
The famous Black Bay family welcomes its first chronograph powered byManufacture self-winding movement with column wheel and vertical clutch.
Since the presentation in 1970 of the Prince Oysterdate Chronograph, its first chronograph, TUDOR has always produced watches that are closely tied to the world of motorsports. In the same way, since 1954 TUDOR has been constantly improving its professional divers’ watches. The new hybrid Heritage Black Bay Chrono chronograph dares to combine the aquatic heritage represented by the Black Bay family with the queen of the racetrack, the chronograph. Remaining faithful to the Black Bay aesthetic with the famous snowflake hands – a brand signature since 1969 – the Heritage Black Bay Chrono model offers optimum readability against the domed matt black dial. Its sub-counters are hollowed for optimum contrast and a date aperture is positioned at 6 o’clock. The recognisable characteristics of the Black Bay are preserved in a steel case with a 41-millimetre diameter, fitted with pushers inspired by the first generation of TUDOR chronographs. A fixed bezel in circular satin-brushed steel with engraved tachymetric scale completes the face of this sporty new chronograph.
Boasting a 70-hour power reserve, a silicon balance spring and certification by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute, the Manufacture chronograph Calibre MT5813 that drives the Heritage Black Bay Chrono model is a high-performance movement. Crafted in the purest watchmaking tradition, with column Wheel mechanism and vertical clutch. In keeping with the TUDOR philosophy of quality, it présents extraordinary robustness and reliability, guaranteed by an array of extreme tests applied to all TUDOR products. Derived from the chronograph manufacture calibre Breitling 01, with a high-precision regulating organ developed by TUDOR and exclusive finishes, this movement is the result of a recent collaboration between the two brands, which now pool their expertise in the design and production of certain mechanical movements.
TUDOR derived the characteristic aesthetic elements of the Heritage Black Bay Chrono model from its history. The overall shape, as well as the domed dial and crystal, come from the first TUDOR divers’ watches. The prominent winding crown is a feature of the famous reference 7924 from 1958.
The first TUDOR watch to be waterproof to 200 metres (660 ft), known as the Big Crown. Finally, the characteristic angular hands, known as snowflake, are typical of the watches delivered to the French Navy in the 1970s.
BOÎTIER : Boîtier en acier, 41 mm, finition polie et satinée
LUNETTE : Lunette fixe en acier avec échelle tachymétrique gravée noire
COURONNE
Couronne en acier vissée ornée de la rose TUDOR gravée et laquée
noire, avec tube de couronne en aluminium éloxé noir
CADRAN : Noir, bombé
GLACE : Glace saphir bombée
ÉTANCHÉITÉ : Étanche jusqu’à 200 m
BRACELET : Bracelet en acier ou en cuir, avec boucle déployante et fermoir de sécurité
MOUVEMENT
CALIBRE : Calibre manufacture MT5813
Mouvement chronographe
mécanique à remontage automatique bidirectionnel par rotor
PRÉCISION
Chronomètre suisse officiellement certifié par le COSC (Contrôle
Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres)
Heures, minutes et secondes du chronographe au centre
Compteur 45 minutes du chronographe à 3 heures
Petite seconde à 9 heures
Date instantanée à 6 heures avec réglage rapide sans plage de non-correction
Stop seconde pour mise à l’heure précise
OSCILLATEUR
Balancier à inertie variable, micro-réglage par vis
Spiral amagnétique en silicium
Fréquence : 28 800 Alt/H (4 Hz)
DIAMÈTRE TOTAL : 30,4 mm
ÉPAISSEUR : 7,23 mm
EMPIERRAGE : 41 rubis
RÉSERVE DE MARCHE : Environ 70 heures