Here we have a 1973 Tudor 9ct gold cased Shock-Resisting dress watch. It is neatly proportioned, measuring 32mm x 32mm, with a lug-to-lug measurement of 40.25mm. It has a slim depth of 8mm. These measurements make it a comfortable and classic wear.
It has a champagne tone satin dial with a sunburst finish. It has the applied Shield logo at 12 with the baton hour markers in a gold tone, with black painted centre. It is signed ‘Tudor’ with the ‘Shock-Resisting’ signing. The gold tone hands are of baton style, with aged luminous in-fill. There is a sleek tapered central second hand. The bezel has a polished finish, with the coin edge crown having the Rolex Cornet logo to the left-hand side. The lugs have an angular tapered design with a bevelled finish. The case back has the personal engraving “Presented to Frederick Daley for 25 years loyal service with Ultra 1948-73”. The case is formed of two pieces with the solid rear. The bezel is removed for the movement to come out. Inside it is marked as ‘Made for Rolex’ with UK hallmarking from London assay office for 9ct gold, dating to 1973. It has the makers mark ‘LJ’ in a lozenge shape.
The movement is a Tudor calibre 2402. It is a manually wound movement with a jewel count of 21. It has the sweep central second hand and a Kif shock absorber. It has been recently serviced and is keeping time to within -7 seconds a day, with an amplitude of 330 degrees and a beat error of 0.3m/s.
Ultra Company:
Ultra are now a British defence and security company which were originally founded as Edward E. Rosen & Co., a manufacturer of headphones and loudspeakers in 1920. In 1925, a new company known as Ultra Electric Ltd was established.
During the 1930s the firm launched its first all-electric radio receiver, producing numerous domestic radio receivers around this time. In 1930 they received their first order from the aviation industry, having been placed by the Japanese Kawasaki Company.
In 1939 the company presented a television receiver to the market for the BBC High Definition Television Service, which was transmitted from the studios at Alexandra Palace.
The company diversified solely into aviation during the second world war, building fuselage elements and engine components. It took the company until 1947 for it to relaunch in the civilian market, although it continued its interest in the military sector during the post war period. These interests included producing components such as temperature regulators, fuel flow valves and throttle controls, which became a key part of the company’s range.
In 1953 they began manufacturing Television sets, opening a new factory at Gosport for the production of both televisions and radios. In 1959 the company re-organised itself, with one division for domestic radios and television and the other focused on all electronic products.
In 1962 Ultra developed their Search and Rescue and Homing (SARAH) radio beacon, which was widely used throughout the world. Various subsystems of Concorde, including the droop nose controls and full authority engine controls, used ULTRA technologies. In 1977 Ultra Electronics were brought by the Dowty Group.
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A further condition report is below.
Dial:
The dial is original and is in decent overall condition. It is a champagne satin base tone with the sunburst finish which is good and even. The signing is good and clear in a black tone. The hour markers are applied and have the black painted centre. They are in good condition with little obvious marking. There is a scratch to the dial which is noticeable in from 3 O’clock.
Hands:
The hands are of luminous stick style and are original. They are in good condition with an even gold tone. The luminous has aged to a yellow tone. The tapered central second hand is also original and good.
Glass:
The crystal is a good acrylic replacement which is in good condition.
Crown:
The gold tone crown is original and has the Rolex cornet logo. It is in good condition.
Case:
The case is 9ct gold and is in good condition. The tone of the yellow gold is good and even. It has been lightly polished to restore the finishes. There are some light surface scratches.
Caseback:
The solid case back is formed of 9ct gold and is in good condition for the age. It has a polished finish with some light marking. It has a personal engraving.
Strap:
The watch is presented on a new genuine leather strap which is non branded.
Movement:
The movement is a Tudor calibre 2402. It is a manually wound movement with a jewel count of 21. It has the sweep central second hand and a Kif shock absorber.
It has been recently serviced. It’s keeping time to within -7 seconds a day, with an amplitude of 330 degrees and a beat error of 0.3m/s.
Case dimensions:
Case width: 32mm
Case width with crown: 33mm
Case length: 32mm
Case length lug to lug: 40.25mm
Case Depth: 8mm
Lug width: 17mm