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Available in the Shop: Our Selection of Tudor Prince Chronos with Watchfinder & Co.
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Available in the Shop: Our Selection of Tudor Prince Chronos with Watchfinder & Co.
This new sleek aesthetic was further enhanced by the introduction of a sapphire crystal, which accentuated the lower profile of the watch on the wrist. The previous plastic bezels were problematic in that they were delicate and could crack quite easily. In the new series of watches the 79260 had an aluminium tachymeter insert in the bezel. There were three watches available, the reference number referring to the bezel type. They were:79260 with a black aluminium fixed tachymeter bezel; 79270 with a black aluminium rotating 12-hour bezel and the 79280 with polished steel fixed tachymeter bezel.
The dial options were supplemented with versions that had painted arabic hour markers instead of the applied baton markers. Tudor’s tie-in with brand ambassador Tiger Woods led to the golfer’s name being used on some dials, which are known by collectors as Tudor Tigers.
Something of a ‘sleeping giant’, these fourth series chronos are picking up as collectors are beginning to appreciate them for their modern aesthetic and super high build quality. So this week, we have added three Tudor Prince Date models to our shop. One of them is the reference 79280 from 2007. This Tudor Prince Chronograph is known as the Small Block, as it is much slimmer than its predecessor, the Big Block! This example features a glossy black dial with painted Arabic hour markers. The watch is fitted with a Tudor steel bracelet with fliplock clasp. The fixed bezel in polished steel comes with a tachymeter scale. The caseback and trip-lock winding crown are both signed Tudor. The watch is offered with its original set of box and papers and a two-year warranty from Watchfinder.