I have a soft spot for Rolex Prince Doctor watch as it has one of the highest chronometer grading plus these watches are made for gentlemen. Originally, I was aiming for a 14k yellow gold Eaton Quarter century club Rolex ref 3937. Then I saw another thinner rose gold Prince next to it.
I am not familiar with this model but I was attracted by its rose gold, irregular sharp case and the pink dial. As the size looks slimmer than the usual Rolex Prince, I thought it has a different Rolex movement initially and was skeptical about it. After I took out the movement, I then realized that it has a similar Rolex caliber 300 movement plus with an additional timed at 7 positions instead of 6 positions. The extra positions is due to the asymmetrical case design.
Without much hesitation, I used several of my other vintage watches to trade for this beauty. This beauty is a Rolex “Prince Chronometer” 14k Pink Gold Asymmetric Rectangular Watch, Ref. 3362, from 1934. Case Size: 19×45.5mm. It has an unusual Shape Resembling of a Driver’s Watch. Rolex Prince watches during the 1980-90s was the top of the range watch among the watch connoisseurs.
The next target shall be the rare Rolex Prince Zebra. aka Tiger stripes...
A similar watch is published in is published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2001, p. 92.
Most Rolex’s Prince movement are timed in 6 positions. For this model, it is timed in 7 positions, one extra to cater for the asymmetrical case shape.
This Prince model was not very popular during that era perhaps owing to the weird shape design that was too avant-grade for most people. I could only find 5 Photos from internet of the Rolex 3362
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