Chronos -suggestions

[trott3r]

Sorry i am rather naive when it comes to Tudor/Rolex.

I am aware that originally tudor was setup by someone from rolex to produce the same quality but at a lower price.

So when did the link sever?

[MFB Scotland]

Thanks guys for all the suggestions. A FOIS should be with me by Wednesday :)

[Ar.parask]

Sorry i am rather naive when it comes to Tudor/Rolex.

I am aware that originally tudor was setup by someone from rolex to produce the same quality but at a lower price.

So when did the link sever?

Never.
They are still owned by Rolex


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[WillHarris2306]

Never.
They are still owned by Rolex


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Absolutely, they are under the same corporate umbrella. But the difference is for example the Black Bay Heritage Chronograph has a Brietling movement in it, and Rolex would rather chew broken glass than stick someone else's movement in one of their watches.

I bet they sit at different tables at the Christmas do as well.

[WillHarris2306]

Thanks guys for all the suggestions. A FOIS should be with me by Wednesday :)

Tidy.

[Ar.parask]

Absolutely, they are under the same corporate umbrella. But the difference is for example the Black Bay Heritage Chronograph has a Brietling movement in it, and Rolex would rather chew broken glass than stick someone else's movement in one of their watches.

I bet they sit at different tables at the Christmas do as well.

This was the initial positioning of Tudor as well.
Oyster Cases exactly the same as their Rolex siblings but off the shelf reliable movements in order to keep the costs down.
You are referring to the breitling movement used by their chronograph.
Keep in mind that Rolex didn’t have an in house chronograph movement up to 2000.
They used valjoux up to 1988 and then zenith up to 2000z that’s when they introduced their in house movement which has been used ever since...


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[JimbobIJones]

Absolutely, they are under the same corporate umbrella. But the difference is for example the Black Bay Heritage Chronograph has a Brietling movement in it, and Rolex would rather chew broken glass than stick someone else's movement in one of their watches.

I bet they sit at different tables at the Christmas do as well.

Rolex used to outsource movements as much as anyone else back in the day. So did patek, vacheron etc. Etc. It was standard practice before the quartz crisis: you made simple movements in house and outsourced chronographs and other speciality ebauches. The quartz crisis and the change in perception/rebirth of mecanical movements made being in house as important as it is today.

[WillHarris2306]

Rolex used to outsource movements as much as anyone else back in the day. So did patek, vacheron etc. Etc. It was standard practice before the quartz crisis: you made simple movements in house and outsourced chronographs and other speciality ebauches. The quartz crisis and the change in perception/rebirth of mecanical movements made being in house as important as it is today.

Didn't know that, cheers for the info guys.

[trott3r]

So as it stands today the case work is the same quality as a rolex but the movement is third party?

[Ar.parask]

So as it stands today the case work is the same quality as a rolex but the movement is third party?

Nope.
This was the case up to around 1998...
Tudor today make their own in house movements and do notshare the same cases with Rolex. Although equality wise cases are probably on par with Rolex’s counterparts.


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[WillHarris2306]

Nope.
This was the case up to around 1998...
Tudor today make their own in house movements and do notshare the same cases with Rolex. Although equality wise cases are probably on par with Rolex’s counterparts.


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Out of interest who would you say are their counterparts?

[trott3r]

Nope.
This was the case up to around 1998...
Tudor today make their own in house movements and do notshare the same cases with Rolex. Although equality wise cases are probably on par with Rolex’s counterparts.


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Ok thanks for clearing it up.

[ntfromto]

If your thinking Zenith, go vintage with the “Big Blue”

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