A Tudor for a Princess

[1680]

Hello,

I'm thinking about building a Tudor for my girlfriend as a birthday present. She just wears small watches, now she has a very small Swarovski watch.

Due to the fact she loves the British history, especially the Tudor dynasty and that her favorite flower is a rose I thought about building something with the size of a lady Datejust with a Tudor Rose dial.

The problem is I don't have a lot of experience with Tudor watches.

I thought I'd source a rep Lady Datejust and swap the movement and the dial (somehow). It should have a smooth bezel, a black rose dial, a jubilee bracelet and a quarz movement (she doesn't wear a watch every day).

I've searched for the different Tudor Princess watches and found the Ref. 7906, Ref.7580 or Ref. 7600.

Could anyone help me out? I would appreciate any information and advice.

Thanks!

[Nanuq]

That's a very nice gesture. This was my answer to the same thought:

[VesperMatt]

How much are you looking to spend? I see gen Tudor DateJusts and even lady and mid-size Tudor Subs going 'cheap' often. If you figure $200-$300 for the rep plus another $120 (if you're buying the dial) plus labor, you might be able to just get a gen Tudor for not outrageously more.

[1680]

Hm, how much ... as much as necessary I'd say (but as less as possible, because I'm just a student).

I've seen a few cheap Tudors, but there are just a few in Europe and it should have a quartz movement.

And I want to build it, I want to give her something I've put a lot of time and effort in.

The only rep lady size Tudors I've found here: http://www.gmt-rolex.com/tudor-princess-date-c-22_40.html

And I doesn't look like a trustworthy dealer.

@Nanuq: thank you for your kind words.

BTW: it doesn't have to be an Oysterdate

Thanks