Tudor Black Bay 54 79000N

This watch is in mint condition.

Watch comes with original box, outer box, booklets, hang tag and dated guarantee card.

Tudor's Black Bay 54 is the logical conclusion to the brand's approach to creating heritage-inspired divers. It started out with a 41mm diver with vintage styling, then moved on to the smaller Black Bay 58, with even more vintage elements like a faux-riveted bracelet. For its third act, Tudor went even smaller - down to the original 37mm case size of the very first Tudor Submariners.

The watch comes on a faux-riveted bracelet and a clean bezel design, mimicking the ref. 7922 from the 1950s.

TUDOR

For most of its history, Tudor was seen as Rolex's little brother. Today, Tudor may still be part of the same family, but the little brother has now grown into a full-fledged watchmaking powerhouse in itself.

Tudor originated as a sub-brand for Rolex, using most of the same parts but equipped with a cheaper bought-in movement. For most of its existence, it closely followed Rolex's designs, producing Submariners , Day-Dates and Datejusts (called the Prince Date).

By the late 90s and early 2000s, Tudor had gained a reputation for being a "poor man's Rolex". However, this changed after the 2009 brand relaunch, where Tudor came out with distinctive new designs. After Rolex's switch to ceramic bezels for its sports models, Tudor stuck with its guns and began offering a new modernised dive watches in the form of the Pelagos and Black Bay. These new watches, combined with the "warmer", retro-inspired aesthetic retained by Tudor, meant that it developed a distinct identity from Rolex.