2022 Tudor Black Bay Pro GMT 79470 on Bracelet + Strap
Ref: 79470
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : Manufacturer's Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Tudor Box, swing tag and paperwork. The watch comes fitted on its original Tudor 20mm brushed and polished stainless steel simulated rivet style bracelet that uses screws to remove the links, a signed deployment safety T-clasp with a glide lock system for adjustments on the fly and a clamshell lock, and will fit up to a 7.2-inch wrist, plus an additional 20mm Tudor strap with folding clasp. The watch is from July 2022 and is sold in worn well-enjoyed condition, as you can see in the photographs, a full case and bracelet refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2022 Tudor Black Bay Pro GMT 79470 on its Tudor bracelet plus an additional Tudor strap that has all the styling and finesse of the Rolex Explorer II Ref. 1655 with a polished and satin-brushed 39mm stainless steel case, a polished bevel edge that leads the eye toward tapered lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 47.5mm and a case thickness of 14.5mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown with the Tudor rose in relief. A fixed stainless steel bezel has a 24-hour scale engraved into it and is filled in black, making it highly legible. A domed sapphire crystal sits above a slightly domed matte black dial, an outer minute track is precisely executed with lume pips at the hour mark, and applied discs and baton indexes are made of monobloc luminous ceramic to mark the hours at 3 o’clock, a date window. The snowflake hands coated in luminance are complemented by a counterweighted sweeping second hand and a yellow GMT hand. At 12 o’clock, we have the Tudor motif. At 6 o’clock, the water resistance in yellow and “Chronometer Officially Certified” are printed underneath, completing this practical sports tool watch. This watch is suitable for the avid adventurer and traveller. On the reverse is a screw-down coin-edged case back inside an automatic Tudor Cal. MT5652, 26 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour COSC Certified movement, first introduced at BaselWorld in 2018; it is their first in-house GMT movement, with a bi-directional rotor for efficiency and hacking and hand-winding for your convenience. The watch comes fitted on its original Tudor 20mm brushed and polished stainless steel simulated rivet style bracelet that uses screws to remove the links, a signed deployment safety T-clasp with a glide lock system for adjustments on the fly and a clamshell lock, and will fit up to a 7.2-inch wrist, plus an additional 20mm Tudor strap and clasp in the box and the watch comes with its Tudor presentation box, swing tag and paperwork.
Personal Note
The Tudor Black Bay Pro is a truly fantastic offering from the brand that appeals to those who enjoy a vintage watch but also those who only like modern, this combines both worlds and presents it in modern proportions that wear large but surprisingly well on the wrist, if you haven't tried one on I would recommend doing so before judging the thickness, don't hesitate to book an appointment and see it in the metal for yourself!
The Brand
Swiss watchmaking company “Veuve de Philippe Hüther” was founded on behalf of Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex watches, first registered in 1926 with the Tudor trademark. Wilsdorf took it over himself in 1936. Soon after the Second World War, Hans Wilsdorf, who founded Rolex, knew that it was time for Tudor to have a proper identity of its own. The Tudor Rose started to appear on their dials from this moment. On 6 March 1946, he created the “Montres TUDOR S.A.” company, creating watches for both men and women. Rolex guaranteed the overall design aesthetic, as well as 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 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 “snowflakes” allowed for a greater amount of lume to be applied; this was appreciated by the divers of the French Navy. 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, and celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1996. 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.