Maker:
Tudor
Model:
Homeplate
Reference No.: Date: Serial No.:
7031/0 Dated 2nd quarter 1970 756***
Case:
Stainless steel 40mm. case with original screw-down winding button with squared shoulders. Original Bakelite bezel. Reference and serial numbers correctly stamped between the lugs. Case back inside engraved Montre Tudor SA Geneva Switzerland Patented Stainless steel 11.70
Dial:
Superb original unrestored finish with original lume Homeplate markers, signed Tudor Oysterdate beneath the Tudor shield, T-Swiss Made –T at the base of the dial, calendar aperture at 6, outer orange-painted minute ring
Hands: Movement:
Sword-style hands unique to this model, original orange-painted chronograph hand, Original Calibre 7734
Strap:
Early Rolex stainless steel bracelet 7836, dated 4/72, with 380 end links
Price:
£36,000
Info:
The Tudor Homeplate is an iconic chronograph from the early 1970’s. It was sonamed because the 10 lume plots around the dial resemble the homeplates on a baseball field. The Homeplate first went into production in 1970 There were three original references: 7031 having a fixed black Bakelite bezel with either a black dial with grey subs or a grey dial with black subs. 7032 having a fixed steel bezel with black or grey dial options as above 7033 – regarded as a prototype, the same model as the 7031/2 but with a rotatable black bezel. This particular Homeplate is exceptional for the following reasons: The case back is dated for the 2nd quarter of 1970, making this one of the very first Homeplates that Tudor made. The dial has a gorgeous faded unrestored finish, which is very rare to find. The Bakelite bezel is original and has very little wear and tear. The early folded bracelet is dated 1972, two years after the case back date; however it may well be the date that the watch was actually sold.