TUDOR Pelagos FXD

The new Pelagos FXD pays tribute to decades of TUDOR watches on the wrists of US Navy divers. Complete with fixed strap bars, a titanium case, a high-performance Manufacture Calibre and a unidirectional elapsed-time rotating bezel, it comes as the ultimate modern “Milsub”. As early as the mid ‘50s, TUDOR diving watches were being tested and evaluated by a number of outfits inside the US Navy, and by 1958 they were officially adopted by the Navy and purchased for the purpose of issuing them to divers operating in various units. This Pelagos FXD model is the spiritual successor of those watches. The nomenclature hints at the background of the watch, with FXD referring to the incredibly robust FiXeD strap bars of the case. The model represents a modern, high-performance and robust take on the famed “Milsub” (short for Military Submariner) of yesteryear. Visually, it’s most in line with a late ‘60s- era TUDOR Oyster Prince Submariner reference 7016; it incorporates elements from the US military specifications for diving watches, such as fixed spring bars, as well as details inspired by other generations of issued TUDORs, like pointed crown-guards typically found on early TUDOR Submariners. CASE Titanium case, 42mm in diameter, 12.75mm thick, 52mm from lug to lug, satin-brushed finish fixed strap bars, steel case back BEZEL Unidirectional rotating bezel in titanium with ceramic disc, 60-minute graduation WINDING CROWN Titanium crown, adorned with the TUDOR shield in relief DIAL Matt black CRYSTAL Sapphire crystal WATERPROOFNESS Waterproof to 200m (660 ft) STRAPS 22mm fabric strap with self-gripping fastening system, forest green with red central thread, additional black rubber strap with woven motif and titanium pin buckle, included in the box MOVEMENT Manufacture Calibre MT5602 Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system POWER RESERVE Approximately 70 hours PRECISION Swiss chronometer officially certified by COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute) FUNCTIONS Centre hour, minute and seconds hands Stop-seconds for precise time setting OSCILLATOR Variable inertia balance, micro-adjustment by screw Non-magnetic silicon balance spring Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4 Hz) TOTAL DIAMETER 31.8mm THICKNESS 6.5mm JEWELS 25 jewels