2022 Tudor Glamour Double Date Chronometer 57100
Ref: 57100

Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Tudor box and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original 22mm Tudor 5-link polished and brushed stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding deployment clasp and safety clasp. The watch is from September 2022 and is sold in worn but fantastic condition as you can see, worn a handful of times at most. The watch comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.

The Watch

Here we have a 2022 Tudor Glamour Double Date Chronometer 57100 part of their Tudor 1926 line of watches that takes a contemporary look back at their heritage and the designs first registered by Hans Wilsdorf at the beginning of Tudor from 1926 onwards. Highly polished 42mm stainless steel case, the gentle curve of the case leads to finely tapered lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 50mm and a case thickness of 13.5mm ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, is a signed screw-down crown. The double-stepped smooth polished bezel holds a domed sapphire crystal above a striking black sector-style dial, the outer minute track is precisely executed surrounding a raised sunburst concentric circular ring with applied Rhodium-plated diamond-shaped indexes marking the hours, the centre has an attractive vertical stripe patternation with a double date window at 12 o’clock, a recessed sub-second at 6 o’clock complete with a white teardrop counterweighted hand. Slender sword hands infilled with SuperLumiNova luminance complete this elegant contemporary dress watch. At 12 o’clock we have the Tudor motif with Tudor Geneve printed underneath the double date and a crescent of “Chronometer Officially Certified” over the sub-seconds. On the reverse, a screw-down sapphire crystal exhibition case back, showcasing an automatic Tudor Cal. MT5641, 32 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, this COSC Certified movement was developed by Tudor in 2018 specifically for this  Glamour Double date model and is the first to have this particular configuration. The bi-directional skeletonised rotor is finished with satin-brushing and sandblasting with alternating polishing across the movement; it has quick-set date and hacking for your convenience. The watch comes paired with its original 22mm Tudor 5-link polished and brushed stainless steel bracelet with a signed folding deployment clasp and safety clasp and the watch comes with its Tudor presentation box and paperwork.

Personal Note

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 true 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 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.