2016 Tudor Black Bay W/ In House Movement

[imperio]

Hands down dislike the rivets.

[Luap1976]

Ugly ugly rivets indeed

[rossi46]

They went too far with the "riveted" bracelet. Pretty silly thing to do.

It's a shame, as that in-house movement is great and the price is reasonable. I simply won't wear that bracelet, though.

[GeorgeK]

Needs a triplock crown.

[maizerage25]

1 step forward (in-house) and 2 steps back (ugly bracelet).

Would have to opt for the leather or fabric strap.

[soho]

Thanks Chad.

The new BBR is now available with a burgundy strap. Would like to get one for my old BBR for sure, hope that it can be bought separately.

[Boothroyd]

I am keeping mine. (It came out in the October 2015 timeframe).

[nick c]

Vintage look

[ronin_ph]

One of my favorite watches. Price conscious. Excellent design. Feels great on wrist.

I have all three.

But it's getting to be too many variations IMO.


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[Solo118]

Happy with the older model.

Gotta see the "Dark" black bay in person, I think it will be beyond awesome.

[Chadridv]

yeah this strap is straight ugly IMO

[ap1]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

yeah this strap is straight ugly IMO

ugly with the red - maybe awesome with the black due to triangle??

as for rose vs. shield. I don't really care - to my aging eyes the rose is barely visable until close inspection

eta all the way baby

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by ap1

ugly with the red - maybe awesome with the black due to triangle??

as for rose vs. shield. I don't really care - to my aging eyes the rose is barely visable until close inspection

eta all the way baby

yeah on black could be a different story although I don't think i'd like it no matter what.

Actual rose is no big deal but I do really like the curved "self winding" lettering on the ETA "rose" dial.

[SemperFi]

I prefer the older model too. Hopefully I can find one when I'm ready to buy later this year.

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by SemperFi

I prefer the older model too. Hopefully I can find one when I'm ready to buy later this year.

Later this year shouldn't be a problem. I assume there will be a wave of people trading their BBs in for the newer model. 5 years from now may be a bit more difficult.

[speedmaster73]

it was the 'perfect' watch.....until the rivets

mark me down for not buying one because of the 'rivets'..simply awful

i think rolex does this crap on purpose....they know if they release the BBB with the new inhouse and rolex style bracelet that it will take sales away from the 'crown'

the rivet bracelet looks like it belongs on a BALL watch

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by speedmaster73

it was the 'perfect' watch.....until the rivets

mark me down for not buying one because of the 'rivets'..simply awful

i think rolex does this crap on purpose....they know if they release the BBB with the new inhouse and rolex style bracelet that it will take sales away from the 'crown'

the rivet bracelet looks like it belongs on a BALL watch

I happen to agree with most of this, except if you wanted the new movement/dial you could always just buy it with strap and source a predecessor bracelet. I'd be willing to bet it fits.

[SemperFi]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

Later this year shouldn't be a problem. I assume there will be a wave of people trading their BBs in for the newer model. 5 years from now may be a bit more difficult.

I wouldn't mind the newer model except for the riveted bracelet. I think its not as versatile when used in a dressier situation as the current one. It's definitely more of a tool look.

[Singslinger]

Not me. Although the black and bronze are nice, I still prefer the looks of the original red BB.

[droptopman]

LOL, I love the rivet and more pronounced bevels. I like the layout of the dial, but at least in these pics looks to be darker. Might just be lighting in pics, but the original dial was soft and warm.

[Black Bay Dan]

I like the new bronze model but prefer the original Black Bay watches. I can't get excited about Rolex now making the movement as mine keeps time as well as my other Rolex watches!

Dan

[Cryten]

The Black Bay black was one of those "I can't possibly continue life without it" watches. I saw a photo, made some calls and had it on my wrist within a day. It's a keeper and if a short production run keeps or increases it's value, all the better.

That DLC Black Bay has the same draw as the BB black did. I never had any interest in Tudor, and now within six months there are two models I just cant resist.

They must be doing something right.

[ltmgeller]

I'd like to see the bbd when it comes out.

[twowheel]

Just bought a BBB new last week right before the new release. Glad I did.. I thought the whole idea was to produce a watch that was fairly close to the one off . The new one seems to be a twisted version... Why call it a heritage if the shield is on the dial. As said earlier it was released in Oct 2015 but a lot of ADs did not receive them till November and early Dec. Shortest run I've seen for a long time in the Rolex family.... Me thinks this will be a collectable .... I don't think the ETA will make any difference . What movement was in the original 1954 ? ....... hmmmmm

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by twowheel

Just bought a BBB new last week right before the new release. Glad I did.. I thought the whole idea was to produce a watch that was fairly close to the one off . The new one seems to be a twisted version... Why call it a heritage if the shield is on the dial. As said earlier it was released in Oct 2015 but a lot of ADs did not receive them till November and early Dec. Shortest run I've seen for a long time in the Rolex family.... Me thinks this will be a collectable .... I don't think the ETA will make any difference . What movement was in the original 1954 ? ....... hmmmmm

I'm really tempted to go out and buy an ETA Black this weekend to go with my Red. Not for investment purposes, but I really think it will become much sought-after in the future.

[Duke84]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I'm really tempted to go out and buy an ETA Black this weekend to go with my Red. Not for investment purposes, but I really think it will become much sought-after in the future.

Me too. Don't like the increased case height on the new Black Bay, and really don't care for the rivets.

[bdex75]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I'm really tempted to go out and buy an ETA Black this weekend to go with my Red. Not for investment purposes, but I really think it will become much sought-after in the future.

Picking mine up Wednesday. For all those reasons. Now all I need is a red and I have it covered.

Stay tuned for the incoming !!!!!


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[fgu16750]

Black Bay Black was introduced on October, 15, 2015, according to Instagram Tudor's account.

Regarding the new riveted bracelet, as far as could be seen at Tudor's web page, rivets are not functional, are stamped, so looks like rivets but are not.

[twowheel]

Originally Posted by fgu16750

Black Bay Black was introduced on October, 15, 2015, according to Instagram Tudor's account.

Regarding the new riveted bracelet, as far as could be seen at Tudor's web page, rivets are not functional, are stamped, so looks like rivets but are not.

Was just talking to a local collector about that and we were discussing whether or not they were applied or real ...... now we know...Don't like it at all..... They must be trying to sway the Nixon crowd to bump it up a notch or 20.....

[Laszlo]

The bronze is very nice. I can find myself figuring out a way to get that one. I really like what Tudor has been doing for the past three-years... They're thinking outside of the box and looking to acquire new, younger customers. Which the industry needs as a whole.