Tudor Black Bay P01

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mzinski

·Nov 20, 2019

Stopped by my local Tudor AD to find they finally received the Black Bay P01. I’ve been very keen on checking this one out in person as seeing photos online left me uncertain of this piece in general. Sometimes it looked good, sometimes it looked totally awkward. Add to that the love/hate (mostly hate) discussion surrounding this - it’s a tough one to judge from afar.
I can now say, in the metal, I’m completely unimpressed and uninterested in it. The fit and finish simply doesn’t suit me. The lug-to-lug is way too long and the various components are sharp & unrefined (read cheap).
I will admit, though, the dial is lovely. Handsome matte black finish with slightly pillowed lume plots. Just needs a totally different case and bracelet...
On to other watches.

 

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zrleopold

·Nov 20, 2019

I would like to propose a ban on posting pictures of this thing on Omega Forums

 

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mzinski

·Nov 20, 2019

zrleopold

I would like to propose a ban on posting pictures of this thing on Omega Forums

I concur!! 👍

 

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Ssunnylee24

·Nov 20, 2019

Love Tudor but this one got me scratching my head.

 

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Lotus_Eater8815

·Nov 20, 2019

Its a bit cartoonish. If it came in a smaller size and in a bracelet I might be interested.

 

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abrod520

·Nov 20, 2019

zrleopold

I would like to propose a ban on posting pictures of this thing on Omega Forums

We need to look at it, to remember it, so that we don't ever allow it to happen again.

 

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mrs_LA

·Nov 20, 2019

Oops. Tudor design team slipped on this.
Not even an award can garner interest for this.

 

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asrnj77

·Nov 20, 2019

You can always get the GP Sea Hawk II if this is your jam..

 

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Yak1

·Nov 20, 2019

When I saw it on their website, I was intrigued. Seeing it outside of staged marketing, I’m much less so, and I love Tudor.

 

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stuart70

·Nov 21, 2019

This was based on a prototype that no one liked thirty years ago and was canned. You think that they should have got the hint. I saw this in the metal and is definitely a miss.

 

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Caliber561

·Nov 21, 2019

With the money spent on a P01, one could conceivably find a neo-vintage Tudor Sub to purchase instead...

 

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stevec14

·Nov 21, 2019

Not for me. Tudor watches are generally large and bulky anyway, but this takes the biscuit. Each to their own however. If you have the wrist for it I guess it could be an interesting piece

 

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jerryct

·Nov 21, 2019

Never understood how they won the GPHG

 

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ejj

·Nov 21, 2019

It’s a fun idea. I was pretty excited when it was first announced—it was interesting.
I tried it on this summer—no way. The length of
It is ridiculous. Great dial though.

 

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Yak1

·Nov 23, 2019

I like asymmetrical cases (some of the classic 70’s seiko divers). I may wander over to an AD and see is they have one in the flesh.

 

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jaspers

·Nov 23, 2019

What I appreciate about the P01 is that Tudor took a gamble with it. Sure, this one's a bit of a miss, but at least they're being experimental and throwing stuff to the wall to see what sticks. I don't know of any other brand in their price range that does that.

 

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Bill Sohne

·Nov 23, 2019·Bill @ ΩF

Hi
I would love to see it in person as well.... I have a 8 inch wrist and would like to see how it fits...

best
bill

 

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Fabrice M

·Nov 24, 2019

Everybody hates now, then Tudor will stop making it, and then it will become the most sought after Tudor and everybody will want one ; )

 

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Desmodromic

·Nov 24, 2019

I saw one at the local Tudor AD and I liked it. Yeah, it had some "sharp" edges and some of the finishing is "raw", but that's true with a lot of Tudors. Tudor cases, IMO, tend to be "slabby," with sharper edges. I thought the watch fit my wrist just fine, and I have a 7-inch wrist. I do think this watch will be exactly what you want it to be. If you want to hate it, you will find plenty of reasons. If you want to like it, ditto.

I do think Tudor missed, big time, with the strap. This watch, and the prototype it is based on, is a special-purpose watch, but to equip it with that hybrid leather strap is a fail. I can just hear the Tudor design committee: "It will be at home in both the boardroom AND the sea!" Bleech. It's the laziest kind of watch company thinking. It's like putting a croc strap on a Ploprof and marketing it as an all-arounder. The P01 is a pure tool watch, should be equipped with rubber or nylon. Will they lose some initial sales? Probably. But it's also a watch that if Tudor allowed it to be what it was originally intended to be, it would, after a while, gain a following.