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Introducing the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze
The Low-Down
Next year, the Black Bay will be ten years old and what a decade it’s been for this multifaceted dive watch. What began as a simple riff on the late 1950s Big Crown Submariners from Tudor’s back catalogue has become one of the most keenly sought-after watches on the market. Full size sports watch, vintage-proportioned diver, GMT, Chrono, dress watch and available in steel, ceramic, silver, gold and ceramic. There’s even a Master Chronometer in the range. It’s a cliché, but there truly is something for everybody.
For the new Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze, Tudor has taken all the best bits of the original Black Bay Bronze from 2016, reimagined it in BB58 guise and put it on a bracelet.
The new 58 Bronze takes its lead from the first iteration of the Bronze watch, with a brown dial and bezel insert.
The bracelet is fitted with a new clasp called T-Fit, which allows the wearer to alter the length by 8mm quickly and without the need for any tools.
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The original Black Bay Bronze was launched in 2016 and it was immediately a big hit with both collectors of old and new watches. Vintage fans were smitten with the 3-6-9 numeral dial and the way the bronze aged. It also hit the spot with modern watch buyers thanks in part to its 43mm case size. Since then, we’ve had a Bucherer Blue Edition and a slate grey dial version, with lovely graduated hue dial. For many though, the 43mm case size has always held them back but now Tudor has taken all the best bits and reimagined it in BB58 guise…and put it on a bracelet!
The new 58 Bronze takes its lead from the first iteration of the Bronze watch, with a brown dial and bezel insert. The brown graduated dial transitions from deep chocolate around the edge to an almost dusty shade at the centre. The quarter markers utilise the iconic 3, 6 and 9 applied arabic numerals with maxi markers used elsewhere, aside from the triangle at 12. The familiar snowflake hands are also present, which have become a trademark for the line as is the no-crown-guard case that is based on the original reference 7924 ‘Big Crown’ Submariner from 1958.
The Black Bay Bronze was launched in 2016 and was immediately a big hit with both collectors of old and new watches.
The quarter markers utilise the iconic 3, 6 and 9 applied arabic numerals with maxi markers used elsewhere, aside from the triangle at 12.
The quarter markers utilise the iconic 3, 6 and 9 applied arabic numerals with maxi markers used elsewhere, aside from the triangle at 12.
The BB58 Bronze also comes with another of Tudor’s signatures in the guise of a fabric strap, this time brown with a matching bronze stripe down its length.
Tech Specs
Movement: Manufacture calibre MT5400 with 72-hour power reserve.
Case and dial: 39mm bronze with brown graduated dial with applied 3-6-9 numerals.
Bracelet: Bronze rivet bracelet with T-Fit clasp and bronze/brown fabric strap included.
Price: USD 4,525
