The tudor heritage black bay steel.
Tudor black bay steel review.
The new tudor black bay steel has the same mt5612 as tudor s north flag and pelagos.
Tudor has a formula and they don t stray from it here.
The black bay is commonly compared to the popular rolex submariner.
My money is on the steel bracelet.
70922b black bay blue we reviewed in depth the black bay 58 ref.
And has a nice stepped construction.
The dial surface is matte black and looks a touch faded to my eyes.
One review of the black bay places it side by side with the rolex classic referring to them as a splurge or steal.
When looking at 3 hand black bay models many look the same with the exception of color but.
The tudor black bay is available with a steel bracelet.
At baselworld this year tudor introduced a new version of the black bay dubbed steel or more precisely the reference 79730.
Talking about the black bay s homage to earlier tudor dive watches it highlights tudor s efforts in taking inspiration from vintage tried and tested models.
The complimentary fabric strap was however removed from the black bay set with the introduction of the new reference 79230.
Specifically the big crown ref.
This came to me from timeless luxury watches an authorized dealer out of texas.
The tudor heritage black bay 79220r was when retailed available on either a leather strap or steel bracelet.
Immediately during the official presentation i wondered to myself about the real purpose of this watch which admittedly is a tudor black bay no question about it this new version perfectly blends into the rest of the collection.
79030n that was introduced in 2018 is based on historic tudor submariner models.
Bronze black bay black blue bezel red bezel green bezel chronograph on and on.
It s steel it s 41mm across and has those high smooth sides that make the black bay such an easy watch to spot from under a cuff though it must be said the.
An aged leather strap with folding clasp.
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.
The one i have had on hand for a few weeks is the tudor black bay steel.
As with the first tudor black bay ref.
It takes inspiration from the brand s riveted bracelets from the 50s and 60s.
In fact it s basically a slightly scaled down version of the black bay black dial i reviewed a couple of years ago read that review here.
Regardless of what you choose you got a complimentary tudor fabric strap in black.
Or a fabric strap with buckle.
70922r which came out in 2012 with a maroon bezel and subsequent models such as the ref.
It closes with a folding buckle and safety clasp.
