Can I join the Tudor Big Block Club ?

[Blackdog]

Funny these things are considered Vintage and my 16710 that's even older is not...

Anyway, it's all Dan Pierce's fault, but I'm not the first one to mention the fact...

First it was my love for a 5-digit GMT on Jubilee, and now this....

Anyway, new to me Tudor 79170.

I have searched for one of these for a little while. I bought online a 79180 in February this year that was very temptingly priced, but I sent it back because it was badly overpolished and the chrono functions were not even working....

Back in the search for a good one as my own birthday present to myself, I resorted to Chrono24. My initial search was for a 79180, and I found a promising one from dealer Pyramide in Austria/Italy.

When I was about to pull the trigger the dealer informed me that it had just sold....

But they still had a 79170 in stock. By the dial I could tell that it was an earlier version but the bevels on the case looked even better in the offer pictures. I thought that the 12-Hr bezel was also an interesting feature as it departs a bit from the Daytona looks and is pure Tudor. So I pulled the trigger on this one instead...

It has JUST arrived !!! Boy, this thing is gorgeous !!!

Saying that the case is crisp is an understatement ! This case is NOS crisp !

If it was restored it was done by someone who REALLY knew what he was doing ! I am tempted to believe that it is factory unpolished and pretty much unworn.

Serial number B4581xx, so 1992 or thereabouts. No B&P. Dealer's 12 months warranty.

Anyway, on to the pictures. Please celebrate with me:





Great buying experience, excellent dealer, the watch came very well packed and in a plastic coffin. Highly recommendable.