Is a Tudor a Rolex ??

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by daveathall

Here's the question then, if you had the money would you buy 1 Rolex or 2 Tudor? I bought a Sea Dweller and I cant swim! would I swap it for 2 Tudor watches? as nice as they are the answer is no.

Kudos is the word I think we are looking for.

To answer your question; you should buy the watch that suites your needs regardless of whether it's a Rolex or a Tudor. I was looking for a waterproof chrono, with a date feature, wrapped in an oyster case, and the only option was a Tudor.
dP

[GoldenBear]

He keeps asking for the price difference between the two...Nobody has answered.

[T5AUS]

Originally Posted by TARDIS

I give up.

Steve, since no one else has said anything I will try. The early Tudors, say the late 50,s early 60's are almost on a par now with a lot of Rolex subs. The one pictured at the top is a 1962 model which sold recently on the fleabay for $6100 U.S.
The later 1970's models with the diamond hands sell from $2,000 U.S. to $5000 U.S., depending on colour of the dial (blue are favourite) and if it has a date or not and of course condition. The rough one in the photo below sold a couple of weeks ago on fleabay for $ 2,400 U.S.!
I know nothing about the Chronos or the current Tudors.

[Stratton]

The question was answered on page 3 of this thread regarding the cost of Tudors. The Tudor Chronograph Oyster Dates, Submariners and Datejusts (all with Rolex markings on the case back and a Rolex crown), sold in the '80s and '90s, cost about a third of the price of the equivalent Rolex so really were fantastic value.

[bagel]

Originally Posted by mcoccia

I wish. No I think mine is a 9421 and similar to the one shown in the top left hand side of the photo but with a SS bezel. I noticed there are a couple of monte carlo's of US ebay at the moment. Starting price is 21K and 28.5KUS.

The was also a 9421/0 blue/grey dial and blue rotable bezel sold in the same auction last Nov at around USD 14K.

[Earl Camembert]

Originally Posted by Gedanken

You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

That may not be true. When I was at Rolex USA the place was packed at 12:00 and empty at 13:30.

[Earl Camembert]

Did and or does Rolex make any movements for the Tudor? I thought they were Rolex cases with Eta movements.

[mcoccia]

Originally Posted by bagel

The was also a 9421/0 blue/grey dial and blue rotable bezel sold in the same auction last Nov at around USD 14K.

Thanks for the information. I've just pulled out the warranty card and the model is specified as a 9420/0.

The watch was purchased in Singapore in March 83 complete with a fixed resin (blue/black?) bezel but was retrofitted with the stainless bezel in about 1985.

I have always assumed that the watch would be worth 1 or 2K and was happy to commit up to a K to clean it up. If this watch is in the same league
as the 9421/0 then I am shocked and will most likely need to re evaluate it's future.

Thanks again.

[jtw40475]

tudor was made by rolex, they phased it out in the us but i believe you can still buy them in europe. the price range is less expensive than rolex.

[gmt 16750]

Well I won't go into what Tudor's are worth because IMO a watch is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it but in my (not so vast!) experience there seems to be 3 ways to view the 'older, Oyster cased' Tudor brand:
1) I have read a lot of comments from Rolex owners who do not own a Tudor and they have, mostly but not always, regarded the Tudor as a 'lesser' watch and nowhere near as 'good' as a Rolex due to ETA movement etc.
2) Then there are Tudor owners who don't own a Rolex and these seem to rate the Tudor as every bit as good as a Rolex, better in fact if you take the 'bang for the buck' into consideration.
3) There are also some people (myself included) who are lucky enough to own both a Rolex and a Tudor and I really like/rate both for what they are (for example: the Tudor Chronograph has a date whilst the Daytona does not) - let's not forget that Rolex did market the Tudor brand as a 'more affordable but still very high quality timepiece'


Here are some of my Tudor's:












- Neil.

[Dan Pierce]

Neil,
Stunning collection. Great examples, thanks for sharing.
dP

[gmt 16750]

Thanks Dan! - no worries my man.

[Joey_V]

Originally Posted by GrandDaddy

I have a Lexus and YES it's a TOYOTA. Take a look under the hood. I even have all the service done at a local Toyota Dealership. Even all the part numbers are the same. Why did I buy a Lexus instead of a Toyota then? If you can haggle the price of a new Lexus to almost the same as the equivalent Toyota model wouldn't you do it?

But don't forget you can haggle the Toyota even further down... .

[Bama]

What is the best source for purchasing a Tudor here in the US? Also, are there fake Tudors out there? It would seem if that would be less of a problem.

[motohead]

Originally Posted by Bama

What is the best source for purchasing a Tudor here in the US? Also, are there fake Tudors out there? It would seem if that would be less of a problem.

I would love to know why Tudor sells in Europe, Asia and even Canada but not here in the US.

[bagel]

Originally Posted by Bama

What is the best source for purchasing a Tudor here in the US? Also, are there fake Tudors out there? It would seem if that would be less of a problem.

There are also fake tudor out there esp when looking for those vintage sport models, need to be careful.

[vukotab]

I saw few times a fake vintage Tudor Submariner.And that`s one of the most expensive and sought models,so you can`t ever be too cautious.
BTW,I got three Tudors now,one of them is vintage,and I wear them very often.Especially this one,SS/WG Prince Date.