Rolex Cellini Prince: An Overlooked Rectangular Dress Watch

penang1974 · 2020-07-04T08:04:19Z

Explore the unique Rolex Cellini Prince, a rectangular dress watch with a shaped movement. Discover its design, features, and why this overlooked model captivates collectors.

The Rolex Cellini Prince, a distinctive rectangular dress watch, often remains an overlooked gem within the brand's storied history. Penang1974's original post sheds light on this unique model, highlighting its elegant design and notable features that set it apart from typical Rolex offerings. This article explores why the Cellini Prince, despite its limited production run, continues to captivate collectors with its blend of classic aesthetics and horological intrigue.

The Cellini Rolex Prince was in production for only a few years, with production ended in 2014. Even among fans of the brand, there are many who seem unaware of this model, which came in Everose and white gold versions. Manual wind, a perfectly sized men s dress watch at 45mm x 29 mm. Water resistant to 30 meters, 72 hours power reserve.
The watch, with transparent case back, shimmers in the light like faceted jewellery. The subdial is for running seconds this particular example often attracts curious glances

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The Cellini Prince was also produced in platinum, expanding the range of precious metals beyond Everose and white gold.
The rectangular, shaped movement of the Cellini Prince is a significant highlight, as very few watchmakers produce such movements today, making it a unique horological feature.
Some collectors find the blocky case proportions of the Cellini Prince less graceful compared to shaped cases from brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre or Cartier, despite appreciating the rose gold and white gold/black dial versions.
The Cellini Prince, despite its elegant appearance, is described as being built robustly, akin to a 'TANK,' suggesting a surprising durability for a dress watch.
For some, the Cellini Prince represents a desire for a distinctive and less common Rolex, often chosen to stand out from more ubiquitous models.

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amanico

Jul 4, 2020

A Prince, in platinum. Credit photos: Only Watches.

mdg

Jul 4, 2020

...who taught the New York Horological Society class I took. It was built like a TANK...not dainty at all. Beautiful though.

xyz123abc

Jul 4, 2020

This would be one of my first choices (well, to be honest, a caliber 33 from my dear friend Paul first) - but as a new Rolex to be worn instead of my 45 year old DateJust, definitely. Picture credit Paul Gerber’s website.

xyz123abc

Jul 4, 2020

With a little cleaning and some screw polish it would be superb.

Cpt Scarlet

Jul 4, 2020

By Paul Gerber. The Spherical Moon version looks superb.

Clueless_Collector

Jul 4, 2020

I also prefer your RG version but my AD only had this... This is my very first Rolex just to show how clueless I am, lol....to be different

Rolex Cellini Prince: An Overlooked Rectangular Dress Watch

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