Tudor Submariner 76100 “lollipop” restored

[tekno]

This watch fell in my lap locally, it was the ideal candidate for a restore/watch to wear. My current budget wouldn’t allow for much more, the irony is a Tudor Sub was on my short list of watches to buy. I would have never expected to find one in Beaumont TX.

The dial was missing most of the lume, the hands were refurbished w/Luminova pretty poorly and the insert looked incorrect.

I sent it off to Kent Parks w/Everestwatchworks.com for a vintage style relume on the hands and dial, non glowing. I worked out a trade for an original dial that fell through so I stuck with my original plan and I am more than happy with the results. I sourced the correct 80’s insert with tritium pearl from a forum member. I will eventually buy a bracelet for it.

I really appreciate the help from the guys that assisted with this project.

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[JPMickB83]

Looks great! Mine says hi

That’d be so cool if Tudor reintroduced this model as the BB84 or BB Lollipop.

[inadeje]

Very nice and well done

[vintagetudor]

looks great... well done

[chrisca70]

Very nice!

[sillo]

I remember your thread and I'm eating my words saying to skip it. Looks amazing!

If you don't mind divulging how much did the restoration labor/parts cost?

[tekno]

Originally Posted by sillo38

I remember your thread and I'm eating my words saying to skip it. Looks amazing!

If you don't mind divulging how much did the restoration labor/parts cost?

In your defense, even a watch like this when sold online is rarely priced right. I got it for the right price.

The bezel was $500, I don’t want to publish Kent’s Prices but I will shoot you a PM. I think they are on his website. They are very fair. I know most of you won’t want to repair a dial but if you need a set of hands done try him out. It’s hard to capture how good they look in pictures.

Thanks for the compliments guys.


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[lhanddds]

Very nice


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[Oscar1971]

Nice ��

[bazamu]

Well done! Much, much better looking now, originality be damned! I had the hands on my blue 76100 matched because the lume had fallen out at some point during its past life. Never thought twice about it and makes a huge difference.

[tekno]

Originally Posted by bazamu

Well done! Much, much better looking now, originality be damned! I had the hands on my blue 76100 matched because the lume had fallen out at some point during its past life. Never thought twice about it and makes a huge difference.

I wonder why the lume on a 1984-1985 watch would crumble this fast.

I had a chance to buy a perfect original dial for $1200, but that would have significantly increased my investment in the piece. It’s not something I ever expect to sell so I figured why not. If I am going to spend $1200 on it I would like a band.

I’m wearing it on my GMT’s 78360 and it feels great, looks great.