The 'PEPSI' GMT You CAN BUY - Tudor Black Bay GMT Review

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41mm case/50mm L2L/14.7mm height/22mm lugs

Mar 21, 2020

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24Hours At A Time

A review of Tudor Black Bay GMT. A 'Pepsi' GMT watch that you can actually buy. Enjoy the review:)

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TUDORBLACK BAY GMT

Presented at Baselworld 2018, TUDOR’s famous Black Bay divers’ watch is now available with a new GMT function that establishes local time without losing sight of the time in two other time zones. Fitted with the Manufacture Calibre MT5652, the Black Bay GMT sports a distinctive burgundy and blue bezel.

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THE ESSENCE OF BLACK BAY

Like other models in the Black Bay family, the Black Bay GMT features a dial inspired by the TUDOR divers’ watches of the 1950s. It adopts the characteristic angular hands known to collectors as snowflake, that appeared in the brand’s 1969 catalogue. Finally, the large winding crown, characteristic of the first generation of TUDOR divers’ watches to be waterproof to 200 metres (660 ft), is also presented in this new model.

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A 24-HOUR ROTATABLE BEZEL

The Black Bay GMT features a matt burgundy and blue bezel, colours commonly found within the Black Bay family. The bidirectional rotatable bezel is calibrated for 24 hours: the twelve daylight hours are printed on the burgundy section and the night-time hours on the blue. Additional time zones are indicated by a red Snowflake hand, which spins around the dial in 24 hours.

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THE MANUFACTURE CALIBRE MT5652

The manufacture calibre MT5652 was designed by TUDOR specifically for the Black Bay GMT model, introducing a new function to the line of TUDOR manufacture calibres.

The Calibre MT5652 has the appearance and finish typical of TUDOR manufacture calibres. Its openwork rotor is satin-brushed with sand-blasted details and its bridges and mainplate have alternate polished sand-blasted surfaces and laser decorations. Its structure was designed to ensure robustness, longevity and reliability, as has its variable inertia balance, which is maintained by a sturdy traversing bridge with a two-point fixation. Featuring a 70-hour power reserve, the manufacture calibre MT5652 is certified as a chronometer by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).

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A STEEL BRACELET,
A BROWN LEATHER STRAP,
OR A FABRIC STRAP


The Black Bay GMT comes with a choice of a riveted steel bracelet with polished and satin finish, a “Terra di Siena” brown leather strap with folding clasp and safety catch, or a black fabric strap with a burgundy band. Made using the Jacquard technique, a traditional method achieved by a hundred-year-old family business from the St-Etienne region of France, the fabric strap is one of TUDOR’s signature features.

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DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE ELEMENTS

The Black Bay GMT features a 41 mm satin-brushed steel case, waterproof to 200 metres (660 ft). Luminescent hour markers set against the black dial ensure legibility at night-time -- and in all conditions. The dial features a GMT mention at 6 o’clock.

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The history of the TUDOR divers’ watch dates back to 1954 and the launch of reference 7922. The first in a long line of ergonomic, legible, accurate and robust divers’ watches, it perfectly embodies the approach formulated by the American architect Louis Sullivan, according to whom the form of an object must follow its function. Furthermore, it laid down the aesthetic and technical foundations of an ideal divers’ watch, those of an understated, functional and reliable tool. The sixty years that followed the launch of the original 7922 saw the constant improvement of the TUDOR divers’ watch and each model gained unanimous acclaim from professionals in the field, including some of the greatest military navies in the world.

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The distinctive Black Bay GMT captures the essence of the Black Bay in version for world travellers.

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TUDORBLACK BAY GMT

REFERENCE:M79830RB-0001
  • GUARANTEE

    Five year guarantee
  • CASE

    41 mm steel case with polished and satin finish
  • MOVEMENT

    Manufacture Calibre MT5652 (COSC)

    Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system

    Built-in architecture
  • POWER RESERVE

    Power reserve of approximately 70 hours
  • WINDING CROWN

    Steel screw-down winding crown, with the TUDOR rose in relief, with circular satin-brushed steel winding crown tube
  • WATERPROOFNESS

    Waterproof to 200 m (660 ft)
  • BEZEL

    Bidirectional rotatable 48 notches bezel in steel with 24-hour graduated anodised aluminium disc in matt burgundy and blue
  • DIAL

    Black, domed
  • CRYSTAL

    Domed sapphire crystal
  • BRACELET

    Riveted steel bracelet with polished and satin finish with folding clasp and safety catch
USERGUIDE

DISCOVER HOW TO SET UP YOUR WATCH

GLOSSARY
SETTING YOUR REFERENCE TIME
SETTING YOUR DATE AND LOCAL TIME
READ THREE TIME ZONES
SELECT YOUR DESIRED SECTION
START
DOWNLOAD THE USERGUIDE

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A very sharp, standard size, automatic, three hand, GMT, from Tudor!:happy:Handsome, and sporty!:dance2:Thanks for posting this up, Mike.:hat:
 
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