Tudor Black Bay 58 Navy Review
The tudor black bay 58 now in navy blue.
Tudor black bay 58 navy review. Owners have reported considerably better accuracy as little as 012 seconds per day over 93 days. The tudor black bay 58s new for 2018 calibre mt5402 movement is cosc certified to stay within 46 seconds variation per day. Tudor black bay fifty eight i n 1946 the late founder of rolex hans wilsdorf created tudor watch company a subsidiary of rolex to offer high quality timepieces at a lower price. Much anticipated and already acclaimed by the collecting community this watch is the black bay 58 navy blue the smaller version of the brands iconic model and bestseller now with a very tudor ish dark blue bezel and dial.
So yes admittedly i am a great fan of the snowflake hands and black bay range whether combined with round hour markers or square ones. The size of the case the way it evokes. The playful use of various forms and materials not particularly in the bb58 range but what tudor presents in its extended black bay and pelagos lines is what tudor makes it stand out of the crowd. Tudor like the original black dialed bb58 the new blue version has a 39mm steel case an authentic size if you want to stay true to the vintage style.
Zach ws review just about one year out from the watchs public unveiling made it clear that this watch is quite simply just flat out good. 1958 this new watch features a navy blue dial a matching blue aluminum bezel and the much loved compact 39mm sizing of the current black bay fifty eight. The watch world has heaped praise upon it and speculated what a follow up might look like. Launched back in 2018 the black bay fifty eight became a runaway success for tudor and a lot of it had to do with its great compact size.
Since 1960 the hans wilsdorf foundation which wilsdorf originally set up in 1945 has controlled rolex and tudor.