Tudor Black Bay 58 79030N

Tudor Black Bay 58 79030N Hodinkee Friends and Family Edition

Unveiled in 2012 at Baselworld, the Tudor Black Bay has quickly become one of Tudor’s best-selling collections as it takes direct inspiration from the iconic Tudor Submariner ref. 7922. Seeking to build on the aesthetics of the early Submariner models, the Black Bay family is beloved by Tudor’s collectors for its vintage-inspired design traits like its faux-rivet bracelet, gilt inscriptions, anodized aluminum bezel insert, and large crown. Further refined in 2018, Tudor launched the Black Bay Fifty-Eight as they dove even deeper into their archives and drew inspiration from their 1958 Submariner “Big Crown” Ref. 7924. With its red arrow-featuring dive bezel, thinner profile and 2mm smaller case diameter of 39mm, the BB58, as it is called, was a more refined version of its older sibling, with the very same depth rating of 200m – a true dive watch. Receiving intensely positive reception straight away, the BB58 has quickly become Tudor’s most popular watch. Indeed, the watch was so popular that Hodinkee, the world’s largest watch publication, decided to use the BB58 as the watch that they would get co-signed with their logo on the dial at 6 o’clock and commemorative caseback engravings as a limited production run of 100 pieces for friends and family of the company. Brand : Tudor Dimensions : 39mm x 11.9mm Model : Black Bay 58 Movement : Automatic cal. MT5402 (COSC) Reference : 79030N Bracelet : Stainless steel bracelet Year : 2019 Condition : Near-Mint Material : Stainess steel Included : Watch, box and papers Dial Color : Black THE DIAL A subtle white 'HODINKEE' inscription at 6 o'clock on the BB58's black dial differentiates this watch and the other 99 examples that Hodinkee had produced as timepieces that you likely won't see every day. THE CASEBACK Featuring an engraved commemorative caseback with Hodinkee's logo and its original owner's name (removed from the image to preserve consignor's privacy), this friends and family edition is a lot more personal than similar types of release that other brands sometimes create. TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.