First Tudor: Heritage Black Bay Bronze Blue

[mjclark32]

Well done and congrats!
Such a nice piece

[Winnie Bloo]

I hope you don't mind me asking?

The last three photographs "reset".

The watch is shown in a fizzing, and what I assume, is water?
Have you added any substance to achieve that, "back to new" look?

Many thanks in advance.

[Travelller]

Originally Posted by rokosh

...Had me holding onto my coffee without taking a sip- I think the last time I did that was during our wedding ceremony....

Thank you, sir!

Originally Posted by Winnie Bloo

...The last three photographs "reset"... The watch is shown in a fizzing, and what I assume, is water? Have you added any substance to achieve that, "back to new" look?...

"Mmmm ...ancient Chinese secret..."

Nah, - Soda water & lemon juice. But please be advised this is a very mild form of treatment and won't work all that well (if at all) on a fully oxidized case... . Once we get to that point, we'll have to see... someone mentioned a mix of salt & vinegar but man... that's gotta hurt. Both the case AND our nostrils...

[Winnie Bloo]

Originally Posted by Travelller

"Mmmm ...ancient Chinese secret..."

Nah, - Soda water & lemon juice. But please be advised this is a very mild form of treatment and won't work all that well (if at all) on a fully oxidized case... . Once we get to that point, we'll have to see... someone mentioned a mix of salt & vinegar but man... that's gotta hurt. Both the case AND our nostrils...

Thanks for letting me in on the secret

I will be gentle, if need be, with the treatment

[cfnissen]

Originally Posted by Travelller

Thank you, sir!



"Mmmm ...ancient Chinese secret..."



Nah, - Soda water & lemon juice. But please be advised this is a very mild form of treatment and won't work all that well (if at all) on a fully oxidized case... . Once we get to that point, we'll have to see... someone mentioned a mix of salt & vinegar but man... that's gotta hurt. Both the case AND our nostrils...

Hi Traveiller,

Thank you for a great review and - not least - some great pictures. I got a 5B recently and enjoy it very much. It is fascinating to see the patina grow.

As for the ‘reset’, could you help me with some details? How much soda vs how much lemon juice? How long should the watch stay in the fluid? How do you dry it off? Any special precautions I will need to take? What’s the best way to remove the strap?

Thank you in advance,

Claus


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[RomeoQFI]

Great review, many thanks for taking the time to put it all together with such great photos.

Cheers,

Mark

[Travelller]

Thank everyone!

@cfnissen, I'm sorry but I'm no bronze expert and I just squeezed one lemon in some soda water; exact measurements are unimportant. As I wrote, it will only work with mild patina. For tougher stains, you may need to resort to a more industrial bronze / brass cleaner. I haven't had to so far. (read: Google is our friend).

As for removing the strap... well this one has lug holes for a reason... but be warned that bronze is softer than SS and as you "drag" out the spring bar, it will leave a small mark on the inner-sides of the lugs.

Professionals always use a form of special "tweezers" which are used to evenly compress the spring bar on both sides... same tool used for non lug-hole cases.

[travisb]

Excellent review, watch and pics!

[jaySL350]

Big congrats,,,,
a great looking piece
loving Tudor,,,
My next incoming will be a Tudor Harrods BB,,,,

[tacotaco]

Do people get paid to do these write ups??

[Travelller]

^Thx, gents

Originally Posted by tacotaco

Do people get paid to do these write ups??

I doubt it. My IG quote - "sharing the passion"...

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Someone asked me about removing patina. I told them I haven't needed to do so since the first "minor" soak in lemon juice & soda water I did right after the initial photos...

I did come across two great articles though which I shared with him:

https://deployant.com/the-bronzed-pa...nd-how-not-to/

https://www.fratellowatches.com/bron...patina-project

[dafuture]

Nice review! These really are special pieces, you're so lucky you got one! The only thing I wish on this watch was that it was 41mm like the regular BB rather than 43mm. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it were.

[coleburns]

Sir, you are a legend for the write up and photos.

[Chadridv]

this is incredible! Thanks so much. What a beautiful piece.

[Cru Jones]

Superb!!!!

Thank you so much for your time and effort. Fantastic!

Oh, and, congratulations on the new watch!

[Dr.Smellody]

Super. So well written and photographed! I want one now.

[173rdabn]

Oh, Oh, Oh. I can't believe how beautiful that watch is. Great review as well.

[amh]

Nice watch, nice pics!

But they have worn out the "Black Bay" name, time to try something new.

[rokosh]

Absolutely stunning images and a wonderful, description-filled write up to match! Had me holding onto my coffee without taking a sip- I think the last time I did that was during our wedding ceremony....

[faz]

Wow. Simply amazing, review/pictures/beauty of the watch, all simply amazing.

[Austin in Japan]

http://www.chrono24.com/tudor/black-...-id6323391.htm

There's one for sale at the bargain price of 60 grand. Wow, they're really appreciating quickly!

[Travelller]

Thx again, lads!

Originally Posted by Austin in Japan

... There's one for sale at the bargain price of 60 grand. Wow, they're really appreciating quickly!

Heck, even in HKDs it's a bit lofty... !!!

For Tudor Thursday (assuming that's a thing... well, 3.5K posts on IG suggest it is... )

[RobearH]

Wow just wow! I felt like I was reading a review from an internet watch magazine and those pictures...again wow!

[Rentalcarman]

Beautiful watch. I have never been much of a Tudor fan but perhaps it is time to reconsider that. And I have to agree the picture with the bubbles is quite interesting.

[cdbeaver66]

Great write up, it's a beautiful piece


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[axjimenez]

Excellent review as always!

[watchwatcher]

Beautiful watch and pics!

Congrats.

[G'ed]

Incredible review and photos! Love those lugholes, wishes it’s on all B.B.

[hitman23]

just called around. this watch has a Daytona-like waitlist in Europe.

[Travelller]

Thx gents!

Originally Posted by hitman23

just called around. this watch has a Daytona-like waitlist in Europe.

Yes agreed. I'm amazed I got one so relatively quickly. A 2nd one would be pretty much impossible as there are still many waiting for one. The reference is not limited but the production will be relatively low as far as I could tell.

TGIF