2021 Tudor Royal Date/Day Automatic Blue 28600
Ref: 28600

Specification

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Tudor Box and Papers. The watch comes paired with its original Tudor integrated brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding clasp. The watch is from August 2021 and is sold in worn condition, however, overall as you can see the watch is in great condition. The watch comes with our 12-Month Warranty.

The Watch

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 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. 

Here we have a 2021 Tudor Royal Date/Day 28600 with a 41mm stainless steel case. The case curves over your wrist with a lug to lug length of 47.5mm and a case thickness of 10.5mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Polished and satin-brushed surfaces transition with crisp edges. A subtle curve of the case lead's the eye towards the drilled integrated lugs. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown. The bezel has an engine-turned style that plays with the light as you rotate your wrist. A flat sapphire crystal sits above a sunburst blue dial. The minute track is precisely executed. Elegant applied Roman numerals mark the hours. At 3 o'clock a date window. A Day Crescent at 12 o'clock continues the flowing line's around the dial, underneath sits the Tudor motif. Chamfered sword hands infilled with luminance are complemented by a tapered sweeping second hand. On the reverse is a screw-down case back. Inside an Automatic Tudor Cal. T603, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. This movement is Sellita based with hacking and hand winding functionality for your convenience. The watch comes fitted on its original Tudor integrated brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding clasp and also comes with its Tudor presentation box and paperwork.

Personal Note

I've always said that the Tudor models offer incredible value, especially when we look to the 1970s/80 and 90s with their Date models and Date-Day references, you can get all the feel and charm of the Rolex but at a fraction of the cost and still with a highly respectful name. The new Royal models have proven to be a hit for this same reason, you get all the charm and character but at a fraction of the cost, also with their own design ques and not a direct 1 to 1 of the Rolex.