April 12, 2024

2024 Black Bay 36 blue dial 79640 (2 weeks old) $3,575.00 CAD. 505-00495

Little by little Tudor is incorporating their own movements into the entire range of watches. Until the quirky North Flag 91210 was released in 2015 Tudor used movements supplied by outside manufactures. This business model works for many of the world’s most famous brands and worked okay for Tudor too. As the sister company to Rolex, Tudor can now hold their heads high, knowing their series of chronometer certified automatic mechanisms are among the most accurate in the world. At the price point, it’s difficult to find another important brand that offers this type of performance and features. The MT5400 boasts an extra long 70 hour power reserve and a silicon hairspring that is unaffected by magnetism. Despite the long power reserve, they still run a modern high frequency of 28,800 cycles per hour. Tudor is understandably proud of these movements and they want everyone to know about it too in large text across the bottom of the dial. The Black Bay 36  Chronometer is a recent introduction 79640 with a Jubilee style bracelet and lovely sunburst blue dial. The denham hue showcases extra large hour plots and hands that have been treated to bright luminous pigment. Under the fliplock buckle is a five position micro adjustment that is easily moved without any tools. A threaded crown, threaded case back, and sapphire crystal round out the luxury features you’d expect from a Tudor. When we acquired this watch is was just 2 weeks old. It was purchased at a Tudor authorized agent in Ontario in March 0f 2024. The watch has hardly been worn and was lightly polished before is was traded in to us. Two of the original adjustments links are missing. It exhibits only the slightest minor swirls on the buckle and bezel. It comes with an extra stainless steel President style Uncle Seiko bracelet that retails for $181.00. The aftermarket bracelet fits the Black Bay perfectly and gives in a more casual look compared the the original polished and brushed original Jubilee style. The 36mm size is very comfortable and can be worn by a man or woman. It comes complete with the original inner/outer boxes, tags, endorsed warranty card, documents and even the white foam protective box liner. The Tudor 5-year international warranty will cover the next owner until March 2029. This is a current model and can be seen on the Tudor website, where it shows a price of $4,860.00 CAD. Our like new example is estate priced at $3,575.00 CAD. Stock #505-00495.

SOLD

January 1, 2024

2015 Tudor North Flag Chronometer 91210N $5,000.00 CAD. 505-00266

When the Tudor North Flag debuted, it was a game changer for the brand that has always lived in the background of its parent company Rolex. I can’t believe it has been 9 years since the Tudor in-house developed MT5621 movement debuted in the North Flag. Perhaps it was by necessity that Tudor was forced to develop their our mechanisms. Rival company The Swatch Group had supplied movements for Tudor from their ETA movement division for years. There are obvious commercial disadvantages when the competition supplies the single most important component for your products. With the vast resources of parent company Rolex behind them, Tudor created a movement without rivals at this price point. This is the first certified chronometer from Tudor. The chronometer designation is the Swiss benchmark for accuracy, usually associated with much more expensive watches than what Tudor usually offers. When initially offered this watch had a Canadian retail price of only $3,980.00 CAD. For under $4,000.00 there isn’t another watch with this technology. The 28 jewel MT5621 mechanism offers a long 70-hour power reserve, a silicon hairspring that is unaffected by strong magnetic fields, a power reserve display, a 31-day calendar, and a beautiful pierced rotor that displays sandblasted plates and bridges. The movement is both supremely functional and pretty to look at too. Tudor must clearly be proud of their achievement as they have also equipped the North Flag with a transparent display case-back, a feature you normally never see with Rolex/Tudor products. The threaded case-back and threaded crown allow a water resistance rating of 100 meters. The 40mm case wears a little bigger than the size suggests, it lacks a thick bezel that makes the matt finish dial appear a little larger. The dial is nicely balanced with large luminous hour markers (Arabic 12/6), a date display in the 3:00 position, and the 70-hour power reserve display at 9:00. This example is a very early model as it was delivered to the original owner in the fall of 2015. It comes fully documented with the original bill of sale, fully endorsed warranty card, instructions, document holder, inner/outer boxes, and a white cardboard sleeve. This watch is almost 7 years old but looks like it’s only 7 days old. The previous owner was very careful wearing this was in rotation with others in his collection. It remains in its original condition, it has not been refinished or polished in any way. There are minor scuffs and scratches on the bracelet/buckle, but the case is almost perfect despite its sharp lug edges. Bill Le Boeuf Jewellers is happy to include a complimentary 1-year warranty for the next owner. This watch is estate priced at $5,000.00 CAD. Stock #505-00266.