Tudor’s legacy as maker of high-quality tool watches was cemented long before the brand re-entered the American market in late 2013.
The manufacture’s decision to tap its heritage designs when iterating its new collection has gone a long way toward creating fresh Tudor devotees and frankly, a darling amongst the enthusiast community. Whether it’s the Heritage Chrono inspired by the 1970s ‘Monte Carlo’ chronograph, or more recent examples such as the Black Bay 54, Tudor FXD and Pelagos 39, Tudor’s modern lineup is a love letter to the some of the very best sports watches of all time.
The Black Bay Chronograph is a stunning current collection model with clear design language sporting 1960s DNA, offers one of the brand’s best value propositions. Sporting an in-house movement and available in different dial colors and case materials, it’s a gorgeous modern timepiece from a brand whose expertise in creating such watches is decades-long.
This example, a Reference M79360N-0008, features a 41mm stainless steel case with a black anodized aluminum bezel with tachymeter scale engravings, screwdown pushers, a signed crown and sapphire crystal. Its luminous white dial features a pair of recessed subsidiary registers, applied indices, the line's characteristic snowflake handset and a date indicator at 6 o’clock.
The Tudor self-winding Calibre MT5813 chronograph movement housed within is no slouch, offering 70 hours of power reserve and featuring a column wheel at the start-stop pusher, as well as a vertical clutch mechanism — features that are standard in high-end chronographs such as the Calibre 4130 found in its sibling - the Rolex Daytona.
An awesome modern chronograph that’s ready to be banged around — with looks that would come at a significant premium from any of its competition!