Tudor Prince Chronograph 79260p

A few questions re this one. Just wondering if Tudor still make these? I have looked on their website & as far as I can see it appears not. Also wondering how they wear? Size comparisons etc? Any wrist shots at all. I like them a lot & am currently contemplating one of these or a Black Bay 'Red' on SS. Still struggling to make up my mind. I have tried the Black Bay on at a dealers & do like them, however there is something a bit more classic about the Prince Chronograph.

Any comments / thoughts / pics etc would be much appreciated.

They are discontinued, and only occasionally come up on SC. they also produced the 79280 and 79270. Some were fixed bezel and some were rotating bezel I can't remember which.
They wear a bit like a Daytona with the added difference of having a date function.

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It's the one one the right in the picture that I like, only the 79260p has numbers instead of battens as hour markers. Is it that much larger than the one on the left or is it the angle the photo has been taken at? Not easy to tell.

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Angle I think as in reality they are both the same size

Hello,

My first post here! No, Tudor has stopped making them around 2008.
Amazing watches that ooze quality and very fast appreciating at the moment! I recently got mine as well and it has become a major part of the rotation!
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Hello,

My first post here! No, Tudor has stopped making them around 2008.
Amazing watches that ooze quality and very fast appreciating at the moment! I recently got mine as well and it has become a major part of the rotation!
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That is the one to have in my opinion. I had this one, but the dial didn't look great under certain lighting when the subdials and dial just all merged in to one:

http://darkrepository.com/temp/DSC_1222.JPG

Other negatives that I found:
- flat sapphire crystal with no a/r is very reflective
- the lug holes are a long way out from the case and I didn't like the gap when mounted on a strap, and the exposed case side is unfinished. I got some custom end links made which filled this gap.

I'd definitely consider the panda one again though!

The panda is on my chrono 24 search. Not many come up.

The blue above looks good too.

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Originally Posted by budfox88

They wear a bit like a Daytona with the added difference of having a date function.

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The sub dial layout is different from a Daytona (probably because of the date).

Nice watches, there were plenty about a few years ago (at reasonable prices), not sure now but from the responses they seem to be harder to find.

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Originally Posted by christech81

The sub dial layout is different from a Daytona (probably because of the date).

Nice watches, there were plenty about a few years ago (at reasonable prices), not sure now but from the responses they seem to be harder to find.

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The subdial arrangement is different due to the use of another movement. The stock Valjoux 7750 arrangement!

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Originally Posted by marcus fenix

That is the one to have in my opinion. I had this one, but the dial didn't look great under certain lighting when the subdials and dial just all merged in to one

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I had your watch after it had changed hands a few times. It looked great when the light caught it right but it was just too awkward to read most of the time. I do kind of regret selling it though.

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Originally Posted by smithdj10

The panda is on my chrono 24 search. Not many come up.

The blue above looks good too.

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there is one for sale on the german uhrforum fot the moment at a really decent price

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Originally Posted by Ar.parask

The subdial arrangement is different due to the use of another movement. The stock Valjoux 7750 arrangement!

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Thanks, I was aware of the fact that it has a different movement it's just that a popular placement of the date for a 12 hour watch with three sub dials is at the 3 position, between 4 and 5 or at the 6 (Tag Monza cal.36 and others).

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Originally Posted by soesgsxr

there is one for sale on the german uhrforum fot the moment at a really decent price

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Do you have the link please as I have tried looking for it (even with translate) but still can't find it. Thx:-)

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there is one for sale on the german uhrforum fot the moment at a really decent price

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Thanks, I'll look at that late, although I need to move something first really.

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Originally Posted by 97BlackC5

Do you have the link please as I have tried looking for it (even with translate) but still can't find it. Thx:-)

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My fault i made a mistake and mixed it up with this one

https://www.chrono24.nl/tudor/chrono...arch/index.htm

and this one is a 79280 but panda. I don't know the differences with a 79260P. Has to doe something with polished lugs no?

https://uhrforum.de/tudor-prince-dat...-panda-t253478

Like both of those two, pretty reasonabley priced I feel for a daytona style watch. Saw an old post that had one with the word chrono across the top of the dial, not sure about that, but the style is good.

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Originally Posted by Neilw3030

Like both of those two, pretty reasonabley priced I feel for a daytona style watch. Saw an old post that had one with the word chrono across the top of the dial, not sure about that, but the style is good.

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That's a Ref 20300 like the one in the link below.
Nice watch, but the word "Chrono" across the top ruins it for me. Much prefer the 79260/79280

http://www.watchclub.com/w6601/tudor...mm-chronograph

P stands for polished lugs indeed...
The one in uhrforum is a steal for the price...
Even though mine is the 79260p I prefer the brushed lugs edition..



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Dear OP
You can find a few 79280 watches here

http://www.powanloiwatch.com.hk/sear...keyword=Tudor+

That one on UHR is 1400 gbp - great price. Has anyone bought from that forum? How receptive are they to selling to UK buyers?

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That one on UHR is 1400 gbp - great price. Has anyone bought from that forum? How receptive are they to selling to UK buyers?

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I have not bought from the forum. But I have bought quite a few watches from dealers in Germany. Considering they are in the EU they are more than happy to sell to UK buyers and postage so far has been quite reasonable.
You could at least ask the question! For that price it is definitely worth it

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I have not bought from the forum. But I have bought quite a few watches from dealers in Germany. Considering they are in the EU they are more than happy to sell to UK buyers and postage so far has been quite reasonable.
You could at least ask the question! For that price it is definitely worth it

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It is, although I need to flip something first!

After looking in depth at the Prince Chronograph I pulled the trigger on a Tudor last Saturday & it arrived today......not however the chronograph that is the subject of this thread.

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A fantastic watch though, the finish is superb.

Nice, congrats!

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Originally Posted by 97BlackC5

After looking in depth at the Prince Chronograph I pulled the trigger on a Tudor last Saturday & it arrived today......not however the chronograph that is the subject of this thread.

A fantastic watch though, the finish is superb.

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Congratulations. They look great with a cyclops fitted, too.