The affordable brand of Rolex, Tudor, has been selling watches for many years — but they have not been doing business in the US for quite some time. That all changed when they announced their intent to bring the brand to the US just last month. And now, with Baselworld 2013 in full swing we…

Fullscreen Reinterpreting The Tudor Blue “Montecarlo” One of the biggest trends in recent years has been the reintroduction of modern versions of vintage watches. In the case of Tudor — who relaunched their brand in the US just last year — they have produced a slew of new models based on the past. Their latest…

The Tudor Heritage Black Bay was first presented in 2012 with pink-gold hands (including the signature Snowflake-shaped hands) and hour markers, a black-brown dial, cream colored luminous material and a burgundy red bezel. Now two years later, in the same 41 mm steel case, Tudor presents the Heritage Black Bay – Blue. Unlike the previous…

This is a quick look at the new Tudor that was announced at Baselworld in March. It has the same 41 mm diameter steel case and retro design as the Heritage Black Bay that was unveiled in 2012, except instead of a red bezel and Gilt dial with off-white Superluminova for the markers/hands, it has…

The Tudor Submariner reference 7928 was produced from 1960 to 1968, and like all Submariners from the 1960s, they are becoming increasingly harder to find. Especially, if the dial and lume are original (although the bezel dot may have been replaced), and the condition is good overall. That fact, is of course driving up the…

Fullscreen First created in 2011, the Fastrider collection represents a partnership between Tudor and Ducati. In 2013, Tudor launched the Fastrider Black Shield which is a matte black ceramic chronograph that was designed in conjunction with a customized version of the Ducati Diavel. For 2015, Tudor has created the Fasterider Chrono which has the same…

Fullscreen Overview Dating back to the original Tudor Submariner from 1954, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay is a contemporary timepiece, inspired by the first Submariner, as well as taking design cues from virtually all subsequent Submariner models. First presented in 2012 with a burgundy bezel, black-chocolate dial, gilt printed minute track and beige lume (Ref.…

Tudor announces a new variation of the Black Bay with a matte black bezel and a gilt dial. The watch is virtually the same as the 79220R (red bezel version) with the exception of a new black bezel with a red triangle at 12 o’clock, a black anodized aluminum crown tube, and now a slightly…

Tudor has debuted a new version of the Fastrider Black Shield. Originally launched at Baselworld 2013, the Black Shield is the ceramic model within the Fastrider collection, which also includes stainless steel variants. Similar to all the Fastrider launches to date, the Black Shield was launched alongside the new Ducati motorcycle. Appropriately, this time around,…

Reinterpreting a historical reference for a new audience Tudor has a rich catalog of superbly designed timepieces. They have crafted many watches which have gone on to become sought after by collectors, with prices reaching new highs at notable auction houses. I recently chatted to Davide Cerrato at Baselworld. He is Head of Marketing and…

Tudor continues to expand their popular Heritage collection again this year with even more new retro timepieces. With the Heritage line, instead of merely replicating past models Tudor designers take inspiration from the past models and incorporate key elements, resulting in contemporary timepieces with a vintage feel. For Baselworld 2014, Tudor launched the Heritage Black…