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    Tudor new watches are in!

    Well I haven't seen any but couple of posts on websites showing people sporting their new Baselworld Tudors. Think they were in Hong Kong . Intrigued by the black bay steel, but this one not so much


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    While I've not been a big fan of the Black Bay range I actually like that.
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    I just can't get past that hour hand shape. Ridiculous, in my opinion!

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    Quote Originally Posted by David_D View Post
    I just can't get past that hour hand shape. Ridiculous, in my opinion!
    Totally agree. Looks horrid.

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    Nowt wrong with snowflake hands imo.

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    Prefer snowflake to Mercedes hands any day. Not everything needs to look exactly like a Rolex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mindforge View Post
    Prefer snowflake to Mercedes hands any day. Not everything needs to look exactly like a Rolex.

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    ^^this


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    Snow flake all day, everybody uses Mercedes style

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    it'd look better with sword hands. Mercedes are so, so common and the snowflake look awful

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    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
    Snowflake hands are my favourite style of watch hands for divers watches
    Clear, legible and offer great lume.
    I quite like the look when they over lap as well
    They do not look good on the new chronograph however.

    Mercedes style hands are awful IMO.
    I can't think of a more unsuitable lumed hand set for a divers watch TBH.

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    Snowflake looks great on the pelagos, where the indices match it well. Looks a bit silly on the black bay.

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    Personally, I am a fan of the snowflake hands and even think this looks good on the new Tudor chrono.

    In the latter watch, it might obscure the sub-dials a bit but you cannot have everything !

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    Quote Originally Posted by WarrenVrs View Post
    Snowflake looks great on the pelagos, where the indices match it well. Looks a bit silly on the black bay.

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    Yes I like them on the Pelagos, think they are passable on the diver black bays, and look odd on the 36 and 41mm black bay heritage. I think it's the squareness of the hands against the roundness of the markers it creates a disturbance in the force.

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    I'm a convert. Initially had my doubts. Then got a Heriage BBay Blue on a blue suede leather strap as my daily wear which converted me. Recently have acquired a Bronze which is a totally different watch to wear and delightful IMO.

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    Stating the obvious but all down to individual taste- I really like it bit quirky/different and not over the top.

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    I would like it better if it wasn't two-tone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David_D View Post
    I just can't get past that hour hand shape. Ridiculous, in my opinion!
    Read up on vintage submariners, educate yourself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seadog1408 View Post
    Read up on vintage submariners, educate yourself.

    mike
    Ye although the navy subs had the snowflake and square hour markers. So I can understand why some feel the snowflake with round indices doesn't work. I'm in the "love it" camp though.


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    I love Snowflake hands, and have a 94110 as well as a Pelagos.
    But I also have a 76100 lollipop - why didn't Tudor revisit that for the Black Bay???? Equally distinct from the Rolex cousin, it remains in the Tudor heritage vault undiscovered.



    It is also a hand design that goes well with darts and round indices

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Well I haven't seen any but couple of posts on websites showing people sporting their new Baselworld Tudors. Think they were in Hong Kong . Intrigued by the black bay steel, but this one not so much


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    Spotted one in Chisholm Hunter in Edinburgh last week. I think it was listed at £3400. Looked good to me, though I'd sooner have a 79190.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sweets View Post
    I love Snowflake hands, and have a 94110 as well as a Pelagos.
    But I also have a 76100 lollipop - why didn't Tudor revisit that for the Black Bay???? Equally distinct from the Rolex cousin, it remains in the Tudor heritage vault undiscovered.

    It is also a hand design that goes well with darts and round indices

    Dave

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    I would be wearing one of the newer Tudor models right now but I can't stand the blooming crown spacer, it just shouts Seiko,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinnlover View Post
    Snowflake hands are my favourite style of watch hands for divers watches...
    They do not look good on the new chronograph however.
    Looking on the Tudor website and comparing photos, it looks as though the hands on the chrono are smaller than on the regular BB. Having noticed this, and assuming it isn't just a trick of the product photography but something Tudor's done to stop the hands overly-obscuring the chrono dials, I've realised that what's turned me off the BBs isn't the snowflake design, but the size of the snowflake hour hand. On the chrono I think the hands look great, and it's now my favourite BB.


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    Quote Originally Posted by seabiscuit View Post
    Spotted one in Chisholm Hunter in Edinburgh last week. I think it was listed at £3400. Looked good to me, though I'd sooner have a 79190.
    Ah so they are in Scotland. That's interesting. Might check out watches of Switzerland in Glasgow and there's a Chisholm hunter near me too. The one I really want is a bit more problematic tho. The bucherer bronze blue. Can only buy it in Europe .....


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    Quote Originally Posted by sean View Post
    Looking on the Tudor website and comparing photos, it looks as though the hands on the chrono are smaller than on the regular BB. Having noticed this, and assuming it isn't just a trick of the product photography but something Tudor's done to stop the hands overly-obscuring the chrono dials, I've realised that what's turned me off the BBs isn't the snowflake design, but the size of the snowflake hour hand. On the chrono I think the hands look great, and it's now my favourite BB.

    Yeah. Shame with all the song and dance about Tudor doing their own movements inhouse, that the chrono uses a breitling movement. Disappointed doesn't come close to how I feel about that. Oh and the new superocean heritage uses a Tudor movement. Worlds gone mad..


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    Ernest Jones, Bluewater had the two tone and the BB41 in yesterday. I wasn't expecting it but liked the two tone. The BB41 is horrible. They also had a LH Pelagos if anyone is looking.

    Snowflake hands = from me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sweets View Post
    I love Snowflake hands, and have a 94110 as well as a Pelagos.
    But I also have a 76100 lollipop - why didn't Tudor revisit that for the Black Bay???? Equally distinct from the Rolex cousin, it remains in the Tudor heritage vault undiscovered.



    It is also a hand design that goes well with darts and round indices

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    Unfortunate photo to show off the hand in question when it's covered by the minute hand :)


    I like the snowflake hands.

    I take it the gold is plated for £3400? Seems 'cheap'

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Well I haven't seen any but couple of posts on websites showing people sporting their new Baselworld Tudors. Think they were in Hong Kong . Intrigued by the black bay steel, but this one not so much


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    Stunning

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Yeah. Shame with all the song and dance about Tudor doing their own movements inhouse, that the chrono uses a breitling movement. Disappointed doesn't come close to how I feel about that. Oh and the new superocean heritage uses a Tudor movement. Worlds gone mad..


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    Am not sure what is shameful about it. If you care to read, it is a very nice movement.
    People love to knock off the shelf movements ( somewhat unjustifiably) but this is not an off the shelf movement.
    The engineers who developed this were also involved in developing the modern Daytona caliber.
    Tudor has been very open about the origin of the movements.
    Nothing wrong with two big companies collaborating to come up with something good, IMO

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    Quote Originally Posted by number2 View Post
    I would be wearing one of the newer Tudor models right now but I can't stand the blooming crown spacer, it just shouts Seiko,
    Which Seiko? I've had dozens of Seikos, none have had this feature. I can't think of a single one that does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bry1975 View Post
    Nowt wrong with snowflake hands imo.
    Snowflake hands are great, but with square hour plots, they just clash with the round ones on the black bay. Would love to see a BB with lollipop hands, that would be a keeper for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Papa Hotel View Post
    Which Seiko? I've had dozens of Seikos, none have had this feature. I can't think of a single one that does.
    Nor me. And if it did scream Seiko, it's better than a Grand Seiko screaming Tudor 😉

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Well I haven't seen any but couple of posts on websites showing people sporting their new Baselworld Tudors. Think they were in Hong Kong . Intrigued by the black bay steel, but this one not so much


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    It looks ok but I couldn't get over the news that the gold in the bracelet isn't solid, it's gold capped.

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    I think the two-tone BB would look great on a strap similar to the BBR.. but from the photos I'm not keen on it with the bracelet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gorrie View Post
    I think the two-tone BB would look great on a strap similar to the BBR.. but from the photos I'm not keen on it with the bracelet.
    Agreed! Love this combo.


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    Quote Originally Posted by fordy964 View Post
    It looks ok but I couldn't get over the news that the gold in the bracelet isn't solid, it's gold capped.
    ^this. If I get a Baselworld one it won't be this model


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    Quote Originally Posted by Binsull View Post
    Agreed! Love this combo.

    Haven't seen that before - that's lovely! Not a million miles away from the BBB on leather, but the additional gold in the bezel sets it off nicely:



    (I still prefer the Tudor Rose logo with the curved writing though...)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Papa Hotel View Post
    Which Seiko? I've had dozens of Seikos, none have had this feature. I can't think of a single one that does.
    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...94&FORM=IQFRBA

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    That's not a spacer though is it? I always thought it was part of the crown itself (I've never examined one)

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    Quote Originally Posted by UKMike View Post
    That's not a spacer though is it? I always thought it was part of the crown itself (I've never examined one)
    Yes it's part of the crown. Citizen do it too. Tudor flange it spacer is totally different. The comment was about the visual of it reminding him of the Seiko which I can understand kinda but there is virtually no other similarity to the Seiko so not really sure about the comparison. Hey ho. Eye of the beholder and all that. I love it


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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Yes it's part of the crown. Citizen do it too. Tudor flange it spacer is totally different. The comment was about the visual of it reminding him of the Seiko which I can understand kinda but there is virtually no other similarity to the Seiko so not really sure about the comparison. Hey ho. Eye of the beholder and all that. I love it


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    The fact that you ''love it'' is fine with me, unfortunately I just don't see the point of the crown collar, spacer whatever it is, and its this silly little detail that's stopped me buying any of the more recent Tudor watches, such is life.

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    Glad I have your approval to love it. Phew


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    Not remotely a spacer between crown and case, just a painted groove around the crown itself. And the models illustrated totally un-tudor. Puzzled 🤔

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    So variants of a single model that doesn't even have the feature you were talking about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fordy964 View Post
    It looks ok but I couldn't get over the news that the gold in the bracelet isn't solid, it's gold capped.
    Presumably that would entail a large price hike. Would that take into Rolex territory?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Glad I have your approval to love it. Phew


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    Quote Originally Posted by Evanssprky View Post
    Not remotely a spacer between crown and case, just a painted groove around the crown itself. And the models illustrated totally un-tudor. Puzzled 樂
    Quote Originally Posted by Papa Hotel View Post
    So variants of a single model that doesn't even have the feature you were talking about.
    Oh well its just me then, no matter its put me off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by number2 View Post
    Oh well its just me then, no matter its put me off.
    I don't give a monkeys whether you like the feature or not, I simply challenged your assertion it screams out "Seiko".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Papa Hotel View Post
    I don't give a monkeys whether you like the feature or not, I simply challenged your assertion it screams out "Seiko".
    ^this


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    If they bring out a bluesy version I'm all over it!!


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