The Tudor Bronze Black Bay has received much of the attention at Baselworld 2016, along with the news that the rest of the 41mm Black Bay collection will be receiving an in-house movement. One other watch Tudor released with a smaller case and sans rotating bezel got our attention. Introducing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36.
The new Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 is 36mm in diameter hence the 36 in its name. What grabs your attention immediately is how beautiful the watch looks. The Heritage Black Bay 36 is 5mm smaller than its bigger brother and Tudor have removed the rotating bezel used for timing dives.
![m79500-0001_black_95750_f_xl_rvb- Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36](https://i0.wp.com/www.deployant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/m79500-0001_black_95750_f_xl_rvb.jpg?resize=702%2C702&ssl=1)
The Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 with stainless steel bracelet.
The dial is black with crisp white printing for the minute track, brand logo and depth rating. The Tudor signature “snowflake” hour hand and long minute hand contrast nicely against the dial and the white hour markers. With the timing bezel replaced with a fixed polished stainless steel bezel, it could easily be worn with casual or formal attire.
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The Heritage Black Bay 36 is also available on an aged leather strap for a different look.
Unlike the upgraded Tudor Black Black Bays, the Heritage Black Bay 36 houses the self winding 2824 calibre, which is a robust and proven workhorse movement.
For those with smaller wrists (the author included) the 36mm case is a great size and should look quite nice on the wrist. There are 2 options for the bracelet/strap when purchasing the watch. The first is a stainless steel bracelet and the other is an aged leather strap. Both come with an additional camouflage NATO strap.
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The additional camouflage NATO strap on the Heritage Black Bay 36
A great looking watch and great work from Tudor once again!
The Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36 will retail for CHF 2,400.
For more information please visit Tudor
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Live shot of the new Heritage Black Bay 36
Technical Specifications
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Case
Steel, 36 mm, polished and satin finish
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Bezel
Smooth steel bezel, polished finish
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Movement
Self-winding mechanical movement, TUDOR calibre 2824
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Power reserve
Approximately 38 hours
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Winding crown
Screw-down steel winding crown adorned with an engraved TUDOR rose in relief, with black anodised aluminium tube
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Dial
Black
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Crystal
Flat sapphire crystal
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Waterproofness
Waterproof to 150 m (500 ft)
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Bracelet
Steel bracelet or aged leather strap with folding clasp and safety catch
Additional camouflage fabric strap with buckle included in the box
3 Comments
Beautiful watch. Classic, yet forward. How many links come with watch? Since it is being marketed as a mans watch, what is the measurements of bracelet?
Or any size wrist!
I think it depends. Some people with slightly bigger wrists may find 36mm too small.