“The Tudor”, a trademark registered in Geneva in February 1926 by Hans Wilsdorf at the house of “Veuve de Philippe Hüther”, a watchmaker and watch dealer. Hans Wilsdorf acquired the exclusive usage rights from the dealer. “For some years now, I have been considering the idea of making a watch that our agents could sell at a more modest price than our Rolex watches, and yet one that would attain the standard of dependability for which Rolex is famous. I decided to form a separate company, with the object of making and marketing this new watch. It is called the TUDOR watch company.” - H. Wilsdorf.
Vintage Tudor-signed watches included models for both men and women; they were mainly rectangular, barrel-shaped or with bevelled sides. The first watches show a simple TUDOR name/logo on the dial, with the horizontal bar of the T lengthened above the other letters. Also, at the first, some pieces show the name Rolex on the dial. Rolex would effectively guarantee the technical and aesthetic quality of Tudor watches until the brand attained autonomy in this field.
On 15 October 1936, the house of “Veuve de Philippe Hüther” transferred the brand “The Tudor” to Hans Wilsdorf. In this same period, the rose of the TUDOR dynasty appeared on the dials. Inscribed within a shield, this logo symbolized the invincible union of strength – the watch’s robustness – with grace – the beauty of its lines.
On 6 March 1946, with the vision to expand and give the brand a proper identity of its own, Hans Wilsdorf created the “Montres Tudor S.A.” company, specializing in watches with models for both men and women. Rolex would guarantee the technical, aesthetic and functional characteristics, along with the distribution and after-sales service.
TUDOR Geneve
BLACK BAY 36
ROTOR Self-Winding
Wristwatch
Caliber T600
First launched in 2018, this is an extremely versatile, very comfortable to wear, an elegant timepiece! It is a pre-owned Tudor Black Bay 36 Rotor automatic watch, stunning blue dial, ref. 79500. It featured a self-winding mechanical movement caliber T600, power reserve of approximately 38 hours, sweep second.
Stunning blue dial with “snowflake” hands and lume applied indices. Elongated triangle at 12 o’clock that points to the subtle Tudor shield logo. Rectangular batons at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock. Also, every hour in-between is marked with a circle. Each index is filled with white lume that glows green in low-light conditions.
The dial is also signed “Geneve” and just above the 6 o’clock marker “ROTOR” straight across with “SELF-WINDING” following the curve of the dial underneath – “The only watch in the Black Bay lineup with the curved text.”
36mm round case. Stainless steel case with polished and satin finish, smooth steel bezel with polished finish as well. Sapphire crystal. Stainless steel screw-down crown with black anodized aluminum winding crown tube. Also, the crown is signed with the Tudor rose logo in relief (a throwback to one of their logos used in the past). 150M (500Ft) waterproof.
It is coming with the original (signed Tudor) brown two-piece leather strap; original Tudor stainless steel folding clasp and safety buckle. In original Tudor double box!
It is a very good-looking wristwatch, it looks great with any outfit! It is in good condition, keeps good time and runs very well.
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Case Back Markers:
TUDOR
Suisse
Geneva
79500
248T860
Measures (mm):
Case Diameter 36
Case Lug to Lug 44.2
Case Thickness 10.3
Lug Width 19
Band Width 19
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men's watches typically measure between 29-36mm (some larger, some smaller) wide excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women's watches from the 1900s-1970s were also somewhat smaller than today’s offerings in many cases. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
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The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended.
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