Recently, the term "consumer downgrade" has become popular.

Recently, the term "consumer downgrade" has become popular. TUDOR Clair de Rose M35500-0004 However, consumption downgrade as I understand it does not mean an overall decline in life, but rather a selective reduction in other areas of spending while maintaining quality.

The same goes for choosing a watch. If you think the prices of some popular Rolex models are too high, Tudor Royal M28500-0006 then the same watchmaking company Tudor is also a worthy choice. Today, we will introduce the more popular sports watches launched by Tudor in recent years, which may be a good choice for the friends of the watch who pursue "consumption downgrade".

Careful friends may have noticed that in the above two watches, TUDOR Black Bay Bronze M79250BA-0001 there are both rose pattern LOGO and shield LOGO. What's going on here?

This starts with the origin of the Tudor watch. In the early 1930s, Tudor Ranger M79950-0002 Rolex was implementing a Europe-wide watch product promotion plan centered on the United Kingdom, but due to its high price, Rolex watches were difficult to be accepted by ordinary consumers. In order to expand market share, Rolex began to try to create a watch brand that is more friendly to the people than Rolex, and launched a cheap version of Rolex's "Tedo" watch.

In 1947, Tudor's shield LOGO gradually disappeared from the brand trademark and was replaced by a rose pattern as the LOGO. However, from 1969 to the present, Tudor began to work on upgrading the technology, so that the design of the shield did not appear on the rose, but by adopting a symbol of the Tudor dynasty shield logo. The shield is one step lower than the crown in the royal symbol, while the Rolex watch's symbol is the crown. TUDOR Royal M28403-0009 Tudor Royal M28503-0008 Therefore, we can also see for ourselves the relationship between the two brands in the LOGO. Today, Tudor's replica watches have begun to use the traditional rose pattern as a LOGO to commemorate historical watches.

Everyone may have noticed that Tudor's main watch style has undergone tremendous changes in recent years, from the original "middle-aged uncle" suddenly became "young net red". This is because Tudor Watch saw the excellent performance of Rolex in the sports watch market, and began to change the design of the watch, while in order to improve its position in the mid-end Swiss watch market, Tudor also made great efforts in the movement, including beginning to abandon the ETA movement and launch its own MT5612 movement. Before this, this level of watches basically used ETA movement, homogenization is very serious.

The 39mm Biwa Bay collection with Shield LOGO debuted at Watch Basel 2012. It is now available in three colours, including Burgundy, sky blue and black. This watch is positioned to be a modern size, but historical for divers, as most previous diving watches are 36 mm or less. The watch's design dates back to various watches from the 1960s, such as the antique Diver Ref.7922, which has thin lugs on the side of the case, a polished bevel, an oversized crown and a one-way aluminum inlaid panel. While the look is vintage, the rest (quality, wear resistance and size) is modern.

Basically the same design elements are used on the dial compared to the historical models from the 60s. The matte black dial is paired with gold-plated hands, but the new model lacks the historical elements of the vintage Tudor logo (rose) and the iconic "snowflake" hands.

Today, there are many variations on the series, such as the larger 43mm bronze version, the PVD-coated "dark" version, the gold version and the timer version, all of which are very popular. Then, of course, there is the date version of the steel panel and the sub-series without the diving panel, which is dominated by the company.

The Tudor Biwan series M79030N watch continues the original Submariner watch style, using some clever design to make the retro sense more strong, but the overall concept development is still a modern watch, with modern proportions and modern quality. The diameter is larger, the case is thicker, and the strap is also modern and broadband style.

The Tudor 79730 was available in three different versions before the black dial version (black bezel, blue bezel and Burgundy bezel). Essentially, this watch is an evolution of the Black Bay model, including an upgrade from the original ETA2824 movement to the Observatory certified MT5612 self-produced movement. This movement has a longer power reserve (70 hours), significantly improved magnetic resistance (silicon spring), and is only more than 2,000 yuan more expensive than the previous version with the ETA movement.

There are two main points of interest in this new Teodoro watch: the steel bezel (previously coloured aluminium panels) and the date window at 3 o 'clock; With a classic size of 41 mm, mixing vintage and modern elements, the 200 meter water resistance gives this watch excellent diving ability.

Whether it is the rose LOGO or the shield LOGO, from the quality and workmanship point of view, they are very good sports watches, and the appearance level will not be lost to Rolex too much. Although it is the "little brother" of Rolex, this does not affect Tudor's ability to make excellent watches!