Little to nothing is written about these early Rolex Prince models, but when I saw this one being offered, I knew it was a special watch. The case engraving, the pristine Art Deco dial, the fixed lugs, all of it formed a gorgeous, albeit enigmatic, watch....
Like, you I am very taken with these watches. Just found a nice example of a Prince Brancard ( with inlaid white-gold stripes no less). They really are excellent watches. Congratulations! For a 93 year old watch, this keeps really good time! ...
Princes came in all shoes and sizes with a multitude of dial and movement variations This is a lovely straight sided piece - love the side engraving which make it stand out from the plain straight sided models As you say , some dials did not have any writ...
I'm going to look up your article. I am really taken by these watches, and would love to track down a stainless steel one in the future. Kind of crazy that in the 1990s, these pieces were selling for 4x more than now.