That thickness matches the Black Bay's thickness perfectly, it almost feels like the Black Bay should have been sold on the. However, At £,2500 the Tudor Black Bay does seem like such an incredible offer when you consider its reputation, brand value and all the features it has I've mentioned here. Not too big, not too small. . The date aperture is beveled, and it gives the date disc underneath an attractive frame. This may very well explain his love for German and military-inspired watches.
Tudor continued to grow the Black Bay collection in 2017 with the introduction of six new versions. The price of this watch seems appropriate considering its place in the market. Moving to the dial, the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight brings a gilt look to a matte black background. The new watch, dubbed the Black Bay Fifty-Eight, was very much real, and it was really just 39 millimeters in diameter with a new, smaller, in-house caliber. I have a Tissot Seastar Powermatic 80 absolutely awesome by the way and it is 43mm and I don't think it's too big at all. Rolex and Tudor fans will know that all these little dial details create something of a greatest hits album of different Submariner references from the past, but the overall look is cohesive. Enter the Black Bay Fifty-Eight.
Nearly 15mm does feel a little too thick for the Black Bay, if you were looking for a modern diver you could wear every day, I would probably take the time to check out the thickness for yourself in person as it does need to be seen and experienced yourself to determine if it's also an issue for you as well. Looking for a Tudor watch? Shown here on a 7. Inside, you'll find seasonal buying guides, rich maker profiles and long-form dispatches from the front lines of product design. And then came the second wave. In-House Movement To look at the Rolex Submariner, it may not seem that much has changed in the watch industry over the past century—but it really, really, has. Other diving watches like the Rolex Submariner can pull off an exotic leather strap, however, the Black Bay has a pretty distinctive style.
This strap genuinely made wearing the Black Bay every day a pleasure. The Tudor Submariners were, less expensive but often came in the same high-quality Oyster case like a Rolex, ensuring the reliability Rolex had already established a reputation for. But many enthusiasts — myself included — have complained about case size enough to the point where brands are taking notice and scaling down their vintage reissues. The winding crown is screwed down onto the case to ensure water resistance. The natural leather means the straps are truly unique making for some insanely cool combos.
Some other welcome changes are the removal of the colored crown tube and the inclusion of an embossed Tudor Rose on the crown itself. An extremely smart move for everyone involved at the time, a formula that we see repeated in almost every industry out there today. For me, this watch is almost a perfect lifelong beater watch. The addition of the 58 just gives them a little more variety when doing so. . The new case makes a world of difference. The problem is that it wears tall.
You're quickly reminded of Tudor's awareness of the modern wrist in the shape of the anodised aluminium bezel with steel coloured markers, the reassuringly well-made crown and robust case design all play a part in bringing the piece right up to the 21st century. Is it two-and-a-quarter times more watch? A simple, yet highly effective clasp. Speaking of the dial, the Black Bay 58 has a matt black dial so we can go explore more sport straps to create some not just stylish, but also very reliable looks perfect for the warmer months. You really cannot go wrong with the versatility of the Black option. Protecting the dial is a domed that gives the Tudor a nice retro feel but the crystal is also not so big as some of Tudors Submariners, which is good because at a certain point sapphire crystals can be too tall to the point of becoming cumbersome. It lacks the anodised crown tube and the bezel markings are ' gilt' rather than white.
With thousands of these flying out of the door all the time, once fitted to a watch you can really see why these are so loved. Next, in true style, we get a logo change this time and it is now a more modern shield over the older rose logo many collectors have come to love. The seconds track, font, dial and edge of both hands and indices all feature this gilt coloured detail bringing the overall warmth of the Black Bay up. Plus, 200m water resistance is a perfectly re-assuring amount for the majority of wrists. The Fifty-Eight adds gold numbers to the bezel markings too, whereas , which is the closest modern watch to the Fifty-Eight, has white bezel graduations. But instead of raw aluminum for the numerals and markings, Tudor went with rose gold to match the dial inserts.
The soft Geckota lining on the strap means you really can wear this strap all the time. Pretty hard to argue with that. It makes a watch feel less starkly modern while not specifically going for a vintage twist. I concluded that the rumors were wrong. Even if you're unsure about Tudor watches, I feel it would be extremely hard to outright hate them, simply have a look at their website and the range they offer, then naturally compare the price of the equivalent timepiece to Rolex and you'll start to see where I'm coming from. Built On Heritage Tudor as we know it today may have only been around since 2010, when the Heritage Chronograph reinvented the ailing brand from its aimless confusion to the fresh, desirable alternative it is today, but the story goes back way further than that—all the way to 1926. Here are our top suggestions.
During Dive This indicates the beginning of the dive and is visible in the dark. The 1957 Speedmaster, for example, and the 1972 Royal Oak. The strap is an ideal thickness for the Black Bay line up. The bezel has a nicely coined edge that provides just the right amount of grip for a turn. This thing is a torch. Rolex, Tudor has chosen to be a bit more—to quote every haute couture designer ever—playful with its designs. However, in reality, the total package is very different than a 41 mm Black Bay.
One of the best features of the Black Bay collection, in general, is the satin-brushed top of the case and lugs, contrasted by beveled polished edges and filly polished flanks, and this watch is no different in that regard. The odd gilt detail here, a splash of red on bezel there, these act as just merely flashes of its past. We were given some history by the brand that explained how in 1958, the first Tudor Submariner was released. The term ' bang for buck' comes to mind with Tudor, and there are not many other watches outright that better represent this than the. Or maybe find a mint 14060m.