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	The 1862 is the Prince Classic — the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards (971 and 1490) rather than as a successor. Where the Brancards splay outward from the case waist, the 1862 reads as a restrained Art-Deco rectangle with parallel sides, snap-on caseback, and a smaller wrist footprint at approximately 20 by 35 millimetres. The dial layout is the same Prince duo-dial — hours and minutes upper, oversized sub-seconds at six — and the movement is the same Aegler shaped-caliber family that defined the Prince line, including chronometer-grade Ultra Prima examples. Production runs from a documented Glasgow 1934 hallmark through a 1942 caseback inscription. The 1862 is harder to find than the 1490 because it received less period advertising, but it carries the same chronometer pedigree on a quieter case form.		The 1862 is the Prince Classic — the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards (971 and 1490) rather than as a successor. Where the Brancards splay outward from the case waist, the 1862 reads as a restrained Art-Deco rectangle with parallel sides, snap-on caseback, and a smaller wrist footprint at approximately 20 by 35 millimetres. The dial layout is the same Prince duo-dial — hours and minutes upper, oversized sub-seconds at six — and the movement is the same Aegler shaped-caliber family that defined the Prince line, including chronometer-grade Ultra Prima examples. Production runs from a documented Glasgow 1934 hallmark through a 1942 caseback inscription. The 1862 is harder to find than the 1490 because it received less period advertising, but it carries the same chronometer pedigree on a quieter case form.

	[[File:Ref 1862 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=Rolex Prince Classic 1862 9K gold Glasgow 1934 Cal. 527\|9K gold Glasgow 1934, Cal. 527, "Modèle déposé" dial, Christie's online lot 31]]		[[File:Ref 1862 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Prince Classic 1862 9K gold Glasgow 1934 Cal. 527\|9K gold Glasgow 1934, Cal. 527, "Modèle déposé" dial, Christie's online lot 31]]

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	\|title=Rolex Prince ~~Classic 1862~~ — BezelBase		\|title=Rolex 1862 Prince — Production, Dial Variants, Serial Ranges \| BezelBase
	\|description=The Rolex Prince Classic 1862 is the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards 971 and 1490. Aegler shaped chronometer movements (Cal. 300 family plus 414, 527, 579, 701, 841, 1004, 1759 commercial designations) in Prima, Extra Prima, and Ultra Prima grades. Documented in stainless steel, 9K/18K gold, two-tone, bicolor, and platinum + 9K composite. Production approximately 1928–1942.		\|description=The Rolex Prince Classic 1862 is the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards 971 and 1490. Aegler shaped chronometer movements (Cal. 300 family plus 414, 527, 579, 701, 841, 1004, 1759 commercial designations) in Prima, Extra Prima, and Ultra Prima grades. Documented in stainless steel, 9K/18K gold, two-tone, bicolor, and platinum + 9K composite. Production approximately 1928–1942.
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	\| duo-dial with oversized sub-seconds register at six		\| duo-dial with oversized sub-seconds register at six
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	\| price band ~~(hammer)~~		\| price band
	\| GBP 1,875 (steel head only) → GBP 7,500 (Christie's London 2015 9K Cal. 1004 Glasgow 1936) → CHF 11,875 (Sotheby's GE1604 9K + steel three-tone, 1935) — clear discount to the 1490, which tops at CHF 62,500		\| GBP 1,875 (steel head only) → GBP 7,500 (Christie's London 2015 9K Cal. 1004 Glasgow 1936) → CHF 11,875 (Sotheby's GE1604 9K + steel three-tone, 1935) — clear discount to the 1490, which tops at CHF 62,500
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	<small>[[Reference:prince\|Prince]] → '''1862'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:prince\|Prince]] → '''1862'''</small>

	The 1862 is the Prince Classic — the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards (971 and 1490) rather than as a successor. Where the Brancards splay outward from the case waist, the 1862 reads as a restrained Art-Deco rectangle with parallel sides, snap-on caseback, and a smaller wrist footprint at approximately 20 by 35 millimetres. The dial layout is the same Prince duo-dial — hours and minutes upper, oversized sub-seconds at six — and the movement is the same Aegler shaped-caliber family that defined the Prince line, including chronometer-grade Ultra Prima examples. Production runs from a documented Glasgow 1934 hallmark through a 1942 caseback inscription. The 1862 is harder to find ~~in the modern auction record~~ than the 1490 because it received less period advertising ~~and trades at a noticeable discount~~, but it carries the same chronometer pedigree on a quieter case form~~. A 1936 UK Rolex Christmas advertisement features the reference directly~~.		The 1862 is the Prince Classic — the straight-sided rectangular Prince that runs concurrent with the flared Brancards (971 and 1490) rather than as a successor. Where the Brancards splay outward from the case waist, the 1862 reads as a restrained Art-Deco rectangle with parallel sides, snap-on caseback, and a smaller wrist footprint at approximately 20 by 35 millimetres. The dial layout is the same Prince duo-dial — hours and minutes upper, oversized sub-seconds at six — and the movement is the same Aegler shaped-caliber family that defined the Prince line, including chronometer-grade Ultra Prima examples. Production runs from a documented Glasgow 1934 hallmark through a 1942 caseback inscription. The 1862 is harder to find than the 1490 because it received less period advertising, but it carries the same chronometer pedigree on a quieter case form.

	[[File:Ref 1862 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex Prince Classic 1862 9K gold Glasgow 1934 Cal. 527\|9K gold Glasgow 1934, Cal. 527, "Modèle déposé" dial, Christie's online lot 31]]		[[File:Ref 1862 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex Prince Classic 1862 9K gold Glasgow 1934 Cal. 527\|9K gold Glasgow 1934, Cal. 527, "Modèle déposé" dial, Christie's online lot 31]]

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	* "Rolex Prince 1862 Platinum + 9K Gold", Bonhams, 2026-02		* "Rolex Prince 1862 Platinum + 9K Gold", Bonhams, 2026-02
	* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-1862-lot-249-98 "Rolex Prince 1862 9K Glasgow 1934", Antiquorum]		* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-1862-lot-249-98 "Rolex Prince 1862 9K Glasgow 1934", Antiquorum]
	* "Rolex Prince 1862 Cal. 7½~~'''~~ Extra Prima with Elinvar", Antiquorum, 2022		* "Rolex Prince 1862 Cal. 7½ Extra Prima with Elinvar", Antiquorum, 2022
	* [https://www.vintagerolexforum.com/showthread.php?t=30991 "Rolex Prince 1862 — collector authentication thread", VintageRolexForum, 2013-03-28]		* [https://www.vintagerolexforum.com/showthread.php?t=30991 "Rolex Prince 1862 — collector authentication thread", VintageRolexForum, 2013-03-28]
	* [https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/prince-classic/8.926158/ "Prince Classic 1862 — collectors-market thread", Watchprosite]		* [https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/prince-classic/8.926158/ "Prince Classic 1862 — collectors-market thread", Watchprosite]

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