Thoughts on the new Tudor BB monochrome

[time_and_cars]

Hello my friends what do you think about the new BB monochrome?

[881]

I like it

[Dan Pierce]

Love it, especially the vintage oval link bracelet.
dP

[johnliley]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Love it, especially the vintage oval link bracelet.
dP

yes I noticed the ovals as well

[KatGirl]

What are the measurements, if you know?

Kat


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[Barada7]

Fantastic retro but modern Submariner. Love the jubilee option. Can’t wait until it’s offered in blue!

[KatGirl]

Looks nice, but not liking the thickness of 13.6 mm, or the 21 mm lug width. Also the lug to lug is 50 and the diameter is 41. So, looks cool, but a bit big for my wrist. I’ll stick with my BB58.

Kat


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[WatchEater666]

Originally Posted by KatGirl

Looks nice, but not liking the thickness of 13.6 mm, or the 21 mm lug width. Also the lug to lug is 50 and the diameter is 41. So, looks cool, but a bit big for my wrist. I’ll stick with my BB58.

Kat


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I don’t get why it’s so thick either. They made the bb54 crazy thin so you would think it’s doable…

[diver2012]

Originally Posted by WatchEater666

I don’t get why it’s so thick either. They made the bb54 crazy thin so you would think it’s doable…

I genuinely don't get this comment.

I have it on my wrist now. It isn't thick at all. It seems pretty thin to me...and perfectly proportioned.

[kieselguhr]

3rd generation Black Bay has significantly improved design architecture over the previous generations.

The black bezel and simple white gold hands/ hour markers is quite plain for me but I understand simplicity is an appealing aesthetic to others.

The stated 13.6 mm thickness includes the dome crystal. The height of the case is a much sleeker 12mm per actual owners who measured case height sans crystal with calipers.

Here’s a quote from an older thread about the burgundy bezel

Originally Posted by Omarion07

According to my calipers, the flanks are 7mm thick, the case height excluding the sapphire crystal is 12 mm and the whole thickness is 13.6 mm.


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[Kinnakeet]

My husband just bought one on the oyster style bracelet. Nice watch for the price. Wears small.

[RolexAwaytheDew]

Looks great!

[-dustin]

Like the color scheme. Hope they release it in a 58, though.

[No SUBctitute]

For the love, Rolex, you know we want the BB58 without the gilt, too! Just do it already!

[KatGirl]

Originally Posted by No SUBctitute

For the love, Rolex, you know we want the BB58 without the gilt, too! Just do it already!

Now THAT would be awesome, and on that bracelet, please.

Kat


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[No SUBctitute]

Originally Posted by KatGirl

Now THAT would be awesome, and on that bracelet, please.

Kat


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Speaking of gilt vs. no gilt. More than 10 years ago I popped into a European AD to see what they had. I chatted with the Rolex manager who had been in his position for many years. I saw a watch poking out from under his suit coat and asked him what it was. He showed me a beautiful black dial 58, but something didn't look right. IT HAD NO GILT. I asked him about it and he told me that Rolex had been playing around with what to make and they had made this watch. (I didn't ask if it they made one or a dozen.) And Rolex gifted the watch to him based on whatever relationships he had.

[Scholar]

Originally Posted by No SUBctitute

Speaking of gilt vs. no gilt. More than 10 years ago I popped into a European AD to see what they had. I chatted with the Rolex manager who had been in his position for many years. I saw a watch poking out from under his suit coat and asked him what it was. He showed me a beautiful black dial 58, but something didn't look right. IT HAD NO GILT. I asked him about it and he told me that Rolex had been playing around with what to make and they had made this watch. (I didn't ask if it they made one or a dozen.) And Rolex gifted the watch to him based on whatever relationships he had.

Wait what? The 58 did not come out until 2018. How could you have seen it over a decade ago let alone known it well enough to think it didn't look right?

Are you sure you didn't see the no-gilt Black Bay that came out in 2014, perhaps a bit before it came out publicly? That would have looked different from the gilt Black Bay that was already out at the time.

[Meyrin]

I like it, particularly on that bracelet, and if I didn´t already have an old 14060 Submariner I´d definitely be interested in buying it.

[MichelleP]

Originally Posted by KatGirl

Now THAT would be awesome, and on that bracelet, please.

Kat


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Oh yes...I'd get one in a heartbeat

[ArtNouveau]

I like basic honest three handers and this excels at that with just enough bling added with the Jubilee.

[MSL]

Winner winner chicken dinner

[kkqd1337]

I found it too thick for my liking. I also think the crown is too big.

I am yet to see one on a jubilee yet though and am keen to try.

[Scottyboy]

I think it's a great watch, that looks slightly too big for you going by your wristshot.

I'm loving this new offering, I just wish Tudor gave the people what they wanted and released this is a 39mm already.

[Scapegoat]

Tried this on at Changi Airport, still avail for sale. (I work there, they only sell Tudor & Rolex to Passengers - Rolex instructions to AD)

I was wearing my Tudor Pro.

1) Wears small, shockingly well compared to Tudor Pro

2) Watch thickness is very different, coming from a Tudor Pro perspective

3) Dial size, although 41mm was very similar to the Tudor Pro

If given a choice, I would take the new BB 41 Monochrome in Oyster or 5 link over the Tudor Pro.

Hope my info helps.

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[Mick Z]

I like it on the Jubilee, but would have preferred a flat crystal and thinner rehaut.

[East of Eden]

I like it to the point I’m thinking of selling my Rolex 14060 to get one for the following reasons:

Domed, AR coated crystal
Better clasp adjustability
Bigger than the 14060 yet smaller wearing than a six series Sub

IMHO with the rubber strap it would be the perfect daily beater/beach/travel watch, under the radar yet still having some Rolex/Tudor DNA.

Some complain about the 13.6 mm thickness but I don’t recall many complaints about the five digit Sea Dweller 15 mm thickness.

Only downside is only 200 meter water resistance.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by East of Eden

I like it to the point I’m thinking of selling my Rolex 14060 to get one for the following reasons:

Domed, AR coated crystal
Better clasp adjustability
Bigger than the 14060 yet smaller wearing than a six series Sub

IMHO with the rubber strap it would be the perfect daily beater/beach/travel watch, under the radar yet still having some Rolex/Tudor DNA.

Some complain about the 13.6 mm thickness but I don’t recall many complaints about the five digit Sea Dweller 15 mm thickness.

Only downside is only 200 meter water resistance.

All good reasons. But the Tudor boxed sapphire crystal is sublime. The smooth rounded edge catches the light and it has the glow & luster of vintage flex w/ the real world protection of sapphire.
dP

[East of Eden]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

All good reasons. But the Tudor boxed sapphire crystal is sublime. The smooth rounded edge catches the light and it has the glow & luster of vintage flex w/ the real world protection of sapphire.
dP

Yup, plays with the light in a way a flat crystal doesn’t

[exRCN]

I can't wait to try one on. I think this one might be my next watch.

[1William]

I got to handle this new model at my AD and it is very nice. It is smaller than the 1st and 2nd edition versions and if you are looking for a smaller profile this is the one. The price, not my favorite, but all things get more expensive with time and improvements. When I got into watches in the early 90's I wish Tudor had have been on the scene like they are now. It would have probably stopped me from going down the Rolex rabbit hole so deep.