June 2020, 05:30 AM
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They did bring it back in 2005 and the Cellini line. They were beautiful watches that went over like a lead balloon and they discontinue the prince watch again in 2015. You can buy a solid gold or platinum Prince in the $10,000 range, less if you look hard. Last edited by MILGAUSS88; 12 June 2020 at 05:36 AM.. Reason: ... |
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12 June 2020, 05:32 AM
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Al Capone's watch that they photo however does not appear to be a Prince model.
Typically they are more elongated and the second hand area is more defined. I do not think this watch has the Prince movement. However I did not see a photo of the movement in the article to confirm. |
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12 June 2020, 06:59 AM
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True that watch in the article is not his actual watch methinks. And true, the Prince was also longer than the general tank shapes. I think the use of the name Prince for the watch in the article is just an anachronism since the name is now generally applied to any Rolex tank shape.
Crown and caliber did a blogpost 3 years back and called it a Prince also - but they captioned the photo correctly. https://blog.crownandcaliber.com/al-capone-watch/amp/  A good article about the history of the Prince can be seen here: https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2017/0...rince.html?m=1  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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12 June 2020, 10:27 AM
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Yeah nah- not a real prince - both al capone and his watch
A prince is a specific watch from Rolex with a specific movement and case It is rectangular with the winding barrel and balance wheel located at the opposite ends of the movement , allowing for a larger balance wheel. Also known as the doctors watch ( see adverts) it came in multiple cases- most desirable were the brancard ( stretcher ) shaped, also straight cased and also railway cased. Cases were made of steel, white gold pink gold yellow gold and rarely platinum. Some were combination of colours called a Tiger stripe case Lots of fakes and many more redo dial are around than a true all original Prince Most rectangular cased Rolex were called Princes but most are not Julian |
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12 June 2020, 10:53 PM
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Thanks! Very interesting!
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12 June 2020, 11:48 PM
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Al Capone’s Rolex Prince was ideal for a 1920s Chicagoan gangster
Not a Rolex, but this was my grandfathers. I had it recently restored and wear it when going out to a nice event.
It was given to my grandfather for Christmas in 1938 by my grandmother, their first Christmas together after being married. He wore it through both WWII and the Korean War. It is huge for a watch of its time at nearly 44mm in length and 28mm wide. We are so used to a watch dial saying SWISS or SWISS MADE at the bottom, but this one actually says the full word SWITZERLAND. A neat piece of history. 
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13 June 2020, 04:30 AM
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There's actually one of the tank style Cellini models up FS on WUS right now, if I'm not mistaken.
Interesting read overall. |
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13 June 2020, 07:33 AM
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That gruen is actually a Prince movement,. They came from the same factory in Switzer
in Switzerland , (Aegler) with Gruen being sold in the USA and Rolex in Switzerland and europe
Julian James Dowling-The Best of Time Rolex Wristwatches An Unauthorised History |
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13 June 2020, 07:58 AM
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