Hands-On with the Next Generation of Tudor Black Bay Chronographs
Tudor can always be counted on to make a splash at international watch events, and that held true once more at this year’s virtual Watches & Wonders fair, during which the brand released the latest updates to its ever-popular Black Bay collection. Leading the charge were two new precious-metal editions of the smaller-sized Black Bay 58 diver, and just behind those were the newest iterations of the Black Bay Chronograph series, first launched in 2017.
The line extension to the original Black Bay Chronograph comprises two black-and-white-dialed versions of the watch. The small changes in this latest generation include a reduced thickness, a new black bezel, and of course the aforementioned dial options, which are a mostly white dial with black subdials (aka “panda,”) and the inverse look, mostly black with white subdials, aka “reverse panda.”
Both watches’ 41-mm cases are 14.4 mm thick, reduced from the original 14.9 mm seen on the 2017 edition. The alternating brushed and polished steel case has an overall sturdy feel ? entirely comfortable on the wrist but also ready to take a couple bumps without a sweat.
On its right side, two screw-down pushers flank a large Tudor rose-engraved crown, which also screws down and thus assists in providing the chronograph with 200 meters of water resistance. Over the top of the watch is a tachymetric bezel, whose black color contrasts with the brushed steel look of the earlier models and...
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