Sometimes, in football (soccer for us yanks), the season is over before all the games are played. In April, Italian soccer league Serie A team Inter Milan pulled off that feat and – with five matches still to be played at that point – became Italian Champions with a commanding season performance. Not only that, … Read more

Tudor has announced the release of a special FXD chronograph. The Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono Tudor Pro Cycling Team Edition commemorates the brand’s relationship with the Tudor Pro Cycling Team (a Swiss professional development road bicycle racing team that participates in the UCI Europe Tour). It should come as no surprise if this latest release from Tudor … Read more

I want to be clear that this is not a new or updated model. Nor does it feature an updated movement or new strap or bracelet options. This is a pure line extension, but one that seems perhaps more impactful than adding a new color. For 2024, Tudor has taken all the color out of … Read more

Tudor released the Tudor Pelagos FXD in 2021 as a purpose-built take on its Pelagos dive watch, designed with direct input from France’s Marine Nationale. Today, Tudor has announced the next iteration of the Pelagos FXD, this time inspired by its history of watches made for the United States Navy. Except for the new black color, the … Read more

Big news today from Tudor as the brand has launched two new Tudor Pelagos FXD variations in celebration of its partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing, an America’s Cup yacht racing team. With a new chronograph and both models rocking carbon composite cases, it’s a big change from the Pelagos FXD’s original military-derived intent, so let’s get … Read more

Right before the start of Watches & Wonders 2023, I had the fortunate opportunity to visit Tudor’s new headquarters in Le Locle, where the sister brand of Rolex makes its in-house mechanical movements. The new Tudor Manufacture is an impressive location where Tudor will be expanding production of METAS-certified movements. Within a few years, Tudor … Read more

Right before the start of Watches & Wonders 2023, I had the fortunate opportunity to visit Tudor’s new headquarters in Le Locle, where the sister brand of Rolex makes its in-house mechanical movements. The new Tudor Manufacture is an impressive location where Tudor will be expanding production of METAS-certified movements. Within a few years, Tudor … Read more

Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Four Intended as a sort of modern take on Tudor’s first dive watch (the reference 7922 of, you guessed it, the year 1954), the new Black By 54 (which goes by reference 79000) follows the downsizing pattern we’ve seen applied to the Black Bay line over the past few years, going from … Read more

Years of SCUBA diving with mechanical watches on my wrist have revealed certain strengths and weaknesses in functional design that would otherwise remain hidden on terra firma. I’ve also learned that my aesthetic assessment of a dive watch often changes once I’ve had the chance to dive with it. The significance – and, in turn, … Read more

Hello and happy Sunday. We’re back with another call-and-response where our editors answer some of the most pressing comments of the week. Please continue the happy cycle by commenting on the comments in the comments. Time is flat circle. “What do you think about the hour markers, James Stacey? How would you compare them to … Read more