2021 Tudor Black Bay 58 Bronze "Boutique" 79012M
Ref: 79012M
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Bronze
Warranty : Manufacturer Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Tudor box and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original 20mm Tudor Bronze full faux-rivet bracelet secured with screws and a signed folding “T-Fit” clasp, all links provided plus an additional Tudor NATO strap. The watch is from June 2021 and is sold in worn condition but overall in very fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with its original Manufacturer's Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2021 Tudor Black Bay 58 Bronze "Boutique" 79012M is an exclusive Tudor Boutique edition, which has a 39mm brushed bronze case that curves over your wrist for a comfortable fit. The case has a lug-to-lug length of 47.5mm and a thickness of 11.5mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence, brushed surfaces and polished edges are expertly executed around the case. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown, and a bronze unidirectional bezel has a distinctive anodized aluminium brown and bronze 60-minute scale insert. The domed vintage-style boxed sapphire crystal sits above a rich chocolate brown 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 luminance complemented by a sweeping second hand. The gold accents really work with the bronze case. Text is precisely applied to the dial, at 12 o’clock we have the Tudor motif and at 6 o’clock “200m 660ft Chronometer Officially Certified”. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down Bronze case back, inside the in-house automatic Tudor MT5400, 27 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, COSC certified. The watch comes paired with its original 20mm Tudor Bronze full faux-rivet bracelet, secured with screws and a signed folding “T-Fit” clasp, all links provided plus an additional Tudor NATO strap. The watch comes with its Tudor presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
Whilst I am not the biggest fan of Bronze watches, I have to say, Tudor has nailed the design and execution of this one! The colours work so well and the new and improved clasp is fantastic, I look forward to seeing Tudor bring that to the regular range in time. I and many others are very interested to see how these age with the full bronze bracelet, it is a fun watch that is for sure.
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 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.