Tudor Black Bay 36

It wears larger than expected and I see it as one of the best everyday watches for under $3,000 by far.

The bezel is a little more difficult to get ahold of but maybe that’ll keep me from absentmindedly spinning it. I purchased it with the steel bracelet and then purchased the rubber strap separately. I’m not the type to wear it with a bracelet but it made sense financially. I really love this watch.

This Tudor Black Bay 36 Blue is my first luxury watch and man is it beautiful. I got it as an engagement watch because it is something I could wear everyday for the rest of my life. It is robust with a 150 m water resistance, it is beautiful with that super dynamic blue dial, and it is super versatile because of the small size and style.

For now, I'm super happy with the BB36, wear it daily and I'm not babying it as much as I would the Rolex for sure. I can't stop from staring at it throughout the day, I find the dial simple, yet stunning in its simplicity. The lumes are also super bright, which is neat. And the bracelet is very sturdy and well made.

My new Tudor Black Bay 36 came through this morning. I have been considering this purchase for sometime- really weighing up between this and the Rolex Explorer but i just felt design wise the dial on the black bay has more character.

The Tudor black bay 36. I’ve been eyeing this one for a little while now. After calling quite a few authorized dealers in Taiwan and finding that they’re all out of stock, I almost gave up. Until a week later I was walking pass a Tudor AD I mistakenly saw a black bay 32 in the window and went in to ask the staff to see.

I lean towards no date watches because I love the symmetry and ease of rotating them without wasting extra time getting the date correct. I got my speedy first, then the cartier tank then lastly the tudor black bay 36 blue. I also like to buy classic and timeless looking watches that I would like to keep forever, and hopefully pass it down to my daughter. Due to this, another rule that I follow is that I buy unisex watches that can also be worn by a smaller wrist.

The BB36 checks all of my boxes (spare the lack of a tool-less quick adjustment). I’ve walked into many watch shops with my fiancé. She took a liking to the Nomos Club Campus (so did I), but I kept coming back to this one. Today I bit the bullet and have started my “one watch collection”.

I was reluctant but decided to go for it, and boy was I glad I got it. I think this just made the bb36 look so classy and the black strap matches completely with the glossy black dial. All this for about 20 USD! I couldn’t be happier.

The Tudor 36 is reminiscent of the vintage Rolex Explorer 1016. The snowflake hands are great, the smaller size is very wearable, the blue dial is beautiful in person (Black is supposed to be great as well). It uses an ETA and the steel bracelet will push you above the 2K mark, but still. A great watch.