Tudor Black Bay Steel Review

It is a fantastic watch no doubt about it.

Tudor black bay steel review.

The crown and bezel action is crisp smooth and just plain superb. One review of the black bay places it side by side with the rolex classic referring to them as a splurge or steal. I can t end a review on a negative note like that not on a review of a tudor black bay steel the reality is it is a tudor. 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.

The dial surface is matte black and looks a touch faded to my eyes. It is a classic looking tudor and the steel bezel insert makes this watch even more attractive to me. Starting at eur 3 260 on leather eur 3 560 on steel bracelet it again offers one of the best quality price ratios on the market. It closes with a folding buckle and safety clasp.

The tudor black bay is available with a steel bracelet. On a more product oriented note the black bay steel is again a demonstration of savoir faire by tudor with a watch that is impeccably executed and perfectly positioned in terms of pricing. 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.

Tudor black bay fifty eight i n 1946 the late founder of rolex hans wilsdorf created tudor watch company a subsidiary of rolex to offer high quality timepieces at a lower price. The new tudor black bay steel has the same mt5612 as tudor s north flag and pelagos. Like pretty much all the modern black bays excepting the 36 and 41 the bb steel has tudor s sweet in house tech under the hood meaning you get cosc quality timing 70 odd hours of power and some silicon tech. Or a fabric strap with buckle.

My money is on the steel bracelet. It takes inspiration from the brand s riveted bracelets from the 50s and 60s. 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. And has a nice stepped construction.