Tudor fans are gonna love this!

[Frogman4me]

Great historical and inside video of Tudor at their headquarters. Great work Ben


http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/inside-...-watch-company


Missed a few transitional references, but who cares. 7923 and 7033! Talk about rare, wow!


Enjoy guys

~David

[jdmi32]

Great read! Thanks for the link. A square crown guard 7928 would be my ultimate Tudor.

[linesiders]

Dang - and I can't stop (#*$^@#$ work to watch!

7922/7924 MN would be my Tudor Grail

[willang]

Thanks David, going to read this later :)

[rootbeer7]

great video. Thanks for posting

[West]

Cheers for that, really enjoyed reading/watching

[PoderEsBueno]

7033 prototype

[themaninblack]

Catanachs jewellers still exist today in Melbourne so that old 30's piece is interesting.

On another matter I think it's about time Hodinkee openly disclosed the nature of the commercial association they have with the Rolex/Tudor companies when they publish such articles. It would be the credible thing to do.

[linesiders]

That was good, even if only a 30K foot view, as some important references were missing. But that is where we get to chase, then fill in the details.

That prototype was killer - lots of people having palpitations now

Originally Posted by themaninblack

On another matter I think it's about time Hodinkee openly disclosed the nature of the commercial association they have with the Rolex/Tudor companies when they publish such articles. It would be the credible thing to do.

Hahaha - If only everyone disclosed their associations, well...

[themaninblack]

Originally Posted by linesiders

Hahaha - If only everyone disclosed their associations, well...

You are right but many do. I mean take this line from the article,
"Over the past few years, there has been an increased interest in the historical watches from the Tudor Watch Company – no doubt due to the fantastic modern watches shown by the brand. We're talking the Heritage Chronograph, the Black Bay, the Pelagos, the Heritage Advisor, and the Ranger."

Give us a break. That reads as advertorial not journalism.

[linesiders]

Originally Posted by themaninblack

You are right but many do. I mean take this line from the article,
"Over the past few years, there has been an increased interest in the historical watches from the Tudor Watch Company – no doubt due to the fantastic modern watches shown by the brand. We're talking the Heritage Chronograph, the Black Bay, the Pelagos, the Heritage Advisor, and the Ranger."

Give us a break. That reads as advertorial not journalism.

I agree, the people that run H want to make enough money to afford all of these wonderful pieces (assuming they are not hereditarily endowed) they get to handle and report on to us - need big ad dollars for that. They are the hot iron in the fire. But Rolex and Tudor have also given them great access, impressive to both the HipsterFu, and to the CollectorGeek.

Reminds me of the Mainstream Media and some political parties

[themaninblack]

Originally Posted by linesiders

I agree, the people that run H want to make enough money to afford all of these wonderful pieces (assuming they are not hereditarily endowed) they get to handle and report on to us - need big ad dollars for that. They are the hot iron in the fire. But Rolex and Tudor have also given them great access, impressive to both the HipsterFu, and to the CollectorGeek.

Reminds me of the Mainstream Media and some political parties

Yep.

BTW I've always been a fan of Wallace Shawn and The Princess Bride. He's not exactly Steve McQueen, but he's very cool in his own way.

[Jfullm42]

Awesome read thanks for posting!

[ahnets]

Is Ben on TRF? Just curious

[BlackBay1]

Thanks for sharing David.

[Maxy]

great video, makes me want to buy a vintage Tudor piece right now!

[themaninblack]

Sorry but the video is particularly creepy. I think Mel Brooks could have had some fun with that. And please, get a shave before going on camera.

[jedly1]

great video, and kudos to Ben...not sure some of you realise how IMPOSSIBLE it is for any third party get any kind of access into the tudor / Rolex world ....

looks like they are still missing one :) ( sorry Ross) the rarest of the rare.

[themaninblack]

Originally Posted by jedly1

great video, and kudos to Ben...not sure some of you realise how IMPOSSIBLE it is for any third party get any kind of access into the tudor / Rolex world ....

He is not really a 'third party'. He has a commercial arrangement with the brand for goodness sake. He is promoting it. Anyway, enough said.

[jedly1]

Originally Posted by themaninblack

He is not really a 'third party'. He has a commercial arrangement with the brand for goodness sake. He is promoting it. Anyway, enough said.

I don't know if he does or doesn't , i have never seen any particular advertising on hodinkee and i have no relationship with Ben or hodinkee, but assuming you know more about it than I , how many other of the multitude of media streams that DO have commercial arrangements with Rolex/ Tudor get get any kind of interview with Rolex/Tudor let alone archive access to see the pieces they hold...answer.....NOBODY !!!!!! ?

[themaninblack]

As much as I know they 'love' Tudor I assume they have not been running the ads for free. No problem accepting a commercial arrangement, just disclose it. Standard practice now in travel journalism for example. Now I've really said my piece, back to more enjoyable topics. http://tudorwatch.hodinkee.com

[Frogman4me]

Originally Posted by jedly1

great video, and kudos to Ben...not sure some of you realise how IMPOSSIBLE it is for any third party get any kind of access into the tudor / Rolex world ....

looks like they are still missing one :) ( sorry Ross) the rarest of the rare.

Black dial with that bezel combo is incredible Jed!. I got to handle Eric's black dial and it was stunning.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Frogman4me

Black dial with that bezel combo is incredible Jed!. I got to handle Eric's black dial and it was stunning.

I think it was Robert Maron who was trying to sell one of those black dial models for US$200k on Ebay a few months ago.

Edit: My mistake...US$195k: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TUDOR-VINTAG...item2ed8b894d3

[el1125]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I think it was Robert Maron who was trying to sell one of those black dial models for US$200k on Ebay a few months ago.

Edit: My mistake...US$195k: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TUDOR-VINTAG...item2ed8b894d3

Don't think it was quite that much ..lol

[Old Expat Beast]

Hodinkee articles and reviews on Tudor watches do read like paid advertorial. They also run a very official looking Tudor chat room, and the "Welcome Back Tudor" video they produced when Tudor returned to the US market is pretty cringeworthy. They should declare or clarify their interest if they want to be taken seriously as an impartial resource. I've never read anything even remotely negative about Tudor on Hodinkee. An I'm a big fan of Tudor, with several pieces in my collection.

[linesiders]

Originally Posted by themaninblack

BTW I've always been a fan of Wallace Shawn and The Princess Bride. He's not exactly Steve McQueen, but he's very cool in his own way.

He was everywhere but to me that was what he will be most remembered for, Vizzini.

[incontrol]

Interesting video. Thank you for sharing it!

[waQstar]

Holy horoly, that's all I gotta say...

[Nsx_23]

The 7922 and the red 7900 prototype

[Paul]

1. I was totally unaware of the 7923.

2. I gotta get me some of those black gloves

I'm just home from a few weeks in Hong Kong and Beijing. Great to see a very strong visual profile for Tudor in both cities (AD's and huge bill-boards).
Part of Tudor's relaunch I guess - I hope it flows on down-under.