2022 Tudor Black Bay Pro

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Davidt

·Mar 30, 2022

Now this is more like it. Clearly heavily leaning on the original Explorer 2, with applied Sub style hour markers without white gold surrounds, no crown guards, 39mm and matte black dial.

It’s bordering on a homage but out of all the Rolex/Tudor sports releases I’ve seen this morning, this is my favourite.

 

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SurvivingJoe

·Mar 30, 2022

That's pretty "1655" style😀

 

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stevec14

·Mar 30, 2022

Yep, me too. Like a lot and will be in the market for one fairly soon I think!

edit - I have just seen that it’s the same thickness as the 41mm at 14.6mm so may be a non-runner

Edited: Mar 30, 2022

 

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ikanbilisclub

·Mar 30, 2022

yeah just saw this on Tudor's site and i'm really digging it too! Perfect sizing and i would definitely wear that on my travels

 

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ConElPueblo

·Mar 30, 2022

stevec14

Yep, me too. Like a lot and will be in the market for one fairly soon I think!

edit - I have just seen that it’s the same thickness as the 41mm at 14.6mm so may be a non-runner

If it is as slab-sided as that one, I'm out. Does it have the exposed crown tube as well??

It seems like Rolex/Tudor knows exactly what people want and then build a watch that is 85% of its potential. Keeps the customer base hungry, I guess.

 

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stevec14

·Mar 30, 2022

ConElPueblo

If it is as slab-sided as that one, I'm out. Does it have the exposed crown tube as well??

It seems like Rolex/Tudor knows exactly what people want and then build a watch that is 85% of its potential. Keeps the customer base hungry, I guess.

It appears not to from the photos above. I guess this is one that will need to be tried on first. Proportions are similar to the 39mm planet ocean

 

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Donn Chambers

·Mar 30, 2022

I like this a lot. Definitely going on my list of possibles. In some of the photos, the lume looks aged, not white, so I definitely want to see in person to judge how it looks. But I also like the new steel/gold variant at 41mm. Decisions, decisions!

 

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savka

·Mar 30, 2022

This video shows it "in the metal" so to speak. Too thick for me but I'm loving the direction of Tudor these days...

 

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cvalue13

·Mar 30, 2022

Why. Must. It. Be. So. Thick.

 

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G4_Chrono

·Mar 30, 2022

I like it. I was hoping for a Ranger, but this is nice. What a shame it is so thick. I will need to see that in person to be sure about the thickness, but at this stage I would be saying no for me. (I suppose thats for the GMT?)

Why is this called the Pro??

 

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Jockywilson1

·Mar 30, 2022

I like it a lot, also looks like they’ve put a slightly more vintage inspired crown. Doubt seeing it in real life will be an option, not for a while at least.

 

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vitriol

·Mar 30, 2022

Yawn.. both boring.

 

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vbrad26

·Mar 30, 2022

cvalue13

In all seriousness, one of my main hold-ups on the GMT was the thickness.
But I liked the watch enough that I decided it wouldn't stop me, and yeah while it is definitely on the chunky side, I've sort of grown to like it.

 

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chrisb732

·Mar 30, 2022

That GMT hand really pops, I like how that looks. I wonder if at 39mm it may be a bit too small. I would check it out though.

 

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STANDY

·Mar 30, 2022·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

You can see in the picture above it’s another slab of metal and at 39mm 🤦

 

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cvalue13

·Mar 30, 2022

STANDY

You can see in the picture above it’s another slab of metal and at 39mm 🤦

to put that into Rolex SA context: this thing is basically a full mm taller than the SkyDweller, while also being 3mm shorter

 

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stevec14

·Mar 30, 2022

cvalue13

to put that into Rolex SA context: this thing is basically a full mm taller than the SkyDweller, while also being 3mm shorter

When you say it like that, it doesn’t sound great. Going to need to see this as outside of that it ticks a lot of boxes.

 

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cvalue13

·Mar 30, 2022

stevec14

When you say it like that, it doesn’t sound great. Going to need to see this as outside of that it ticks a lot of boxes.

same-same

 

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TheGreekPhysique

·Mar 30, 2022

The "Pro" in the name is throwing me off. Sounds like a Tudor collab with Apple.

 

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Caliber561

·Mar 30, 2022

It's like a weight-loss ad but in the wrong direction...