The perfect Tudor? How does the face perform?

When it comes to the Imperial Tudor, those who are familiar with watches can t help but think of Rolex - after all, the two brands belong to the same group. May...

Oct 31,2023 | Christy

When it comes to the Imperial Tudor, those who are familiar with watches can't help but think of Rolex - after all, the two brands belong to the same group. Maybe it's because after a long time and more people talking, we form the stereotype of the Imperial Rudder and let it develop under the shadow of Rolex for a long time. But in recent years, Tudor (watches) has constantly updated and improved itself, introducing watches to the brand also specifically, and leading many to develop a new understanding. Leaving aside the aura of Rolex, Tudor (watches) is also outstanding among the watches in the same position, which can be said to have a good appearance, performance and performance. Not too long ago, Royal Tudor launched a new line of dive-leading watches that many of my watch friends called "the perfect Royal Tudor." This piqued my curiosity as well, and when I got my hands on it, I realized that it really lived up to its name, and we're going to talk about it today.

Rolex is known to be slow to innovate, but Tudor, in the same group, has improved a lot over the years. Especially on the sports side, innovations have been frequent, including the newest Ranger, the Bivouac Pro GMT, and the leading dive FXD,TUDOR 1926 M91351-0002 of which the new model 39 is the "masterpiece" of the new model, and it's perfect (meaning Tudor). Believe me, I can't say that until I get my hands on a real watch.

The Tudor Leader Diver Model 39

The new Tudor sports watch has two "skill trees".

There are two lines of new Tudor sports watches that have been introduced in the last few years.

The first line is vintage, TUDOR Ranger M79950-0003such as Tudor's new Ranger models and Bee Bay Pro models, both based on Tudor and Rolex vintage watches, absorbing a large number of vintage watch elements.

Dilly Tudor Green Bay Professional GMT

The second prescribed route is high performance, such as the Tudor Leader Submariner (42 mm version), which large size, titanium shell, ceramic ring, helium valve, 500 meters water resistance and other configurations, TUDOR Ranger M79950-0002 indicators to carry out the concentration of students together, the pursuit of a high-performance.

▲ Tudor Leader Submariner 42mm

These "skill trees" are the perfect rudder, Tudor (watch) never deviated from the course. But whether it is vintage, or high performance, there is no watch, the emperor will put all the "skills" at the helm together? Yes, all the skills have been filled, and this is the new Lead Potential 39 for the rudder.

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TUDOR Lead Potential 39

When all the "skills" are filled, it is the new Type 39.

Tudor (watches) first released a 42mm version in 2012, and now, 10 years later, the new leader is the 39mm.

Tudor defines the General Diving 42 as a "professional diving watch" and the General Diving 39 as an "urban high-performance sports watch". As you can see from the promotional image of the General Diving 39 on Tudor's website, and as you can also see from the photo of the Half Sea Half City, the General Diving 39 emphasizes daily commuting and diving.

▲ Tudor Lead Diver 39 with different metal straps and the official corporate market positioning

The most obvious change in Tudor's new Lead Potential Model 39 is the reduction in size to 39 millimeters. Compared to the previous lead/lead LHD/lead FXD, which originally measured 42 millimeters, and the size has been reduced. 39 millimeters is the same size as the return of the Bifrost 1958. Moreover, the thickness of the 39 lead is only 11.8 mm. It is not an exaggeration to say that many official watches are thicker than the Lead Type 39, but the Lead Type 39 is a water-resistant 200 meter dive watch.

▲ Tudor Collar Diver Type 39, only 11.8 millimeters thick.

Blue Bay Collar Diver Type 39 with Titanium Case

The Lead Diver Type 39 has a titanium case with a full brush. The titanium case greatly reduces the weight of the watch, compact size and thin thickness, which makes it a perfect sports watch for daily wear.

However, due to the Tudor positioning analysis reasons, compared to the Rolex sports watch, to today's Tudor sports watch using Chinese ceramic ring is still relatively small, aluminum ring is still the mainstream of society. But only lead dive type, the full development of the popularity as well as ceramic material parts, visible lead dive type of high status. The new collar dive type 39 it ceramic product parts design mainly used in our two different places, one is the traditional ceramic ring, one is through the ceramic hour markers.

Emperor Tudor Leader Diver 39 with ceramic ring, ceramic hour markers

Leader Potential Type 39, black metal ceramic ring, it has a radial pattern brushed technology processing, the ceramic ring for the process of further decoration. Like ceramic ring brushed, in Tudor this system level, is very with rare.

Emperor Tudor collar potential type 39, ceramic ring with radial pattern brushed

In addition to the bezel, the luminous hour markers on the dial of the diver model 39 use three-dimensional luminous ceramic blocks. This is a new technology that Tudor has only recently started using. As the ceramic blocks are three-dimensional, the texture is greatly improved compared to traditional luminescent coated hour markers.

▲Ceramic hour markers with luminescent effect

The TUDOR "snowflake" hands continue to be used on the TUDOR Diver 39. Tudor is in the 1970s in the last century, extensive research using "snowflake needle", which is Tudor vintage dive watches a major important feature. And today, in China, it is highly recognizable as a symbol of Tudor sports watches. At the same time, we teachers can see that on the dial, the English PELAGOS is painted in a red color. This is very reminiscent of the Rolex study in the 1970s "single red" vintage Aqua Ghost 1680. a line of red letters on the dial (or two lines of double red), is a vintage Aqua Ghost's famous psychological characteristics, which need to be our own can be directly seen, Tudor Pilot Submariner 39 in the vintage style of the intention, and the history of the model moments to be able to Maintain the economic connection.

Emperor Rudder Leader Potential 39, note the red seals on the panel

▲ The red seal on the antique Aqua Ghost 1680 Dan Red.

The thickness of the Lead Submarine model 39 is relatively thin, and the Royal Rudder MT5400 automatic movement is essential. the MT5400 movement removes the calendar and reduces the thickness. the MT54 series movement mechanism for small sizes of the rudder movement workbench (large sizes with the MT56 series). The machine is equipped with a silicon thin plate, caliperless weight fine adjustment wheel, 70 hours of power, chronometer certified. According to Dilaudid's own standards, the installed movement, with an error of up to -2/+ 4 seconds per day, already exceeds the chronometer's -4/+ 6 standard. Due to the positioning, the MT54/56 Royal Helm movement is sandblasted over a large area, this movement is decorated more simply, but the bottom is not visible, it does not matter. The performance is excellent enough to be satisfactory.

▲Tudor MT5400 automatic movement

In terms of strap material, it is paired with a titanium bracelet and will send a through tape. Among them, at the titanium bracelet clasp, it can be fine-tuned, with 5 stops, and a total time to extend/shorten the length of 8 millimeters. Tudor this bracelet, the simple issue is the same basic situation as the Rolex Aqua Ghost clasp, it works well.

Tudor collar potential type 39 adjustable buckle, similar to the Rolex

▲ attached tape, with pin buckle

I don't know if you have noticed, recently a new word has appeared in the world of watches, called "urban dive watch", which means that while maintaining the high configuration and value of the dive watch, it is reduced in size.

The thickness is thin and the emphasis is on everyday wear. This watch is the new LED Submariner Model 39. It's more configurable than a pencil, more wearable than a lead, and has a public price of 33,200, which is somewhere in between.

Tudor Ceramic hour markers wristwatch