Tudor Black Bay Steel Review

In fact it s basically a slightly scaled down version of the black bay black dial i reviewed a couple of years ago read that review here.

Tudor black bay steel review.

One review of the black bay places it side by side with the rolex classic referring to them as a splurge or steal. And has a nice stepped construction. It takes inspiration from the brand s riveted bracelets from the 50s and 60s. It closes with a folding buckle and safety clasp.

It is a fantastic watch no doubt about it. On a more product oriented note the black bay steel is again a demonstration of savoir faire by tudor with a watch that is impeccably executed and perfectly positioned in terms of pricing. An aged leather strap with folding clasp. So although it isn t a brand new caliber it is still a pretty cool movement with 70 hours of power reserve a somewhat standard 28 800 bph operating speed and a silicone hairspring in a price point where a totally in house movement is rare.

It is a classic looking tudor and the steel bezel insert makes this watch even more attractive to me. The tudor black bay is available with a steel bracelet. Like pretty much all the modern black bays excepting the 36 and 41 the bb steel has tudor s sweet in house tech under the hood meaning you get cosc quality timing 70 odd hours of power and some silicon tech. Talking about the black bay s homage to earlier tudor dive watches it highlights tudor s efforts in taking inspiration from vintage tried and tested models.

The dial surface is matte black and looks a touch faded to my eyes. Tudor says the dial is domed so i assume it s domed but the effect is very subtle. Starting at eur 3 260 on leather eur 3 560 on steel bracelet it again offers one of the best quality price ratios on the market. Or a fabric strap with buckle.

Since 1960 the hans wilsdorf foundation which wilsdorf originally set up in 1945 has controlled rolex and tudor. I can t end a review on a negative note like that not on a review of a tudor black bay steel the reality is it is a tudor. The black bay is commonly compared to the popular rolex submariner. The new tudor black bay steel has the same mt5612 as tudor s north flag and pelagos.