New addition to collection

[iclick]

With my affections firmly embedded in the sport-watch category I've added one more to my small but growing collection. The newbie is the Tudor on the right, a 79170 "Big Block." Since it is circa-1993 I wasn't sure if this thread belongs here or in the General section, but being 20YO and is no longer made I decided that if not truly vintage it is close enough to it.

I was unsure if this watch would be like a brick on my smallish 7" wrist, similar to my experience with a TT Sub about 20 years ago--but it fits well and doesn't feel cumbersome. There's more to it than the others, at 14mm is thicker and heavier than the Rolexes by about 1 oz. (4 vs. 3 oz.), but it wears well. The natural-finish sub-hands against the black sub-dials makes them hard to see in some lighting conditions and visibility of the large hands is about the same as the Daytona but not nearly as visible as the GMT. On the wrist it affords considerable visual presence.

I don't know the service history and mounting it on the Timegrapher shows that it is quite consistent in all positions, though there's some dip in amplitude when not fully wound, suggesting that perhaps it needs a new mainspring. The Valjoux 7750 movement can be regulated much easier than a Rolex and without special tools, except a case back remover.

[MitchSteel]

Nice

[CrownMe]

Stunning Tudor!! call me crazy but i prefer the Big Block over the Daytona any day of the week.....unless its a Newman dial lol Congrats my friend.

[Vincent65]

cool, congrats!

[enginerd]

Nice 79170!!!

My '94 79160 says hello.

[soundserious]

Looks great, congrats!

[cop414]

Looks fantastic, great trio!

[JustinK]

Great watch! I really like the rotating bezel on the 79170, looks great.

My 79180 to complete the BB trio.

[sartorialist]

Very nice collection!

[watchcrank]

Love those Big Blocks. nice collection, M

[iclick]

Thanks to all for the kudos.

Originally Posted by CrownMe

Stunning Tudor!! call me crazy but i prefer the Big Block over the Daytona any day of the week.....unless its a Newman dial lol Congrats my friend.

The Tudor has a rather imposing presence on the wrist, more so than either the Daytona or GMT. That's probably because of its height (14mm) and contrasting sub-dials. The Daytona has a different presence, more along the lines of elegance than an in-your-face sporty flare that jumps out at you. The GMT is the most understated of the trio with its faded dial and bezel, but of the three it is the one that I'll never sell.

Originally Posted by JustinK

Great watch! I really like the rotating bezel on the 79170, looks great.

I'm familiar with the rotating bezel on the GMT that correlates with the 24-hour hand but have never seen a description of what the 12-hour bezel on the Tudor is supposed to do. I assume it is similar to the GMT in quickly seeing the time in two different time zones, only you use the hour hand on the 12-hour bezel.

[Racerdj]

Congratulations on a great addition.

[sea-dweller]

Congrats!

[skprd13]

79170 Excellent!