2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
Ref: 79350

2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
2018 Tudor Black Bay Chronograph 41.5mm 79350
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Sale price
£2,295.00
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Specification

Reference : 79350
Movement : Automatic Tudor Cal. MT5813
Age : 2011/2020
Specific Age : Circa. 2018
Case Size : 41.5mm
Case Thickness : 14.5mm
Lug to Lug : 50.5mm
Lugs :
 22mm
Condition :
 Pre-Owned
Box & Papers :
 None
Case Material :
 Stainless Steel
Warranty :
 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 6.5inch


Points of Mention

This watch is sold as “Watch Only” without its Tudor box and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original Tudor stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding clasp, the bracelet is short 3 links. The watch is from Circa. 2018 and is sold in worn condition, overall very fair as you can see, a full case and clasp polish can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.


The Watch

Here we have a striking 2018 Tudor Black Bay Chrono 79350, as part of Tudor’s Heritage collection, this vintage-inspired watch was first introduced at Baselworld in 2017. It clearly has the DNA of the Black bay with its masculine characteristics, the 41.5mm stainless steel case has satin-brushed and polished surfaces that transition with crisp edges, a lug-to-lug length of 50.5mm and a thickness of 14.5mm gives the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, screw-down pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock, with the screw-down crown in between. The fixed steel bezel has a tachymeter scale, a sapphire crystal sits above a matte black dial, with recessed sub-dials at 3 is a 45-minute counter and 9 o’clock small seconds counter and a framed date at 6 o’clock, applied disc indexes coated in super luminova mark the hours. The characteristic Snowflake hands are complemented by an arrow point chronograph hand. On the reverse, a screw-down case back, inside an automatic Tudor Cal. MT5813, Tudor’s in-house chronograph movement derived from the Breitling B01 chronograph, 41 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, with A vertical clutch and column wheel and COSC Certified. The watch comes fitted on a Tudor 22mm Tudor stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding clasp.


Personal Note

This is perfect for the collector who just really wants to own and enjoy the watch and doesn't mind about the box and paperwork, it is quite amazing how much of a saving you can get! This is another great option for anyone wanting an automatic chronograph from a brand with true history and heritage, all whilst brought up to modern sizes and build quality.


The Brand

The Tudor trademark was first registered in 1926 by the Swiss watchmaking company “Veuve de Philippe Hüther” on behalf of Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex watches, Wilsdorf took it over himself in 1936. Just after the second world war, Hans Wilsdorf Founder of Rolex knew that the time had come to expand and give the Tudor brand a proper identity of its own, the Tudor Rose started to appear on their dials from this time. Thus, on 6 March 1946, he created the “Montres TUDOR S.A.” company, specialising in models for both men and women. Rolex guaranteed the technical, aesthetic and functional characteristics, along with the distribution and after-sales service. In 1948 we saw the first Tudor-specific advertising. A few years later they introduced the TUDOR Oyster Prince in 1952, Hans Wilsdorf allowed Tudor to use their waterproof Oyster case and the original self-winding Perpetual ’rotor’ movement. This was an exclusive arrangement that benefitted both brands, development soon commenced with the introduction of the TUDOR Oyster Prince Submariner, reference 7922 in 1954, this watch was quickly adopted by the French Navy in 1956. Building on their reputation of robustness in 1961 the Rose was replaced by the shield. Later in 1969, we saw the design changes in Ref. 7016 where for the first time square indexes and angular hands nicknamed “snowflake” allowed for a greater amount of lume to be applied; this was appreciated by the divers of the French Navy. Today these innovations can be seen in the Black Bay and Pelagos collections. In 1971 Tudor introduced the Oysterdate chronographs nicknamed “Monte-Carlo” due to their resembling a roulette wheel. Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1996. In that same year, Tudor decided to shed Rolex signed components such as the cases, crowns and bracelets in favour of Tudor branded ones. Today Tudor uses their in-house movements developed initially in 2015 in collaboration with Breitling.