Tudor
Tudor Prince Date Chronograph
79280P · 2003 · Added 1 Nov 2026
$5,870
Buying from JSP Watches
- Pay by e-Transfer or wire
- Insured, tracked shipping across Canada included
- Movement and serial photos on request
- Reference
- 79280P
- Year
- 2003
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Valjoux 7750
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless Steel
- Condition
- Very good
- Box & papers
- Box only
- Service
- Not required — running within spec
Condition notes
A few small nicks on the bezel and micro-scratches on the bracelet and case; honest wear consistent with age, unpolished. Fully functional and keeping time.
Condition
Very good overall. A few small nicks on the bezel and micro-scratches on the bracelet and case, consistent with age; the watch has not been polished. Fully functional and keeping time. A special piece if you want something unique for your collection.
What’s included
- Original Tudor inner and outer boxes
- Instruction manual
- Leather warranty card sleeve (warranty cards not included)
- Extra bracelet link
- Original Tudor 62590 stainless steel 5-link bracelet (clasp code DT, 2002)
Background
Tudor launched its fourth-series Oysterdate chronograph line in 1995, and ref 79280 was the version with a polished steel bezel engraved with a tachymeter scale. The dial text changed to “Prince Date” around 1997. Many examples from this era carry “Tiger” under the 12 o’clock subdial, marking Tudor’s sponsorship of Tiger Woods. This one has the clean non-Tiger dial, which collectors prefer for its uncluttered look and which is less common on the market. The “P” in the reference is understood to mean polished lugs. Like other Tudors of the era, it uses a Rolex-style Oyster case, and its bracelet clasp carries the same date-code system Rolex uses on its own clasps.
Silver sunburst panda dial with black subdials, chronograph with date, screw-down pushers, sapphire crystal, and the Tudor-finished Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement.
