This Tudor ref. 7924 Big Crown Sub Just Sold For a Record $162500 USD

It's safe to say that Tudor can longer be regarded as a "Poor man's Rolex" after the latest sale from Heritage Auctions The auction house has just sold an incredible Tudor 7924 Big Crown Submariner for a vintage watch sale record of $162,500 USD As the little brother to Rolex's 6538 Sub the 7924 was a watch that largely attributed to Tudor's successful 2012 diving watch revival - inspiring the introduction of the Heritage Black Bay model; its direct references can be seen in the large un-guarded crown, gilt-style dial, and bold red triangle.

It's crazy to think that just only five years ago, this watch reference from 1958 could be found just South of $40K USD What time to be a vintage watch collector In other news, Christie's is to be the first to auction artwork created entirely by artificial intelligence. Source