It’s been a while since we spotlighted a new piece in Tudor’s ever-expanding, historically derived Heritage collection, and even longer since we explored the niche category of watches with mechanical alarms, so today we remedy both with a close-up of the Tudor Heritage Advisor, an attractive timepiece that has been largely overshadowed by the sportier members of the Heritage series like the Black Bay and Pelagos.
The Tudor Heritage Advisor is based on an early alarm watch from 1957.
The Heritage Advisor is a modern re-interpretation of an alarm watch issued by Tudor in 1957, back when this once-practical complication was new ? just one year after Jaeger-LeCoultre released the famous Memovox Automatic, the first alarm watch with a self-winding movement. Its case proportions and shaped lugs are reminiscent of that vintage timepiece, as are the dial’s dauphine hands, beveled hour indices, and central red hand for the alarm function. Much of the Advisor’s other elements speak to a contemporary audience, including the case size (42 mm in diameter, as opposed to the original’s 34 mm), case material (satin-brushed and polished titanium, which Tudor says provides optimum sound quality for the alarm), and colorway (rich cognac brown for the dial and leather strap). The red central hand, operated by the 2 o’clock crown, is used to set the alarm.
Beyond its striking color scheme, the dial offers a variety of textures and finishes to complement its h...