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To mark the Rugby World Cup 2019 and celebrate its partnership with New Zealand’s national rugby team, renowned watchmaker Tudor has launched a black version of its Black Bay chronograph.
The Black Bay Chrono Dark model celebrates the All Blacks legacy as the team will defend its back-to-back champions title at the Rugby World Cup 2019 (RWC). The model matches the All Blacks’ famous black jersey and is fitted with a Manufacture Calibre with column wheel and vertical clutch.
Unusually for Tudor, the new model is a limited edition: a watch to pay tribute to every player who has been selected for New Zealand’s national rugby team from its creation in 1884 to the RWC 2019, or 1,181 timepieces at the time of writing. The number will be adjusted according to the final composition of the World Cup team. The series will grow over the coming years as new players join the ranks of the All Blacks.
The Black Bay Chrono Dark model features a characteristic satin-brushed steel bracelet for a matt effect, finished with a black PVD-treated coating. Directly derived from the thin-film technology originally developed by NASA for its various space programmes, PVD, or Physical Vapour Deposition, enables practically any inorganic material to be bonded with metals. Of course, the colour choice is a reference to the All Blacks team that Tudor has been supporting since 2017, reinforced by the presence of a special engraving on the case back indicating the serial number of each timepiece.
Boasting a 70-hour power reserve, a silicon balance spring and a certification by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute, the Manufacture chronograph Calibre MT5813 that drives the Black Bay Chrono Dark model is a high-performance movement. It has been crafted in the purest watchmaking tradition, with column wheel mechanism and vertical clutch. In keeping with the Tudor philosophy of quality, it presents extraordinary robustness and reliability, guaranteed by an array of extreme tests applied to all Tudor products.
Derived from the Manufacture chronograph Calibre Breitling 01, with a high-precision regulating organ developed by Tudor and dedicated finishes, the movement is the result of a lasting collaboration between the two brands.
Tudor is a Swiss-made watch brand offering mechanical watches with refined aesthetics, proven reliability and unique value for money. The origins of the Tudor brand date back to 1926, when ‘The Tudor’ was first registered on behalf of the founder of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf. He created the Montres Tudor SA Company in 1946 to offer watches with the quality and dependability of a Rolex, at a more accessible price point. As a result, over the course of history Tudor watches became the choice of daring individuals.
Today, the Tudor collection includes flagship lines such as Black Bay, Pelagos, Glamour and 1926. Since 2015, Tudor has offered exclusive mechanical Manufacture Calibres with varied functions.
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