It’s One of these and I’m very tempted!
https://www.facebook.com/49890659356...Xf1w8RuECs5Vl/
Has just been voted dive watch of the year. Tudor getting some recognition in its own right is refreshing.
Fair one
My brother has been on the interested list for 2 months now and nothing has materialised. Has the supply run out for this year? Maybe getting ready for Fxd 23?
He contacted them…. He is 14th on the list!
These have remained very very slow to get to dealers, made in low numbers it seems.
It seems a niche watch that they likely expected a very niche audience for, hence lower production numbers than some of their more mainstream watches. I was thinking that they'd manufacture for just a few years then retire the watch. But then reflected that the LHD, which is numbered, has been out for 6 years now. So maybe the FXD will become a shop-window-available watch sometime during 2023 once the fuss has died down and people's attention shifts to whichever new Black Bay or Pelagos variant is then available.
I did hear though that the FXD is often collected by people on the waitlist, whereas the BB Pro and even the Pelagos 39 are sometimes declined on the AD call or after viewing it. A non-WIS friend seems to have the Tudor bug and bought the Pro, FXD and 39 all without issue. The 39 was available as seemingly the people in front of him on the call-queue declined the opportunity to buy it. The Pro was bought from the window display.
Ant
I’m now no1 on the list at the local dealer but suspect I’ll be waiting until after Christmas
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Any FXD MN23 arrived yet?
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I get that, but I’ve seen multiple posts over the years in regard to misaligned dials/bezels/whatever where it’s transpired the watch is fine - if the photo is taken just a few degrees off it can make it look as if something is misaligned when it’s actually perfect. This photo shows the watch tilted and it looks like it’s between the minute markers, but that might not be the case. I think it’s called parallax error?
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I got a MN22 FXD last Weds from Subdial, With the Jan 1st price increase in mind I made an offer on an unworn one they had for sale which they accepted just before the New Year. Very pleased with it so far. Much prefer it on the fabric strap though. It sits nicely on my wrist and I really like the blue and the dial clarity. I've been after one for around 12 months so getting it for what I thought was a decent/acceptable price in the end was good. Not as good as the original prices buy hey ho and all that :-). Got an Erika's Original and a Nick Mankey on order now.
Yes it's here.
https://diaboliqstraps.jimdofree.com/
He is well regarded on WUS as a "premium" type strap maker. Mainly active on FB and Insta.
I’ve just put my name down for one of these. I think they are absolutely stunning.
Has anyone actually seen a military FXD yet? Interesting to see the markings etc
I understand the markings to the case back are almost identical (no MN logo) as they are not a Government / Military issued watch, they are bought by the divers from Tudor (at a discounted rate) it does have a different dial though (only 2 lines of text) and the strap is also different.
https://hairspring.com/finds/modern/...r-pelagos-fxd/
Some images can be see here
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Maybe a daft question, but how do the Mankey/Erica's straps attach given the fixed bars?
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They, more or less, use a hook and loop system so the loop can go through the fixed lugs. See https://erikasoriginals.com/mn-straps/pelagosfxd.php for the EO one. I think hers you request that feature and the Mankey ones work like that anyway.
Thanks
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My AD has said their next Tudor delivery is the end of February. They have no idea if they’ll get an FXD but if they do it’s mine. Time will tell!
Also, not sure if the below has been shared on here before as it’s a few months old and I don’t believe it necessarily but amongst other things they say this year will be the last..
https://youtu.be/RzrGTCctXAo
My EO strap arrived today. The slightly less than original Denim colour way but I do like how it echoes the Tudor strap with the addition of the flecks. Bit harder to do up though
Was in a meeting today and missed a call from Beaverbrooks at 2:30.
Called them back but they have skipped me in the queue and I’m back at the top again.
Potential buyer going in Wednesday and if they don’t want it I can go in…
I was on the verge of ordering a long length OEM strap at the weekend from the AD.
Unfortunately they couldn’t tell me what the actual length of the long strap was and I can’t find the info anywhere. I don’t fancy blowing a stack of cash on one only to find it’s not the right length.
If anyone has one and could take a few measurements, that would be massively helpful. Wondering about overall length of the strap and positioning of the Velcro. Not sure I can justify at £140 though tbh, for some reason I thought they were £90.