2021 Tudor Black Bay 41mm Black on Bracelet 79230N
Ref: 79230N
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 presentation box, swing tag and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its Tudor "faux Rivet plated" bracelet for a vintage aesthetic, instead secured by screws for easy sizing, 22mm stainless steel Oyster-style with a signed folding clasp and safety fliplock, all links are included. The watch is from May 2021 and is sold in worn condition, as you can see, a full case and bracelet refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2021 Tudor Black Bay 41mm Black on a Bracelet 79230N with a 41mm satin-brushed and polished stainless steel case, inspired by their Tudor Submariner Ref. 7922 and 7924. The Tudor Black Bay was launched in 2012, and at Baselworld in 2016 Tudor discontinued the 79220 references with ETA movements and replaced them with this in-house 79230 reference. The case curves over your wrist with a lug-to-lug length of 50mm and a thickness of 14mm 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 signed big crown with a black crown tube, the unidirectional 60-click stainless steel bezel has a red triangle at 12 o’clock and a black anodised aluminium insert with a 60-minute scale holding a domed sapphire crystal. A matte black dial with a "gilt" printed outer minute track surrounds gilt-edged disc and baton indexes marking the hours, the characteristic "gilt" framed snowflake hands are coated in SuperLumiNova and completed by a gilt sweeping second hand and text in gilt at 12 with the Tudor motif and at 6 o’clock “200m 660ft Chronometer Officially Certified”. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back, inside an automatic Tudor Cal. MT5602, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, introduced in 2015 this COSC Certified movement has a bi-directional rotor, hand winding and hacking seconds functionality for your convenience. The watch comes paired with its Tudor "faux Rivet plated" bracelet for a vintage aesthetic, instead secured by screws for easy sizing, 22mm stainless steel Oyster-style with a signed folding clasp and safety catch, all links are included and comes with its Tudor presentation box, swing tag and papers.
Personal Note
Whilst I do personally prefer the Black Bay 58 in case size and proportions on the wrist, with my 7-inch wrist I can totally wear this 41mm reference and it doesn't feel out of place. So I would suggest not writing this one off if you are in the market for a Black Bay, come in and try it on and see for yourself, especially as this example is at a huge discount on RRP!
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 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 its 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. 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.