2018 Tudor Black Bay Bronze 43mm Bucherer Blue 79250BB
Ref: 79250BB
Specification
Lugs : 23mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Bronze
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Tudor box and paperwork. It is paired with its original 23mm Tudor blue fabric strap and bronze hardware. As you can see, the watch is from September 2018 and is sold in worn condition, but overall, it is in very fair condition. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2018 Tudor Black Bay Bronze Bucherer Blue 79250BB, which was released in 2018 to celebrate the Bucherer store's 130th anniversary. Bucherer is a Lucerne-based retail store and one of the oldest names in watch retail. Over the years, Bucherer has collaborated with several brands, creating special edition blue watches. Brands such as Audemars Piguet, Carl F. Bucherer, Chopard, H. Moser & Cie, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Longines, Panerai, Piaget, and Hublot. The 43mm brushed bronze case curves over your wrist for a comfortable fit, and the case has a lug-to-lug length of 52.5mm and a thickness of 14mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Brushed and polished edges are expertly executed around the case. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown. A bronze unidirectional bezel has a distinctive blue 60-minute scale insert. The domed vintage-style boxed sapphire crystal sits above a striking dark blue dial. An outer minute track has gilt-edged discs and numerals at 3, 6 and 9. The characteristic snowflake hands are gilt-edged and coated in Super-LumiNova, complemented by a gilt-sweeping second-hand. The gold accents really work with the bronze case. Text is precisely applied to the dial at noon, we have the Tudor motif, and at 6 o’clock, “200m 660ft Chronometer Officially Certified”. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back with Bucherer 1888 engraved into it signifying their partnership. Inside the in-house automatic Tudor Cal. MT5601, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, COSC certified. The MT stands for "Manufacture TUDOR". The watch comes fitted on its 23mm Tudor blue fabric strap with a bronze pin buckle and comes with its Tudor presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
There is something undeniably attractive about the bronze tone against this shade of blue, it pops and looks incredible. This is the Tudor Black Bay Bronze Bucherer Blue, reference 79250BB, in 43mm. Whilst it is certainly not a small watch, with a lug-to-lug of 52.5mm it wears far better than I would have expected, plus with the choice between the lovely NATO or the unworn leather strap that is included, you get to choose what works best for your wrist. I would not hesitate to add this one to your collection today, the price is insanely good!
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 guarantees the technical, aesthetic and functional characteristics, along with the distribution and after-sales service. In 1948, we saw the first Tudor-specific advertisement. 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, and the divers of the French Navy appreciated this. 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. 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 the in-house movements that were developed initially in 2015 in collaboration with Breitling.