$2 Tudor Oyster !!

[Tri-National-Man]

Hi folks, just thought I'd share this nice little find. It is a Ref 4453 Tudor Oyster dating from 1940s. It has the Cal 59 movement which has a broken balance shaft and screw down crown is threaded. A nice find for £1.50 ($2)!!!

[MonBK]

You got your moneys worth.

[adam78]

Mine was a little bit more than that! Same case ref. #. Yours looks like it got a bit more use... ;)

[drockadam]

Wow! What a beauty. Obviously it doesn't work?

[adam78]

Well, he said the balance staff is broken, so it wouldn't be currently running.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by drockadam

Wow! What a beauty. Obviously it doesn't work?

You want a running/working Tudor for $2?

[drockadam]

Haha oops. That be great for 2 dollars Haha! What are you going to do with the watch?

[Tri-National-Man]

I've got it up for sale on ebay at the moment..

[adam78]

That would be worth restoring. The dial might be able to be gently cleaned (might be nicotine stain), and of course the hands could be relumed better. I just saw your eBay listing. It's fine, but the 4453 is certainly not rare, and definitely not "very rare"...But you're not the first eBay seller to tend toward hyperbole.

[Tri-National-Man]

It is "very rare" in the context of there are hardly any for sale on ebay..

[T5AUS]

Or perhaps in the county of Devonshire lol....hey, I'm just jealous, I would love to have found this for 2 bucks, good luck with the sale

[drockadam]

I can't stop coming back to this page and looking at this beautiful watch. I keep imagining it with a brown leather band and sitting on my wrist. Haha.

[Tri-National-Man]

Thank you for all your comments...the sale ends in 3hrs ish GMT...Its doing about £120 at the moment..

[Racer X]

Originally Posted by Tri-National-Man

Thank you for all your comments...the sale ends in 3hrs ish GMT...Its doing about £120 at the moment..

That's a pretty good ROI!

[Tri-National-Man]

Originally Posted by Racer X

That's a pretty good ROI!

Sorry Racer X, I don't know all these abbreviations...

[Alcan]

Originally Posted by Tri-National-Man

Sorry Racer X, I don't know all these abbreviations...

Return On Investment.

Btw, here's mine from the same era, overhauled and running like a.......... well, like a Swiss watch!

Canadian members might recognize the case back inscription:

D.F. Schneider
25 Years Service
J.M. Schneider Ltd.
1951

The dial dates the watch to between 1936 and 1947. Schneider Meats is now part of Maple Leaf Foods.

[Tri-National-Man]

OMG and LFL (Look at those Fancy Lugs) ;)

[strangeloop]

Hi there,
Sorry for dragging this old post back but I'm trying to figure out if I purchased a genuine Tudor Oyster.

Should there be a serial number or some kind of marking between the lugs at 6 and 12 O'clock for a Tudor Oyster? I've read on the internet that genuine rolex watches have this but I'm not sure if it is the same for the Tudor Oyster. On the back of the case there is the serial number and also underneath it 4453.

Sorry for the stupid question, I've googled this and I've been going in circles.

Many thanks

[strangeloop]

some photos if it helps, thanks

[andromeda160]

Originally Posted by strangeloop

Hi there,
Sorry for dragging this old post back but I'm trying to figure out if I purchased a genuine Tudor Oyster.

Should there be a serial number or some kind of marking between the lugs at 6 and 12 O'clock for a Tudor Oyster? I've read on the internet that genuine rolex watches have this but I'm not sure if it is the same for the Tudor Oyster. On the back of the case there is the serial number and also underneath it 4453.

Sorry for the stupid question, I've googled this and I've been going in circles.

Many thanks

nope your watch is correct.

[strangeloop]

Originally Posted by andromeda160

nope your watch is correct.

Thanks very much andromeda160, that's a relief!!

[Daytona4130]

Ill give you $4.50 for it!

[strangeloop]

Originally Posted by Daytona4130

Ill give you $4.50 for it!

That's probably all it's worth anyway!