2022 Stickered Tudor Pelagos FXD Blue MN22 42mm 25707B/22

Here we have a rare stickered 2022 Tudor Pelagos FXD Blue MN22 25707B/22 with a 42mm satin-brushed Titanium case; this watch revives a historic collaboration with the French Navy. Tudor has been an official supplier to the Marine Nationale, the French Navy, since the 1950s; this design was created specifically as a tool to aid underwater navigation. The Pelagos name is Ancient Greek for ‘open or deep sea’, and FXD refers to the case's fixed strap bars. The case curves in all the right places with a lug-to-lug length of 49.5mm and a case thickness of 12.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence; on the right side is a screw-down crown with the Tudor shield protected by crown guards. The bidirectional Titanium bezel has deep knurling for extra grip and a matte blue ceramic 60-minute scale engraved into it; the flat sapphire crystal sits almost flush above a striking matte navy blue dial. An outer minute chapter ring encircles the applied squares and baton indexes coated in SuperLumiNova; the characteristic Snowflake hands are coated in the same luminescence, and at 12 o’clock, we have the Tudor motif and at 6 o’clock, “Pelagos” with “Chronometer Officially Certified” 200m/660ft. On the reverse, a screw-down, coin-edged case back features the Marine Nationale anchor and M.N. 22 engraved in the centre, inside the in-house automatic Tudor Cal. MT5602, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, COSC certified; the MT stands for "Manufacture Tudor". The movement has hacking, a bidirectional rotor and a non-magnetic silicon balance spring. It comes paired with its 22mm Tudor single-piece navy blue woven strap, plus a 22mm Tudor blue rubber NATO. The watch comes with its Tudor presentation box, swing tag, and papers.

This watch is sold with its Tudor box, swing tag and Tudor paperwork. It comes paired with its 22mm Tudor single-piece navy blue woven strap, plus a 22mm Tudor blue rubber NATO. The watch is from April 2022 and is in stickered condition, as seen in the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

What makes this particular FXD so appealing is the fact that it has been carefully stored and preserved, with its original stickers still in place. Not something you come across every day, especially with a proper tool watch like this FXD MN22. And that's where the fun begins. Do you rip those stickers off, strap it on, and enjoy it exactly as Tudor intended, or keep it preserved as a rather special example of the early Marine Nationale FXD? Personally, I'd rip them off and wear it. Either way, you're getting a fantastic titanium diver with genuine military heritage, and one that's becoming increasingly interesting to collectors. Snap this up and add it to your collection today!

Reference : 25707B/22
Movement : Automatic Tudor Cal. MT5602
Age : April 2022
Year : 2022
Case Size : 42mm
Case Thickness : 12.5mm
Lug to Lug : 50mm
Lugs : 22mm (Fixed)
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Titanium
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

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 benefited 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 for 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 the in-house movements that were developed initially in 2015 in collaboration with Breitling.