2015 Tudor Black Bay ETA 79220N Box & Papers
Ref: 79220N
Specification
Lugs : 22mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Tudor box and paperwork. The watch comes paired on its original Tudor leather strap with a signed clasp, plus an additional NATO is also provided. The watch is from May 2015 and is sold in a worn, but very fair condition as you can see with some stickers still on the watch. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
The Watch
The Tudor Black Bay was launched in 2012. This Tudor 79220N was launched in 2015. At Baselworld in 2016 Tudor discontinued the 79220 references with ETA movements and replaced them with an in-house 79230 reference. Therefore this is one of the last produced 79220N. Our 2015 Tudor Black Bay Black ETA 79220N has a 41mm brushed and polished stainless steel case. Inspired by their Ref. 7922. The case curves over your wrist with a lug to lug length of 50mm and a thickness of 12mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Polished edges and brushed surfaces transition with crisp lines. On the right side, is a signed screw-down big crown. The unidirectional stainless steel bezel has a red triangle at 12 o’clock and black 60-minute scale inserts protecting a domed crystal. A matte black dial with a gilt outer minute track and gilt-edged disc and baton indexes mark the hours. The characteristic snowflake hands are coated in luminescence and completed by a gilt sweeping second hand. Text in gilt at 12 and 6 respectively is precisely applied on the dial. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back. Inside an Automatic ETA 2824, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, which has been modified by Tudor, removing the date function, changes to the antishock system, and finally updating the mainspring mechanism. The watch comes fitted on its Tudor 22mm leather strap with a signed buckle along with a NATO strap. The watch also comes with its Tudor presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
We've now been fortunate enough to have sold a fair few Black Bay ETA's and they have soared in popularity and the price does reflect this too. We are very lucky to have come across this lightly worn and partially stickered example, this is as good as it gets, and finding another will be very difficult as time goes on. If you've been considering one, I wouldn't hesitate, especially with Tudor still having a few bracelets left at retail to buy for this watch!
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.