Note to self and others: Do not dive into the ocean with a leather strap. The subtle combination of light blue hints against the deep navy blue base made it extremely versatile. The stock leather strap that this watch originally came with was of outstanding quality. I’m a Robotics Engineer on my best day and a couch-bound coffee snob on my worst, but I take comfort in the fact that my watch isn’t something I need to worry about while clumsily going about my day. Let’s be clear, I’m not an outdoorsy, adventurous adrenaline junky. You can throw your life at this watch and it will barely flinch. Those that own one or have tried one on will know what I’m talking about. It felt solid from the get-go and never for a moment did I think to myself “Will doing X harm my watch in any way?”. That said, this watch was no delicate beauty. Plenty of macro shots of the dial and no dust or glaring imperfections to be seen a terrific bezel with minimum back-play and a buttery smooth clasp that seemed to have been machined to perfection. The attention to detail on this watch was phenomenal. The Black Bay was my first mechanical (automatic) watch and it blew me away. Image taken from Rolex Passion Report.īefore owning this watch, I was only exposed to a different tier of watches – my previous watch was a Seiko Kinetic Perpetual, and a Tissot PR200 before that. At this time in history, the name was all that separated Rolex from Tudor in terms of design and quality. Since then I’ve come to realize that any other purchase at the time wouldn’t have come close and I’m grateful to have made this decision (I was considering similarly priced watches from Oris, Union Glashütte, Mühle Glashütte and Alpina).Īnd similar examples from the Rolex family can be seen here too. Back then I didn’t fully understand the brand’s history or what a terrific timepiece I was about to own. To put that into perspective, the Rolex Submariner as we know it today was also released that same year.įive years ago, I purchased my Tudor Black Bay Blue (ETA) after graduating from college, and this watch has rarely left my wrist over this time period. 7922 was released in 1954) proving that they are fully capable of being their own brand with their own identity. Tudor might have been born as a brand designed to take money from those unwilling or unable to pay Rolex prices, but these dive watches have spent the last 66 years (the Ref. They had similar success with their predecessor dive watches and Tudor quickly proved itself as a heavy hitter in the dive watch arena. These watches were very popular among the diving community because of their ‘accessible prices’ and overall robustness. 7924 Big Crown Submariner – the direct ancestor of today’s Black Bay. No doubt borrowing heavily from it’s big brother, Tudor released stellar time pieces such as the Ref. I’m here to tell you that the best reason to buy a Tudor is because it’s a Tudor. I often hear the argument that best reason to buy a Tudor is because it is the closest you’ll get to a Rolex without paying Rolex amounts of money for a watch. It is called the TUDOR watch company.” – Hans WilsdorfĪnother beautiful example of the Ref. I decided to form a separate company, with the object of making and marketing this new watch. “For some years now, I have been considering the idea of making a watch that our agents could sell at a more modest price than our Rolex watches, and yet one that would attain the standard of dependability for which Rolex is famous. You can find some here if you are interested – Tudor, Monochrome Watches and Hodinkee. There are many in-depth articles regarding the history of Tudor and the origins of the Black Bay. My hope, however, is to limit my discussion of Rolex and convince you that the Black Bay is a watch that is capable of standing on it’s own two feet (or lugs?). They have a long history of building true-to-form tool watches, but it is impossible to talk about Tudor without drawing parallels to it’s bigger, more popular brother, Rolex. All these opinions are my own.Īs a watch enthusiast, I find myself drawn towards brands such as Tudor primarily because of their story.
Disclaimer: I bought this watch and this review is in no way endorsed or sponsored by anybody.
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