Tudor Black Bay

PERFORMING A HAKA:

Tudor’s New Black Bay Chrono for the New Zealand All Blacks (with Live Images)

The Rugby World Cup is a men’s rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. As the official timekeeper of the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan (September 20 to November 2), Tudor will equip all participating referees with a Black Bay Chrono in Steel (see WatchTime’s review from 2018). More importantly: As a...

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Sep 14, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

TREND PIECE:

Two-Tone Tendencies: The Hottest Bicolor Watches of 2019

Depending on execution, two-tone timepieces can come off as a striking alternative to your daily wristwear or fall into the domain of over the top and extravagant. Despite the fine line that exists between good looking and gauche, two-tone has emerged as one of 2019’s hottest trends with the halls of Baselworld and SIHH filled...

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Aug 25, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH TO WATCH

Tudor Embraces Two-Tone With Black Bay Chronograph S&G

Tudor's 2017 release of its first Black Bay Chronograph in 2017 was one of the watch world's most intriguing stories that year, mostly owing to the timepiece's use of a new movement sourced not from Tudor's "big brother" brand, Rolex, but from stopwatch specialist Breitling. The new Black Bay Chronograph S&G (Steel & Gold) is a vintage-look two-tone timepiece that will remind many Rolex aficionados of the classic "John Player Special" Cosmograph Daytona model of the late 1960s.

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Aug 15, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TEST

Deep Black: Testing the Tudor Black Bay Dark

A black watch is perfect for diving in deep dark waters, and it looks great on dry land, too. In this feature from WatchTime's June 2017 issue, we test Tudor’s popular model in its recently launched all-black version: the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Dark. Original photos are by OK-Photography.

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Jul 31, 2019 by Alexander Krupp

Baselworld 2019:

WatchTime’s Official Editors’ Round Table for Baselworld

Baselworld 2019 will most likely go down as the show’s deciding year: On one hand, Baselworld had to deal with yet another significantly lower number of exhibitors (and visitors); on the other hand, the show’s new management also had to make sure the outlook for 2020 would be convincing enough to bring back large portions...

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Apr 6, 2019 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2019:

A U.S. Navy Prototype Resurfaces: The Tudor Black Bay P01

Back in 1967, while it was a supplier of watches to the U.S. Navy, Tudor developed a prototype for a new, tactical divers’s watch, meeting a set of specifications set by the U.S. government, to replace the standard-issue Oyster Prince Submariner Ref. 7928. This prototype, code-named “Commando” never saw the light of day, as the...

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Mar 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Building the Foundation, Part 4: The In-House Movements of Tudor

Rome wasn’t built in a day — and neither was Rolex, Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre and other watch manufacturers praised for their vertical integration and lauded for their array of in-house calibers. While we all applaud the handful of brands that bring new and increasingly complicated calibers to market virtually every year, we also should take...

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Aug 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight

Tudor once again expanded its critically-acclaimed Black Bay collection at Baselworld 2018. Since its initial release in 2012, the brand has almost every year sought to grow the Black Bay’s appeal, most recently by shifting from an ETA movement to an in-house caliber, adding many different color and material options, and by slightly modernizing the...

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Apr 8, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2018:

Hands-On with the Tudor Black Bay GMT

If you’ve been active on social media at all over the past two days, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Tudor‘s latest release and the debate that has quickly surrounded it. Working closely with big brother Rolex, Tudor released the Black Bay GMT with a familiar red-and-blue bezel. The watch is attractive, follows the ever-popular...

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Mar 23, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Highlights from WatchTime’s March-April Issue, On Sale Now

The second WatchTime issue of 2018 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from an interview with Zenith CEO Julien Tornare, profiles of Antoine Preziuso and Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrick Pruniaux, a test of the Tudor Black Bay Chronograph, in-depth reviews of new watches from IWC Schaffhausen, Longines, Omega, and Oris, a deep dive into the state of...

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Mar 13, 2018 by WatchTime

2017: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Seven Chronographs from 2017 that are Perfect for Racing into the New Year

As we approach the end of 2017 and prepare for a new year of watch releases in 2018, we wanted to take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year. Check back each day this week for a new list focused on everything that 2017 had to offer....

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Dec 28, 2017 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bremont Supermarine Type 301

Bremont, the British watch brand best known for its luxury pilots' watches, has this year come to market with a vintage-influenced dive watch to compete with some of the historic players. Dubbed the Supermarine Type 301, or S301 for short, the watch draws many of its influences from the early divers of the 1950s while still being distinctly Bremont in its design.

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Dec 3, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FATHER'S DAY COUNTDOWN

5 Important Chronograph Watches From Baselworld 2017

Continuing our rundown of notable watches in several categories from the Baselworld 2017 watch fair, we turn our attention to five new chronographs — several of them representing firsts for their respective brands — that stood out from the pack. Read on for details, and remember — Father's Day is only a few days away.

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Jun 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

COUTURE 2017:

Brand it Like Beckham: Tudor Announces David Beckham as New Brand Ambassador

As Couture 2017 kicked off, Tudor made a blockbuster announcement, naming international soccer star David Beckham as its new "brand ambassador" and the face of its "Born to Dare" ad campaign.

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Jun 2, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2017:

Tudor Vintage Design + Breitling Base Caliber = New Tudor Black Bay Chronograph

Two of the watch world's heavyweights have pooled their expertise to develop one of Baselworld 2017's most buzzed-about new releases. The Tudor Black Bay Chronograph adds a new, sporty complication to the popular Black Bay collection, and does so with the aid of a new movement sourced not from big-brother Rolex but from stopwatch specialist Breitling.

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Apr 8, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2017:

Tudor Heritage Black Bay Steel is the First Black Bay with Date

Tudor's Heritage Black Bay collection of vintage-inspired divers' watches — which added its first bronze-cased model last year — expands again at Baselworld 2017 with the introduction of an all-steel version with brushed-steel bezel insert. The Heritage Black Bay Steel, which contains a Tudor in-house movement, is noteworthy as the first in the Black Bay family with a date function.

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Mar 22, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

WatchTime’s March-April Issue Is On Sale Now!

The March-April 2017 issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also available in our online shop), featuring reviews of the Tudor Black Bay Bronze, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph, and TAG Heuer Monza; a tour of Grand Seiko’s watchmaking studios; a pilots’ watch face-off between IWC and Breitling, and more. Scroll down for highlights from the...

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Mar 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Tudor Pelagos

In today’s world of watches, it’s become to hear raves about the Tudor Heritage Black Bay, and its place as an extension of the historical Tudor Submariner line, it is easy to forget about the modern series that most closely follows that model's lineage, the Tudor Pelagos. Here we compare the vintage watch with its modern descendant.

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Feb 26, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Tudor Heritage Ranger

Tudor's vintage-inspired Heritage Black Bay and Heritage Chrono have captivated the watch world for some time. Lesser known is the Tudor Heritage Ranger, a piece based on vintage watches that first appeared in the brand’s catalogs in the 1960s. We compare the historical timepiece with its modern counterpart.

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Dec 18, 2016 by Caleb Anderson