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$3150 incl shipping by PP in Canada.
I have for sale my Tudor Black Bay Red that I bought from my local AD in January, so there is still more than a year on the warranty. I purchased this with the stressed leather strap because frankly I liked the look of it better ... for me at least. It is hardly worn and i am hard pressed to find any marks on it other than a very light scuff on the clasp. Photos show the true condition. Technically not BNIB but certainly mint and includes everything it comes with when purchased. I would like to get close to what I paid for it ... but will take a bit of a hit .. so Im asking a reasonable $3150 CDN including shipping by Parcel Pro to places in Canada. Not an easy one for me one to part with, but I really should thin out the collection.
Feel free to PM me with questions.
This is the 'new' in house movement version. Not really in need of an intro to this watch, but here is a little info on the new movement and some of the subtle changes. (from Monochrome Watches)
The New Movement
This is the main improvement here. Yes, we say improvement, simply because this movement is better in almost every aspect. Of course, the old Black Bay with ETA had the advantage of having a proper workhorse, a movement that every single watchmaker on earth know, one that is tested and approved for decades. However, Tudor is part of Rolex and knowing the quality process of the company, we have no doubt about the reliability of the new baby. So we have a new movement, in-house developed and produced, the MT5602. Good. But this movement not only adds some exclusivity to the watch (it doesn’t share its movement with 50% of the Swiss production anymore), it mainly is an improvement for users. First of all, it is finally Chronometer / COSC certified, which will guarantee an average precision of -4 / +6 seconds per day. Then, it offers a comfortable power reserve of 70 hours (vs. 38h before). That’s enough to have your watch in the safe for an entire weekend and to have it running when strapping it on the next Monday morning.
This calibre MT5602 also has several new technical refinements. The first one is a transversal bridge over the balance wheel, something that will guarantee a better resistance to shocks and a long-term reliability (which is good knowing the tool / diver vocation of the Black Bay). Then, it features a variable inertia balance wheel, which considerably improve the precision (and might explain the COSC certification). Finally, it features a silicon balance spring, which will definitely help the Tudor Heritage Black Bay to resist to magnetic fields (and knowing that we are surrounded by magnets in our daily lives, this is not a detail).
Dial Inscriptions
The dial is 90% similar and evolves in the details. While the old BB had the vintage “Rose” logo printed at 12, in-between the large triangle marker and the name “Tudor”, it now bears the actual logo of the brand, the shield – be reassured, the rose is still present on the crown.
Then, in order to mark the arrival of a COSC certified in-house movement, the “smile” that was printed at 6, with “Rotor – Self-Winding” is now replaced by more classical inscriptions linked to the pedigree of the movement. We now find two lines of text with “Chronometer – Officially Certified”, just below the “200m : 660ft” depth rate inscription. This is the evolution we certainly like less. The old “smily face” of the Black Bay had a certain outdated charm. The new one is more serious, more technical. However, we’re talking details here. The rest of the dial is similar – same matte grained surface, same indexes, same hands, same minute track and same domed profile.
I appreciate you looking and thanks to CWC for the space.
On to the pics:
I have for sale my Tudor Black Bay Red that I bought from my local AD in January, so there is still more than a year on the warranty. I purchased this with the stressed leather strap because frankly I liked the look of it better ... for me at least. It is hardly worn and i am hard pressed to find any marks on it other than a very light scuff on the clasp. Photos show the true condition. Technically not BNIB but certainly mint and includes everything it comes with when purchased. I would like to get close to what I paid for it ... but will take a bit of a hit .. so Im asking a reasonable $3150 CDN including shipping by Parcel Pro to places in Canada. Not an easy one for me one to part with, but I really should thin out the collection.
Feel free to PM me with questions.
This is the 'new' in house movement version. Not really in need of an intro to this watch, but here is a little info on the new movement and some of the subtle changes. (from Monochrome Watches)
The New Movement
This is the main improvement here. Yes, we say improvement, simply because this movement is better in almost every aspect. Of course, the old Black Bay with ETA had the advantage of having a proper workhorse, a movement that every single watchmaker on earth know, one that is tested and approved for decades. However, Tudor is part of Rolex and knowing the quality process of the company, we have no doubt about the reliability of the new baby. So we have a new movement, in-house developed and produced, the MT5602. Good. But this movement not only adds some exclusivity to the watch (it doesn’t share its movement with 50% of the Swiss production anymore), it mainly is an improvement for users. First of all, it is finally Chronometer / COSC certified, which will guarantee an average precision of -4 / +6 seconds per day. Then, it offers a comfortable power reserve of 70 hours (vs. 38h before). That’s enough to have your watch in the safe for an entire weekend and to have it running when strapping it on the next Monday morning.
This calibre MT5602 also has several new technical refinements. The first one is a transversal bridge over the balance wheel, something that will guarantee a better resistance to shocks and a long-term reliability (which is good knowing the tool / diver vocation of the Black Bay). Then, it features a variable inertia balance wheel, which considerably improve the precision (and might explain the COSC certification). Finally, it features a silicon balance spring, which will definitely help the Tudor Heritage Black Bay to resist to magnetic fields (and knowing that we are surrounded by magnets in our daily lives, this is not a detail).
Dial Inscriptions
The dial is 90% similar and evolves in the details. While the old BB had the vintage “Rose” logo printed at 12, in-between the large triangle marker and the name “Tudor”, it now bears the actual logo of the brand, the shield – be reassured, the rose is still present on the crown.
Then, in order to mark the arrival of a COSC certified in-house movement, the “smile” that was printed at 6, with “Rotor – Self-Winding” is now replaced by more classical inscriptions linked to the pedigree of the movement. We now find two lines of text with “Chronometer – Officially Certified”, just below the “200m : 660ft” depth rate inscription. This is the evolution we certainly like less. The old “smily face” of the Black Bay had a certain outdated charm. The new one is more serious, more technical. However, we’re talking details here. The rest of the dial is similar – same matte grained surface, same indexes, same hands, same minute track and same domed profile.
I appreciate you looking and thanks to CWC for the space.
On to the pics:
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