Reply With QuoteBecause it is a homage, not a copy or reissue.
It is a dive watch.
For those like me who had never heard of it.
Not sure why they didn’t use Mercedes hands if it was a homage.
Nor why they call it black bay as I associate that name with the divers watches?
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Because it is a homage, not a copy or reissue.
It is a dive watch.
Respectfully, a cross between a dive watch and a sailing watch.Originally Posted by Papa Hotel
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It's different for sure but no likey. Still, I imagine there are plenty who will.
Not keen on the looks of this one at all.
I’ve mellowed on it considerably since the “disappointment” of the Basel reveal. I still don’t want one, nor any real desire to handle one or to further change my mind, but I can certainly see the attraction of it and wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a sleeper hit.
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For me the P01 is the face of Salma Hayek trapped on the body of Anne Widdecombe.
Dial - lovely, case - just horrid.
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I had to look up Salma, very appealing to the eye 😘
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
I love the case, in all the photos it looks so crisp, so sharply made. The character is clear and unmuddled, just straightforwardly itself. Marvellous!
I took the plunge with a bit of trepidation and am very pleased with both it's individuality and surprisingly easy feel on the wrist.
It is different and in a largish collection, for me, that is a good thing as I look forward to seeing it's strange angles when I put it on
As others have said, the dial is superb, let us hope it finds it's way in to a sub release this March!
That’s cruel,I will never be able to look at Salma in the same light again.
I am truly sorry if that is the result, Salma doesn't deserve that.
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Watching this to try and wash the image out of my mind.
https://youtu.be/JbB5qc12Uqs
It’s nice to be different. Well... most of the time. Here less so.
Apart from it being fugly as hell; I think most were even further put off by it because many wanted to see the re-release of the Sub.
I went to look at one purely out of curiosity and a drive out. As soon as I tried it on I wanted it.
I would prefer it if the bezel clamps could be removed for a change in looks and to focus more on the lovely dial, but hey ho.
This might help.
it does I love the music as well.
Are you absolutely sure about that? It looks like they are bolted on. After removal you could use the same bolt to attach a strap.
Let someone who knows what they doing, have a look at it.
Terrific buy by the way. It rocks.
Or failing that, try a pair of pliers and an angle grinder. Worth a shot, surely?
with the original both clamps unlocked so you could clean the bezel as laid down in mil.specs.
n 1967, the US Navy provided Tudor with a set of technical requirements for a new watch. These included:
the need for a better-protected crown;
a bidirectional bezel that is removable for cleaning; and
locked spring bars.
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I like it, apart from the bezel clamps.
And I don't really understand the bezel clamps. It's not a dive bezel, it's a GMT bezel, so why does it need to be securely fixed?
That said, they do look like they would be removable with the strap...
You know, I have only just realised that the bezel is not a dive bezel. How does a GMT bezel even make sense!?!?!
Saw the po1 on saturday and I actually (surprisingly) don’t mind it and dare I say like it. I would not buy one though. It is too big lug to lug for me but building the strap end quite far into the lug does make it snug to the wrist. Sadly it does not make the watch look any smaller.
It’s all brushed which I didn’t realise and is very industrial looking. The winners for me are the strap and the dial. The strap is really lovely and the rubber inner is very well done. The dial is superb, lack of hour plot surrounds really suits the aesthetic of the watch.
Also it’s heavy, very heavy...which is probably why it is not on a Bracelet. Overall it is a bit of a novelty piece for me and maybe a collectors items in years to come but it’s not for me.
We have to ask the question - is this even a diver???
I was looking for the answer to that the other day, obviously there’s a reason behind it being a 12 hr bezel. But I thought the idea was, adjust the bezel, lock and dive while referring to the elapsed time.
I think the strap is water resistant (rubber on inside?)
I love the dial. Can only dream/Hope/pray we get a similar ‘Lume applied’ dial on something along the lines of a 5 digit sub next year.
Beckham has an old Tudor snowflake so maybe if we spam him on IG to get onto Tudor...
Don't Gmt bezels have 24 hours? This bezel has 12 hours and 60 clicks. With the locking device it would be good for keeping an eye on time elapsed, up to half a day. I'll let one of the ruftytufty types come up with the correct terminology.
I think you have a point, it isn't a GMT bezel and so the half day elapse makes more sense.
my links show it was based on a prototype for the USN, so theirs not necessarily a rational for this watch.
A hammer and chisel may do it but other than that they're not coming off.
It's only an inlay of leather stitched into a rubber strap. But you're correct, it doesn't make much sense. I won't be swimming with mine, but I believe you can and the strap can take it.
155 grams
Presumably since it was requested for the US Marines they wanted the 12 hour function so that command and operations could be in different time zones and set/measure mission time prior to departure.
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Fat fingered duplication!
You would call this a GMT bezel, but only for a 3 hander. If you had a 4th GMT hand the GMT bezel would need to be to 24hr, but there is no hand here to use a 24 hr scale.
If I am lucky enough to get one, I want it on an oyster bracelet if that is remotely possible
It's out of my price range, but I actually kind of like it, case and all. Looks (to me anyway) like something a naval officer could have worn in the 60's.
It will take a variety of straps and I will be trying an Oyster again soon, needed different springbars for that.
Here is mine on a Tropic
And an idea of how it would look on an Oyster, just overlaid here for now.
What size strap does this take?
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
20mm and it need to be short due to the fixed first steel links
Just a quick update for any P01 fans, assuming there are any
My P01 Commando has now gone "Full Metal Jacket" for a trial period.
Looks great on the bracelet - very smart...
I’m a big fan of Tudor, and still own a couple, and I’d like to always try and say something nice but I am really struggling with this watch.
It’s a shocker on all levels to my eye.
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Good to hear. I truly hope not a single one more gets sold.
How did you achieve this and what bracelet is it?Just a quick update for any P01 fans, assuming there are any
My P01 Commando has now gone "Full Metal Jacket" for a trial period.
+1 interested in trying mine on a bracelet
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Or Dogma...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcTicx-63Y
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