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    • Tudor

    Tudor is a premium Swiss watchmaking brand drawing on a rich watchmaking heritage to offer a distinctive retro-chic style, with high-quality mechanics and finishing, for affordable prices. Since the brand name was registered for Hans Wilsdorf, founder of Rolex, in 1926, Tudor has benefited from Rolex’s watchmaking expertise, quality control, and service. Tudor and Rolex are the two brands in the portfolio owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, which was set up in 1945 by the founder. Tudor was re-launched in 2007 with a distinctive personality and a high level of independence in its design, manufacturing, and communication. In September of 2013, Tudor officially returned to the United States market and has since become a popular brand in its own right among watch enthusiasts both new and old.

    Easy Rider: Reviewing the Tudor Black Bay Chrono

    In honor of its 50-year chronograph history, Tudor issued the Black Bay Chrono — a subtle combination of traditional aesthetics and modern watchmaking. With a slim case, dials with contrasting subdial counters, and a contemporary movement, it is more than just another classic watch remake. We found an authentic setting for our test that reflects...

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    Jan 13, 2022 by Martina Richter

    Blue Lagoon: Testing the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue

    Tudor has expanded its popular Black Bay Fifty-Eight series of dive watches. The latest addition is a blue version with a manufacture caliber and a moderately sized 39-mm case that won the “Challenge” watch award at the 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). How does Tudor’s award-winner fare in our test? The Tudor label...

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    Jan 6, 2022 by Jens Koch

    2021, The Watch Year in Review: Seven Dynamic Dive Watches

    By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of...

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    Dec 27, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH REVIEW

    Well Traveled Companion: Reviewing the Tudor Black Bay GMT

    Tudor adds world-time functionality to the Black Bay with new manufacture Caliber MT5652. Not only does the GMT version run more accurately than many other chronometer-tested watches, it boasts a 70-hour power reserve and the time displays can be set in several different ways.

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    Dec 17, 2021 by Martina Richter

    FEATURE

    Touching the Past: Six Modern “Retro” Watches and the Historical Pieces That Inspired Them

    When retro-inspired watches are modeled after specific predecessors, fans of mechanical timekeeping can “grasp” design history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we take a look at six watches that awaken a longing for the past.

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    Dec 2, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

    Colorful Gray: 14 Watches With Gray Dials

    Trendy watches of the past few years have been mainly blue and green. Now we’re seeing something completely new: gray. So take a few minutes to view some of today’s most exciting gray watches and immerse yourself in the diversity of color. It’s time well spent. Watches have become noticeably more colorful during the past...

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    Nov 27, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

    Silver Treasure: Testing the Tudor Black Bay Fifty Eight 925

    Tudor is bringing silver back onto the scene with its Black Bay Fifty Eight 925. How good is this watch with the striking taupe dial? We find out in this in-depth, hands-on review. Tudor is one of the few brands whose desirability has increased significantly in recent years. This is mainly due to the attractiveness...

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    Nov 22, 2021 by Jens Koch

    FEATURE

    Wake-Up Call: Five Watches With Mechanical Alarms

    They’re not as sexy as tourbillons or as impressively complicated as perpetual calendars, but mechanical alarm watches possess one of the more useful complications for a weary traveler or an overworked executive needing a reminder about that big board meeting. In a way, it’s curious that more watch brands haven’t embraced them. Here are five that are on the market now.

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    Nov 22, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Tudor Goes Diving with the French Navy: Introducing the Pelagos FXD

    Few brands generate as much buzz as does Tudor these days with new releases from its vintage-inspired dive watch collections — as witness the excitement over this year’s launches of the Black Bay Chronograph and Black Bay Ceramic. The latest, hailing from the Rolex-owned watchmaker’s Pelagos family, is an unusual, military-grade watch purpose-built for the...

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    Nov 15, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    FEATURE

    Dive Watches in Depth: A Dive Watch FAQ

    "How water-resistant does it need to be?" "How does a depth gauge work?" We answer your FAQs about dive watches: learn about water resistance, diving bezels, depth gauges, and more in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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    Nov 11, 2021 by WatchTime

    Mission Timers: Five Modern Watches with MIL-SPEC Origins

    Like Jeeps, GPS, and the Internet, some of today’s popular wristwatch models started out as military projects. Here are five modern timepieces whose ancestors were made-to-order for soldiers, sailors, and airmen.

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    Nov 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    Field Ready: The Complicated Story of the Simple Field Watch

    How the field watch journeyed from saving lives in the hellish trenches of World War I to decorating the wrists of fashionably rugged-looking civilians a century later is a rather befuddling tale. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, correspondent Allen Farmelo takes us through it.

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    Nov 2, 2021 by Allen Farmelo

    PORTFOLIO

    Time Tools: 8 Tool Watches From Luxury Brands

    In this article from the WatchTime archives, we present eight "tool watches" that emphasize functionality and are robust, accurate, legible, and — importantly — not excessively expensive.

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    Oct 7, 2021 by Jens Koch

    WATCH REVIEW

    Line of Succession: Reviewing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chronograph

    Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay Chronograph profits from a collaboration with Breitling while drawing deeply from Tudor’s own history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography, we give the watch an in-depth review.

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    Oct 5, 2021 by Martina Richter

    A Prototype in Series: Reviewing the Tudor Black Bay P01

    Based on a prototype from the late 1960s, the Tudor Black Bay P01 reveals a little-known aspect of the brand’s history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we tested the current serial model. History tells us that Tudor supplied the U.S. Navy with divers’ watches as early as the late 1950s. But Reference 7922...

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    Aug 17, 2021 by Martina Richter

    Hands-On with the Next Generation of Tudor Black Bay Chronographs

    Tudor can always be counted on to make a splash at international watch events, and that held true once more at this year’s virtual Watches & Wonders fair, during which the brand released the latest updates to its ever-popular Black Bay collection. Leading the charge were two new precious-metal editions of the smaller-sized Black Bay...

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    Aug 16, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    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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    Aug 10, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

    Tudor Introduces Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze: New Size, New Bracelet

    Tudor returned to watch-industry headlines recently, for good reason, with the unveiling of the latest addition to its popular, “mid-sized” Black Bay 58 collection, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze, which offers not only the namesake bronze case but also the option to wear it on a solid bronze, Oyster-style bracelet. Featuring the aesthetics of previous...

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    Jun 30, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    Norqain Turns the Calendar from ’20 to ’21 with New Independence 21 Limited Editions

    Last year, young Swiss watchmaker Norqain introduced the Independence 20, which was its first timepiece fitted with an exclusive manufacture caliber produced in partnership with Tudor-founded movement maker Kenissi. Now the brand follows it up with the introduction of the Independence 21, the next generation of watches within the original model’s design family. The release...

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    Jun 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    A New Level of Mastery: Tudor Black Bay Ceramic Debuts with Master Chronometer Caliber

    Those who have followed Tudor in recent years have undoubtedly recognized that the Rolex-owned brand has forged a solid identity of its own, at times even venturing outside its parent’s corporate umbrella to work with other watch-industry partners, the most notable instance being its collaboration with Breitling to develop the caliber for 2017’s Black Bay...

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    May 26, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
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