Official Tudor P-01 Owners Thread

[dan993]

I think it could be removed but not easily. This watch has been designed to retain the end links it seems to much work and maybe damage to remove them.

[Twisted Vicar]

Originally Posted by dan993

I think it could be removed but not easily. This watch has been designed to retain the end links it seems to much work and maybe damage to remove them.

Cheers, Dan. I'll still go and try it on.

[scurfa]

I love mine, regards Becks

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by scurfa

I love mine, regards Becks

Now it’s totally cool

[Juicemt]

How thick is this beast?

[James444]

Originally Posted by petay993

Looks great!

Thanks, hard to take it off

[petay993]

Originally Posted by Twisted Vicar

Pete - Can you confirm that the end link/bezel locking system is unable to be removed?

I'm going to see one tomorrow and was hoping that they could be removed in order to look cleaner (I love the dial) and to fit conventional straps.

I would say it could but not easily by the owner. I tried pushing the bars inside the case lug holes but they don't give at all. It is all quite complicated and bespoke in there and I wouldn't want to play really as things could get expensive if it went wrong.

Guys bad news on the bracelet fitting, the stock strap comes off fine which bodes well for putting on the tropic which should land tomorrow but.....
You are going to need 19mm spring bars as they simply cannot be compressed sufficiently to slide the bracelet end links inside the fixed links using the pliers. All the tolerances are super tight. Problem is these spring bars are of a very slim end profile possibly bespoke to this watch and could not easily be sourced imo.

Very frustrating and we let our sales guy at the AD have a good go as well and it just won't go in even with the Bergeon pliers. The spring bar shot across the boutique twice and the links were starting to show a couple of marks so I pulled out of the job sharpish, not worth spoiling the finish for the sake of fitting a bracelet which was experimental anyway.

The guys at the meeting tonight felt the bracelet was probably not going to be particularly complementary to the look anyway, making the whole set up look a bit bulky.

Lets hope the Tropic swap out goes a little more smoothly!!

On a positive note I have tested the strap for waterproofness (is that a word?) and it is, soaked it and it dried in about 10 minutes to the original finish. I was sat in the sauna to accelerate the process lol!

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Juicemt

How thick is this beast?

Thick like a beast

[eco8gator]

Originally Posted by Juicemt

How thick is this beast?

If the DSSD is THICCC.

The P01 is THICC. (I'd say the SD is similar).

This watch has been on my wrist since 11/15 and I really like it. I am really glad that Tudor/Rolex had the guts to release such a unique piece.

Batman might be stuck in the cave for a while along with Aquaman;)

[sunnyadnani]

[dan993]

Originally Posted by petay993

I would say it could but not easily by the owner. I tried pushing the bars inside the case lug holes but they don't give at all. It is all quite complicated and bespoke in there and I wouldn't want to play really as things could get expensive if it went wrong.

Guys bad news on the bracelet fitting, the stock strap comes off fine which bodes well for putting on the tropic which should land tomorrow but.....
You are going to need 19mm spring bars as they simply cannot be compressed sufficiently to slide the bracelet end links inside the fixed links using the pliers. All the tolerances are super tight. Problem is these spring bars are of a very slim end profile possibly bespoke to this watch and could not easily be sourced imo.

Very frustrating and we let our sales guy at the AD have a good go as well and it just won't go in even with the Bergeon pliers. The spring bar shot across the boutique twice and the links were starting to show a couple of marks so I pulled out of the job sharpish, not worth spoiling the finish for the sake of fitting a bracelet which was experimental anyway.

The guys at the meeting tonight felt the bracelet was probably not going to be particularly complementary to the look anyway, making the whole set up look a bit bulky.

Lets hope the Tropic swap out goes a little more smoothly!!

On a positive note I have tested the strap for waterproofness (is that a word?) and it is, soaked it and it dried in about 10 minutes to the original finish. I was sat in the sauna to accelerate the process lol!

As you say I am sure with time and a careful consideration of how this was designed and put together the end links could be removed. This watch though was always designed by Tudor I believe so this was not a good idea!

[Twisted Vicar]

Originally Posted by petay993

I would say it could but not easily by the owner. I tried pushing the bars inside the case lug holes but they don't give at all. It is all quite complicated and bespoke in there and I wouldn't want to play really as things could get expensive if it went wrong.

That's not what I wanted to hear, but needed to hear. If it isn't supposed to be removed by the usual process then it needs to stay on.

Quite excited to go and see it. Not said that for a while.

[Uncle-AJ]

Originally Posted by petay993

Guys bad news on the bracelet fitting, the stock strap comes off fine which bodes well for putting on the tropic which should land tomorrow but.....
You are going to need 19mm spring bars as they simply cannot be compressed sufficiently to slide the bracelet end links inside the fixed links using the pliers. All the tolerances are super tight. Problem is these spring bars are of a very slim end profile possibly bespoke to this watch and could not easily be sourced imo.

I told you it needed a Dremel.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by sunnyadnani

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[James444]

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[petay993]

Couple of pics from the Tudor AD meet up last night, a bit more P01 goodness for the soul!






Attempt to fit bracelet, postponed pending further investigation!




Group shot, Oris 65 Chrono receiving scrutiny on the tray, refreshment by Peroni, BB Slate Bronze and P01 on the wrists. Photos courtesy of Uncle AJ who was in charge of the mince pies!

[Uncle-AJ]

Originally Posted by petay993

Couple of pics from the Tudor AD meet up last night, a bit more P01 goodness for the soul!



Photos courtesy of Uncle AJ who was in charge of the mince pies!

It looks better on me and the mince pies were delicious. Great AD, where else do you get free beer and mince pies?

[petay993]

Tropic arrived, sniffed... mmm vanilla and fitted!

Looks promising, nice and short



Wristy!!



On the buckle for now, gonna see how it works with the deployant later.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by petay993

Tropic arrived, sniffed... mmm vanilla and fitted!

Looks promising, nice and short



Wristy!!



On the buckle for now, gonna see how it works with the deployant later.

That's a great combo! Well done, mate!
dP

[petay993]

Game on!!

[Rolextellstime]

Originally Posted by petay993

Tropic arrived, sniffed... mmm vanilla and fitted!

Looks promising, nice and short



Wristy!!



On the buckle for now, gonna see how it works with the deployant later.

Looking amazing, I would like to try it out on my p01 as well.
Thanks

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[petay993]

Originally Posted by Rolextellstime

Looking amazing, I would like to try it out on my p01 as well.
Thanks

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Looking more like the original prototype now, more Toolish

[In-Cog-Neeto]

Originally Posted by petay993

Looking more like the original prototype now, more Toolish

Mate, you hit it good with that tropic. Looks awesome

Really love this watch boys

[dan993]

Originally Posted by petay993

Looking more like the original prototype now, more Toolish

Looking funky love the strap trouble is the deployment kinda catches my wrist slightly but I may well be purchasing one of those straps.

[Fat_ninja]

Looks great on that Strap

[Twisted Vicar]

The lume is pretty cool too. Under UV light the hands light up in blue, but under normal conditions they glow the same green as the plots.

Excuse the awful photo quality.

[eco8gator]

DIY instructions!

Recommended tool.

Tips when installing deployant.

Tips to avoid scratches:)

[petay993]

Ok Boss!

To remove the stock strap unclip the deployant and lay the watch face down and pull the strap away from the end link to reveal the raised lip of the spring bar.

Use a Bergeon fine fork spring bar removal tool or equivalent and from the back ease out the spring bar. You may want to tape the face of the end link lugs to prevent the spring bar marring it on its way out. If possible ease the spring bar out towards you so any marks are on the back of the link lug.

Repeat other end and curse as you look for the springbar on the floor.

Assuming you find it remove the deployant clasp from the stock strap.

To do this remove the safety catch with the etched Tudor logo by depressing the spring bar through the external lug hole. Then slide the spring bar out of the end of the strap and the deployant clasp comes away from the strap.

Remove the buckle from your Tropic or equivalent by depressing the spring bar and load the Tropic on to the Deployant then refit the engraved Tudor safety clasp. Any strap you buy for this piece must be pretty short as the length of the lugs and fixed first steel links take up a lot of space. The Watchgecko tropic 20mm is the shortest I can find and works ok on my 7.25 inch wrist.

If you want your clasp to have Tudor the correct way up you will need to fit your Tropic the wrong way round as this is how Tudor Deployants are configured. That is long piece at 12 rather than 6 as is usual when mounting a strap.

The clasp will not sit central unless you have a massive wrist as the Tropic is not designed for a deployant where the short end is normally super short as per the stock strap.

You could always forget the deployant and just run with the buckle supplied with your Tropic or source a more contemporary, period correct Acier type buckle.

Hope this helps

[akordz]

Originally Posted by timepieceluvr

You’re probably right.

Thanks again for talking me into getting it. I’ve had kind of a revolving door of these more inexpensive, tool type watches in my box, this one might be the most interesting, unorthodox one.


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Congrats

[Twisted Vicar]

I've hand stitched my own straps straighter lol