Is the Tudor Bronze worth getting?

Tudor first began to participate in the battle of bronze watches from 2016, when Black Bay was taking off, adding bronze this very hot topic in recent years raw materials to make the series more popular in the shopping mall, the brand's first bronze watch selection is a burgundy bezel with a coffee-colored dial, which seems to be quite able to echo the vintage impression of the bronze to the people, and the bronze watch just came out because of the same raw materials on the shopping mall, the same raw material When that bronze watch first came out, because there were not many models with the same raw material and material on the market, Tudor became the preferred choice for the entry-level bronze watch, which once caused a rush for the watch on the shopping mall.

Later, Tudor has continuously come out of the blue face and blue circle of the Bucherer watch store special edition and the green face and left crown of the Only Watch charity charity edition, but the difficulty of these two are too high, and therefore want to Tudor bronze watch people really wait for a long time, until 2019, the brand finally launched the second production of bronze watches, this time the same as the Black Bay as the basis, the primary Changes are still based on the bezel, face plate color change, even so, it is enough to make people wait for this one.

Commentary 1: Aluminum-copper alloy, claiming better protection

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Bronze models at the beginning of the reason why the best-selling and even overpriced price, the first is because the bronze material can be worn for a long time after the discoloration, which was originally a defect of bronze used for watchmaking, did not expect to the modern day to pay attention to the characteristics of the instead of becoming a pleasing selling point, TUDOR and the use of bronze and the general share of the brand's use of bronze a little bit different, their selection of the family is an "aluminum-copper alloy", and therefore the case looks very bright when it is in new condition. This makes the case look very bright when it is in new condition, unlike the slightly darker bronze color of other brands. The reason for choosing this formula is that by adding aluminum underneath the copper, the hardness and corrosion resistance of the case can be improved, which is Tudor's unique experience in developing its own bronze material.

Commentary 2: Slate gray surfaces are a new element for 2019

The face plate of this briefly is "retro", bronze as a material that will change its appearance over time, the darker tones of its patina are quite suitable for use in the reproduction of classic models, so the face plate of the Heritage Black Bay Bronze is just inherited from the series of references to the 1954 Ref. 7922 dive watch, and incorporates some of the Tudor antique dive watches of the past years. The new 2019 model has replaced the slate gray anodized aluminum and the same color dial, the slate gray dial has a gradient effect, which is a new attempt that has not been seen in the previous models of the Black Bay Bronze, and the overall specifications and planning have not changed significantly. With no major changes in overall specifications and planning, the new visual feeling brought out by the color scheme will be the key to determining whether or not consumers will pay for the watch.

Comment 3: The Black Bay collection started with a bronze watch when it was replaced by an in-house movement.

Not to say you may not have noticed, Black Bay series is from this bronze watch in 2016 that the beginning of the version began to choose their own movement, because the diameter of the MT5601 movement is larger (33.8mm), so most of the other Black Bay series and the diameter of the watch is set to 41mm different, the diameter of the watch difference on the like of large watch fu and bronze raw materials watch fans will be a good news, and MT5601 movement using silicon hairspring is now about to become standard equipment, and has a COSC chronometer certification and bi-directional automatic winding, practicality and quality. The difference in diameter will be good news for fans of large watches and bronze materials. Moreover, the MT5601 caliber is equipped with a silicon hairspring, which is about to become standard equipment nowadays, and it is COSC-certified, as well as bi-directional automatic winding, which means that the movement's practicability, durability, and quality are not to be underestimated.

Black Bay Bronze

Thinking about the popularity of the last Black Bay Bronze when it was first launched, the brand is of course waiting to emulate the same popularity and buyers in 2019. For those who couldn't get their hands on it before, the launch of the new model is undoubtedly a timely rain to help them quench their thirst, but for others who have already taken the plunge or are expecting something different, the new model has only changed the color of the bezel and dial, which is not as appealing as the first model was when it was first launched. The attraction is not as strong as when the first model was launched, but if the bronze watch grade of 100,000 yuan, Tudor may still be a relatively worthwhile choice, and this point may also be one of the reasons why the brand is very proud to do only fine-tuning.