es335, Author at RK Watch Service

Lex Stolk Fratello article blasts “unoriginal” Tudor Black Bay Pro but ignores fact Rolex 1655 rips off Bulova Accutron Astronaut

I recently came across the 2022 Lex Stolk Fratello article in which he calls the Tudor Black Bay Pro “unoriginal” and a “poor man’s” Rolex Explorer II Ref. 1655.

"Yes, though your watch might look like a Rolex, it is, in fact, a Tudor — a more af…

METAS vs non-METAS Tudor movements: Any technical hardware differences to deliver enhanced accuracy — or just higher levels of adjustment/testing

I’m curious if the newer Tudor METAS-certified movements have any different/added technical components which enable enhanced accuracy versus earlier non-METAS-certfied movements. Or these new METAS-certified movements simply tested and regulated to higher standards — and are otherwise essentially the same as the earlier non-METAS certified movements?

Here’s a specific example: The Tudor Black Bay Pro has the COSC certified MT5652. And the Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT has the MT5450-U which is…

METAS vs non-METAS Tudor movements: Any technical hardware differences to deliver enhanced accuracy — or just higher levels of adjustment/testing

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Black Bay 58 GMT – does Ranger bracelet fit?

Does the Ranger bracelet fit the Black Bay 58 GMT?

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