The Tudor GMT is a very compelling watch

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To start, a disclaimer -- I'm a bit biased here, I just picked up a Tudor GMT this week and am still in the honeymoon phase with it. So take the following with a grain of salt

But with that said, given the current shortage of SS Rolex models for the foreseeable future, and the rapidly increasing prices of 5-digit and 4-digit Rolex GMTs, I think there's a strong case to be made for getting a Tudor GMT. And furthermore, I think one could make the argument that the watch stands confidently on its own, even when compared to the Rolex models.

It won't have the history of a 16710, for example, or the bezel and bracelet upgrades of a 126710, but Tudor really nailed this one. The darker blue and red on the bezel are near-perfect choices (on a wonderful aluminum bezel), the matte dial is gorgeous, the chamfers on the lugs look great, and the domed sapphire crystal adds to the vintage feel. This is purely personal preference, but I do enjoy going back to a watch with smaller hours markers and a reduced font on the bezel.

That's not to say it's perfect -- I think it's too thick at 14.6mm (although Tudor was clever with adding chamfers to the underside of the case, which mitigates the thickness to some degree, and it does hug flat to the wrist) and I'm on the fence about the riveted bracelet (would rather not have the rivets). But taking everything into account, this is the most satisfying watch purchase I've made in quite some time.

A quick word on the in-house movement -- so far, and it has only been two days, but mine is running right about +0 secs/day. It loses approximately 1 second during the day, but then gains it back at night when the watch rests dial up.

The Tudor GMT on a bracelet retails for $3950, which in my opinion is a pretty tremendous value.

As usual, this thread is useless without pictures. So here's a re-post of mine. Cheers guys, and thanks for reading my rambling thoughts