Originally released to the market in 1928, the Rolex Prince, or "Doctor’s Watch", was an unbelievably accurate wristwatch. Often fitted with a chronometer movement, the model featured a subsidiary seconds register below the hours and minutes section of the dial, enabling a doctor to time pulses and respiration, hence its moniker. Rolex capitalized on this concept during the period, marketing the watch to professionals in the medical industry. The watch absolutely captures the zeitgeist of the 1920s, with its elegant, stepped case and deco-style dial composition.

Prince watches generally feature two different case styles: the soft, curved model with flared sides, such as the present watch, is known as the Brancard. The sharp, angled and rectangular model, is known as the Classic. While Prince watches were cased in a variety of metals, such as 9K gold or white gold or platinum, the present examples appears to be an extremely uncommon silver specimen – with the 925 titulation stamped to the inside of the caseback and repeated inside the case at 12. An intellectual curiosity comes from the Swan French import mark (the swan) present on the watch – which lacks titulation. This is because French government did not request such detail, and as long as the alloy was at least 800/1000 silver, it could be swan-stamped when importing the artifact.

Prince watches were fitted with a variety of dials. In this instance, the watch bears a superbly well executed three-tone dial featuring vertically and horizontally brushed elements coupled with mirror polished details.