2019 Tudor Heritage Ranger on Bracelet 79910
Ref: 79910
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 & Paperwork. The watch comes paired on its original stainless steel Tudor signed bracelet with its Tudor signed clasp. The watch is from April 2019 and is sold in worn condition, but overall very fair condition as you can see, sticker still present on the side of the case and case back. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
The Watch
Here we have a 2019 Tudor Heritage Ranger first introduced at Baselworld 2014. Tudor has faithfully reproduced their 1967 Ranger with a modern twist making it more contemporary. The Ranger watches were Tudors version of the Explorer. The brushed and polished 41mm stainless steel case curves over your wrist with tapered drilled lugs. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown. A smooth brushed bezel holds a domed sapphire crystal above a matte black dial. An outer minute track is precisely applied. Just like the original the Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 and batons are thickly painted but with SuperLumiNova rather than Tritium. The sword hands are also coated in the same SuperLumiNova complemented by a red sweeping second hand. Text is simple with the Tudor Rose at 12 o’clock and the smiley “Rotor Self-Winding” at 6 o’clock. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back. Inside an Automatic ETA 2824, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. The watch comes fitted on its original 22mm stainless steel bracelet with straight end links very similar to the JB Champion/Gay Freres bracelets of the 1960s. The watch also comes with its original Tudor presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
This is a Tudor you don't see often, when at The London Show I was amazed by how many people had never even heard of this model nevermind seen it, I wonder if that means this is a model they should re-release but in smaller case size or whether they fear it would compete too much with the Explorer? Who knows... All we do know is this is a fantastic watch for those who love this design but want a bigger case, at 41mm and all dial it does wear on the bigger side.
The Brand
The Tudor trademark was first registered in 1926 by 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 it 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.