We?re off and running with Watches and Wonders 2021, and one of the brands on the slate that was most anticipated in the new W&W lineup (not to be confused with W&W) was Tudor. Ah yes, Tudor. Everyone loves Tudor. The sister brand of Rolex, maker of watches with the quality of the Crown, but with an everyman, tool watch focused appeal. And affordable, too – Tudor has always been a value proposition compared to Rolex, ever since the days when the brand literally used Rolex signed parts for watches with off-the-shelf, accessible calibers. So it?s no wonder that the brand?s big release this morning was a pair of precious metal dive watches on the Black Bay Fifty-Eight platform. 

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You read that right. This morning, in news that can only be described as extremely surprising, Tudor launched a pair of Black Bay Fifty-Eights in metals heretofore unused by the brand in their current collection (with the exception of an accent on some two-tone models). The new references are the Black Fifty-Eight 18K and the Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925. Yes, that?s a solid 18K gold Black Bay Fifty-Eight with a green dial, and alongside it is a taupe dialed Fifty-Eight in silver. Gold divers are common enough in the luxury sports watch space, so we?ll start with the Fifty-Eight 925, which for many is likely a head scratcher. Silver is not commonly used in watches because as a material it has some obvious weaknesses for a tool that?s to be worn on the wris...