Tudor Submariner Snowflake

In 1952, Tudor launched the Oyster Prince. From the very first Tudor Oyster Princes that rolled off the assembly line, the model featured two technical innovations that, until then, had never been used in Tudors before: automatic movements and the trademark waterproof Rolex "Oyster" case. The advertising campaign that announced the Oyster Prince's introduction featured men working in harsh, forbidding conditions, all wearing Tudor Oyster Princes strapped to their wrists. The Tudor Oyster Prince's reputation for sturdiness and dependability was tested almost immediately. In 1952, the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom organized a scientific expedition to the northernmost reaches of Greenland. Contrary to popular belief, it was not the Longines Greenlander (Reference 23088) that accompanied this expedition, but the Tudor Oyster Prince.  Following the success of the Oyster Prince, Tudor launched their version of the Submariner in 1954, taking design cues from the Rolex Submariner but housi