Tudor Black Bay Steel Thickness

First there was the black bay 36 which was not so secretly one of my favorite watches of the show and then we got the black bay bronze and the black bay dark well this year there is a new sheriff in town by the name of the tudor heritage black bay steel reference 79730.

Tudor black bay steel thickness.

The case of the black bay ref 79230n has the kind of crisp lines sharp edges and high quality finishing one should demand of a watch at this price point. The stripped down riff on tudor s black bay dive watch projects the kind of single minded solidity you can only get from a watch with zero complications zero numbers on the dial and a case that s the horological equivalent of a brick shit house. Coming in at 39mm wide 12mm thick and again featuring a new in house 70 hour power reserve movement to me this watch is exactly the release i wanted to see from tudor. The tudor heritage black bay 79220r was when retailed available on either a leather strap or steel bracelet.

If you feel the same thankfully tudor have addressed the bb s thickness by releasing the new 2018 tudor black bay 58. The watch glass is flush with the bezel in polished steel and both watch glass and. So although it isn t a brand new caliber it is still a pretty cool movement with 70 hours of power reserve a somewhat standard 28 800 bph operating speed and a silicone hairspring in a price point where a totally in house movement is rare. It combines something of the black bay diving heritage with touches of dress watch aesthetics.

Last year a new 36 mm black bay was presented and this year 2017 tudor has increased its size to 41 mm in the tudor heritage black bay 41. The complimentary fabric strap was however removed from the black bay set with the introduction of the new reference 79230. It is no secret that tudor had a huge year at baselworld last year. The tudor black bay chronograph was first shown at baselworld 2017 and right away it was the center of a great deal of attention and not a small amount of controversy.

The one i have had on hand for a few weeks is the tudor black bay steel. Bronze black bay black blue bezel red bezel green bezel chronograph on and on. A dressier black bay. The new tudor black bay steel has the same mt5612 as tudor s north flag and pelagos.

When looking at 3 hand black bay models many look the same with the exception of color but. Featuring a 41 x 50 x 14 8mm to the top of the domed sapphire crystal stainless steel case the black bay is a medium sized sport watch in terms of diameter and length. Regardless of what you choose you got a complimentary tudor fabric strap in black.