{"product_id":"tudor-oyster-ref-7984-black-gilt-rose-dial-unpolished","title":"Tudor Oyster Ref. 7984 - Black Gilt 'Rose' Dial Unpolished","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tudor brand was born in 1926 out of a problem that Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf had: It is much easier to produce high-quality Rolex Oyster cases at scale, than it is to produce the handmade, assembled, and tested Rolex movements that the cases bear. His brilliant solution, use ebauche calibres (off the shelf mass produced swiss movements from ETA, Valjoux, etc.) and pair them with the high-quality cases from Rolex. This would allow those cases to be used, and be able to offer a very high quality product at a much lower price-point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany Tudor models even resembled and shared the names of their Rolex relatives: i.e. Submariner, Prince, Oyster, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece that we have here, simply called an \u003cem\u003eOyster, \u003c\/em\u003eis a Ref. 7984 dating to circa 1967. It remains in excellent overall condition, with a 34mm case that has been spared of a polishing wheel, a matching smooth steel bezel, and a screw-down crown and caseback. Inside, the dial is a very nicely-preserved glossy black 'gilt' unit, with quadrant 'door stop' indices, deeply patinated Tritium plots, and an 'obelisk' handset to round it out. It is powered by a workhorse manual-winding movement by ETA with Tudor's touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese simple 'Oyster' models are \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ean exercise in restraint. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo frills. Purely a functional timekeeping device. And on top of presenting great value next to its cousins over at The Crown, truly represents the essence of the brand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e...and with that 'rose' logo on the dial — dare we say cooler?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver \u0026 Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51920221765949,"sku":"OC3175","price":3650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3741\/files\/TUDOR_OYSTER_BLK_STRAP_WEB_1_R.jpg?v=1783040308","url":"https:\/\/oliverandclarke.com\/products\/tudor-oyster-ref-7984-black-gilt-rose-dial-unpolished","provider":"Oliver \u0026 Clarke Vintage Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}