Got a new adventure watch! (Tudor Black Bay Pro)

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I picked up a new Tudor Black Bay Pro on Good Friday as my new "adventure" watch.

A little backstory...for the last 10 years whenever I've gone on any type of adventure I have worn my trusty Casio Pathfinder (PAW-1200T). I've worn it:

• Summitting Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
• Summitting Mt Rainier in Washington
• Summitting Mt Elbrus in Russia
• Summitting Mt Aconcagua in Argentina
• Summitting the Grand Teton in Wyoming
• Basic mountaineering in Antarctica
• Canyoneering in Maui
• Hiking and fishing in Alaska
• Walking with lions in Zimbabwe
• Snorkeling with manta rays on the Big Island of Hawaii
• Scuba diving on Oahu
• Hiking hundreds of trails on Oahu
• Ice climbing in Iceland
• Snorkeling in the Silfra Fissure in Iceland
• Running with the Bulls in Pamplona
• Hiking Mt Huashan in China
• Hiking in Norway
• Hiking in Patagonia

Anyway, that's just off the top of my head but you get the idea. There are other adventures but I don't want to bore you with a gigantic list (and my apologies if I already have ).

My wife and I (newly married in May 2021) are expecting a son in August and I wanted to get a watch that I could wear on adventures with him and give to him when he's older. I've always loved the Rolex Explorer II but I have slim wrists (6.25") and it wears slightly big (though I could probably pull it off if I had to since I've worn that bulky Pathfinder). But when the BBPro was announced, I knew that it would be a worthy candidate to get in place of a larger Explorer II. I didn't consider getting a 5-digit Explorer II because I also wanted a birth year watch for my son. I'm hoping to make lots of memories with him and the watch.

Apologies for the poor picture quality but what is a thread without pictures? The BBPro picture is from earlier today but the Pathfinder picture was taken a couple years ago. It's still going strong but won't be worn as much in the future thanks to the Tudor.