TUDOR Black Bay Chronograph

Tudor’s legacy as maker of high-quality tool watches was cemented long before the brand re- entered the American market in late 2013.

However, Rolex’s sister brand’s decision to tap its heritage when designing its newer products has gone a long way toward creating fresh Tudor devotees. Whether it’s the Black Bay Fifty-Eight series of Submariner-inspired dive watches or the Heritage Chrono inspired by the 1970s ‘Monte Carlo’ chronograph, Tudor’s modern lineup is a love letter to the best in vintage timepieces.

The Black Bay Chrono, a stunner of a modern chronograph with clear 1960s-informed design language, is perhaps one of the brand’s best values. Sporting an in-house movement from Tudor and available in different dial colors and case materials, it’s a gorgeous modern sportwatch from a brand whose expertise in creating such timepieces is decades long.

This particular Black Bay Chronograph from the 2020s is housed in a 41mm stainless steel case with screw pushers, a signed screw-down crown, a black aluminum tachymeter bezel, and a sapphire crystal. It features a luminous black reverse ‘panda’ dial with white subsidiary registers, a matching snowflake handset, a matching rivet-style Oyster bracelet with a signed fliplock clasp, and Tudor's Manufacture Calibre MT5813 automatic-winding chronograph movement with date powering the watch.

In outstanding condition throughout, it comes with all its goodies — including an inner box signed by none other than David Beckham!

If you love the look of the Rolex Daytona or a vintage Heuer Carrera but want something you can truly bang around without too much worry, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono should absolutely be on your radar.