Tudor Black Bay S&G Watch Collection Hands-On

Tudor seems to be leading the trend curve with not one, not two, but three hard-charging two-tone watches introduced in the last 18 months or so: the Black Bay S&G diver from 2018, the Black Bay Chronograph S&G introduced at Baselworld back in March, and the new Black Bay S&G 36 or 41mm on its bi-color five-link bracelet, also introduced this year, though it wasn't until only recently at the Couture tradeshow in Las Vegas where we had a chance to go hands-on The 41mm Tudor Black Bay S&G comes in at a fraction of the aforementioned at $4,150 If you've not yet been taken by the two-tone trend, or never warmed to the South Beach vibe channeled by your father's solid-gold Datejust, the Black Bay S&G's satin visage bears a much more casual, youthful approach to precious metal, and one that absolutely deserves a second look.

Contrary to Tudor's wildly popular Black Bay dive collection, the non-diver watches like the S&G are not yet fitted with manufacture movements, but rather still utilize ETA 2824 movements "The vintage-inspired Tudor Black Bay collection is a big one indeed - with 47 individual variants spanning a multitude of sizes, capabilities, case finishes, and thus intended customers The Black Bay S&G in question bears 150 meters of water resistance, and is available in three different sizes: 32mm, 36mm, and 41mm, each in two dial options: black lacquer and champagne.

If I had to choose though, the radially brushed gold dial is an absolute knockout I also prefer this particular execution in its 41mm size, having spent time with the black-dialed 36mm variant introduced in 2017, which surprisingly felt too small for my 6.5" wrist Though the two-tone absolutely does it for me, for those chasing the Black Bay's ability to transition more effortlessly between sport and dress, the monochrome black or blue dialed variants in full stainless steel might ultimately prove to be a more versatile alternative.

Pricing for each variant is as follows: the 32mm Black Bay S&G on bracelet is $3,950, the 36mm jumps to $4,050, and the 41mm version on bracelet tops out at $4,150. . Source