es335, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/es335/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Thu, 22 May 2025 01:43:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png es335, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/es335/ 32 32 Lex Stolk Fratello article blasts “unoriginal” Tudor Black Bay Pro but ignores fact Rolex 1655 rips off Bulova Accutron Astronaut https://rkwatchservice.com/lex-stolk-fratello-article-blasts-unoriginal-tudor-black-bay-pro-but-ignores-fact-rolex-1655-rips-off-bulova-accutron-astronaut/ Wed, 14 May 2025 05:47:07 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/lex-stolk-fratello-article-blasts-%E2%80%9Cunoriginal%E2%80%9D-tudor-black-bay-pro-but-ignores-fact-rolex-1655-rips-off-bulova-accutron-astronaut.5509440/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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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...

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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 affordable version. Is Tudor again offering a sort of “poor man’s Rolex”, exactly as Hans Wilsdorf intended? The resemblance between the Rolex and the Tudor leads me to state that the design of the Tudor is not original. In this light, you could…

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

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METAS vs non-METAS Tudor movements: Any technical hardware differences to deliver enhanced accuracy — or just higher levels of adjustment/testing https://rkwatchservice.com/metas-vs-non-metas-tudor-movements-any-technical-hardware-differences-to-deliver-enhanced-accuracy-or-just-higher-levels-of-adjustment-testing/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:06:48 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/metas-vs-non-metas-tudor-movements-any-technical-hardware-differences-to-deliver-enhanced-accuracy-or-just-higher-levels-of-adjustment-testing.5621449/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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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...

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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? https://rkwatchservice.com/black-bay-58-gmt-does-ranger-bracelet-fit/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 01:04:08 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/black-bay-58-gmt-does-ranger-bracelet-fit.5598761/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Does the Ranger bracelet fit the Black Bay 58 GMT?

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Does the Ranger bracelet fit the Black Bay 58 GMT?

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