The third execution of the Pelagos FXD from Tudor (ref. M25717N-0001) comes with a matt black dial and is dedicated to the many dive watches from the Swiss brand that were issued in the past to US Navy divers. The 42-mm watch is equipped with fixed (“FXD”) strap bars, a satin-brushed titanium case with a water resistance of 200m, a COSC-certified in-house movement and a unidirectional elapsed-time rotating bezel, the black dial features a single line of red text with the model’s name.

Here’s a quick look at how the watch looks in its natural habitat (more precisely the Hovercraft salt water dive site located in Panama City Beach, at a depth of 71 to 80ft):

Tudor and the US Navy

“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 wat...