{"product_id":"tudor-submariner-snowflake-as01610","title":"Tudor Submariner Snowflake","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1952, Tudor launched the Oyster Prince. \u003c\/span\u003eFrom the very first Tudor Oyster Princes that rolled off the assembly line, the model featured two technical innovations that, until then, had never been used in Tudors before: automatic movements and the trademark waterproof Rolex \"Oyster\" case. The advertising campaign that announced the Oyster Prince's introduction featured men working in harsh, forbidding conditions, all wearing Tudor Oyster Princes strapped to their wrists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tudor Oyster Prince's reputation for sturdiness and dependability was tested almost immediately. In 1952, the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom organized a scientific expedition to the northernmost reaches of Greenland. Contrary to popular belief, it was not the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/longines-www-greenlander-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Longines Greenlander\"\u003eLongines Greenlander\u003c\/a\u003e (Reference 23088) that accompanied this expedition, but the Tudor Oyster Prince. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the success of the Oyster Prince, Tudor launched their version of the Submariner in 1954, taking design cues from the Rolex Submariner but housing an ETA automatic movement (instead of a Rolex Calibre) in the Oyster case. Aside from the movements and the brand name on the dial, Tudor Submariners remained virtually indistinguishable from their Rolex counterparts. That is, until the late 1960s, when the Tudor Submariner Reference 7016 debuted with the design features that would set Tudor Submariners apart from their Rolex cousins. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, the dial of the Reference 7016 was offered in blue rather than just in the usual black. Instead of the Tudor rose that had adorned Tudor watches since the 1940s, the Tudor logo was changed to a shield. The indices and hands attained a distinctive, triangular shape which earned this model the enduring nickname of \"Snowflake.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial of our Reference 94110 Snowflake is a deep blue like the waters of Lake Geneva, unblemished by water damage or hand drag, or the paint bubbling common on earlier models. It comes complete with a 9315\/380B folded link bracelet with a Tudor signed clasp, which is a rare find, particularly in such good condition!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tudor Snowflake is a distinctive and worthy alternative to its Rolex counterpart, in keeping with Tudor's original mission: to provide Rolex quality without the Rolex price tag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tudor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21926012225,"sku":null,"price":6900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Tudor_Submariner_Snowflake_94110-0_AS01610_1.jpg?v=1468527386","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/tudor-submariner-snowflake-as01610","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}