was there any noticeable difference in the silver case and the bracelet of the BB58?
My AD had a silver one in the store for clients to try on, so I stopped in. He also had the original BB58 in the case so I held both at the same time - they felt like they weighed the same, there was noticeable difference. The silver one looked really nice - great legibility, and love the ghosted look. I have my name on the list, so we’ll see if or when I get the call.
Do you mean no noticeable difference? If it’s Argentium silver as I suspect, it should be hard or harder than SS and won’t tarnish.
Silver is 25% denser than SS so it should be heavier.
I couldn’t tell a difference in the weight. Tudor is not disclosing the composition of the alloy, so it could be mixed with a lighter metal to counterbalance the weight of the silver. Either way, it did not feel any different in my hand. The representative seemed to think it would ding easier than stainless steel though.
I received the first silver BB58 that came in to my AD. It’s really not a taupe, although I’ve seen it described that way. It’s definitely a slate grey to me. The piece has a nice weight - I read somewhere it is slightly heavier than the stainless version - but it doesn’t feel heavy or bulky.
Yeah, not a huge difference but enough where I would not want to put the BB58 bracelet on the silver one. The silver has more warmth than the stainless steel. Since the silver alloy is also softer than stainless steel (presumably) I would also be afraid that the end links might damage the case.
Woops, didn't see these posts from earlier... ignore my last message
It sits really well on the wrist. This version is ever so slightly thicker because of the sapphire caseback but you really can’t tell. It wears well. The other thing I’d point out is every surface is brushed, including the bevels, which gives it a different look.
the soft look of the silver is nice. it matches well with the grey dial.
the green and gold looks really nice as well. but you're gonna pay the fiddler for it.
but lol @ exposing how awful that movement looks with the sapphire back. could it look any worse than it does?
I admit... as movements goes... it’s not one to have made the effort of putting a sapphire case back for
from what I hear of what archer says, they don’t even repair movements at Tudor, they replace them. That kind of kills the vibe of seeing the movement for me, there is magic in something you can bring back to life and that will last generations, less so in something that is replaced as a whole.
She speculated/hypothesized that some combination of constant handling, being in a display case under bright lights, and the salty/humid sea air (V&A Waterfront is on the water) had caused the tarnish to occur within a matter of weeks.
Here's a video with another watch showing signs of tarnish already. Not good!
