Tudor Black Bay Steel Review

The new tudor black bay steel has the same mt5612 as tudor s north flag and pelagos.

Tudor black bay steel review.

Or a fabric strap with buckle. The tudor black bay is available with a steel bracelet. The crown and bezel action is crisp smooth and just plain superb. 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.

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. 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. The dial surface is matte black and looks a touch faded to my eyes. And has a nice stepped construction.

My money is on the steel bracelet. 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. It is a classic looking tudor and the steel bezel insert makes this watch even more attractive to me. Tudor says the dial is domed so i assume it s domed but the effect is very subtle.

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. The black bay is commonly compared to the popular rolex submariner. It is a fantastic watch no doubt about it. An aged leather strap with folding clasp.

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. 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. Since 1960 the hans wilsdorf foundation which wilsdorf originally set up in 1945 has controlled rolex and tudor. It takes inspiration from the brand s riveted bracelets from the 50s and 60s.