{"product_id":"tudor-oyster-royal-honeycomb-albino-explorer-as09357","title":"Tudor Oyster Royal 'Honeycomb Albino Explorer'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTudor’s legacy as maker of high-quality tool watches was cemented long before the brand re-entered the American market in late 2013. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA perfect example of the brand’s watchmaking pedigree is this super cool - and mega rare - Tudor Oyster Royal from the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTudor’s waterproof Oyster-cased watches - like Rolex's - were introduced in 1946. This example, a Reference 7934, dates to the early 1950s and features a 34 stainless case and a manual-winding movement. Also present are a domed acrylic crystal, ‘holey’ lugs  and a Rolex signed screwdown crown. Most excitingly, this lovely piece features an incredibly rare luminous textured white \u003cem\u003ehoneycomb \u003c\/em\u003e ‘albino’ dial with applied gold ‘dart’ indices and Arabic numerals at the quadrant positions, much like the Rolex Explorer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the early years of the watchmaking industry, before mass-machining took effect, every component of a watch was constructed by hand, or milled on a hand-powered machine. Although this watch was a product of early machine production, textured dials such as this one are still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eextremely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ecomplex to construct. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePaired with a gold dauphine handset and a blued-steel center seconds hand, this special piece hits the right notes hard in the dial department and is sure to set many hearts aflutter!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’ve outfitted this piece with our Analog:Shift Byrd Blue Leather Strap which pulls out the blue from the second's hand, complementing the warm patination present throughout the piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf your preference in timepieces can be described using words such as \u003cem\u003evintage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003erare\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etextured\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ealbino\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eExplorer\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003edial\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003epatina\u003c\/em\u003e - you've just found the next addition to your collection!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tudor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40527178989655,"sku":"40991788","price":4850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/RESHOOT-AS09357_40991788_TUDOR_OYSTERROYAL_ALBINOEXPLORERHONEYCOMB__7934-11.jpg?v=1730495444","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/tudor-oyster-royal-honeycomb-albino-explorer-as09357","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}