Review: Tudor Black Bay Chrono Steel & Gold
Baselworld 2019 was a memorable one for Tudor. Whereas the previous year they released the most adored watch of Basel (see our review of the Black Bay 58 here), this year they released the most controversial, the Black Bay P01. Much has been said about the polarizing P01 ? too much probably ? but if there was one thing that can be agreed upon, it?s that the P01 stole the spotlight from Tudor?s other releases. So today, I?m going to be reviewing what I think was the actual highlight from Tudor?s Baselworld 2019 releases, the Black Bay Chrono S&G (steel and gold).
The Black Bay Chrono S&G has style to spare
In 2017, Tudor first released the Black Bay Chrono. It was met with a mixed response. On one hand, Tudor used the watch as an avenue to debut their new chronograph movement, the MT5813, which was made in collaboration with Breitling as part of a technology exchange between the two brands. This was a surprise, but an exciting one as the caliber, which I?ll get more into later, has a great feature set. On the other hand, the watch mixes the diver DNA of the Black Bay with a fixed tachy bezel, resulting in a watch with an odd identity and one that didn?t quite click with the purist crowd. Then there?s also the snowflake hour hand, which obscures the minute sub-dial. Fast forward two years and Tudor brings out the S&G model. Now with contrasting sub-dials and two-tone elements abound ? including actual solid gold components ? it?s a much more attention-grabbin...
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