
Tudor · Black Bay
Black Bay Red / Bracelet
Case
Diameter
41.00 mm
Lug Width
22.00 mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Glass
Sapphire
Caseback
Closed
Water Resistance
0.00 m
Bezel
Rotating, 0-60 (Dive)
Dial
Color
Black
Indexes
Stick / Dot
Hands
Proprietary
Shape
Round
Other
Gender
M
Production
2012–2016
Movement Specs
Caliber
2824-2
ETA in-house
Caliber Brand
ETA
Type
Automatic
Perpetual rotor
Power Reserve
42 h
1.8 days
Frequency
28800 bph
8.0 Hz
Jewels
25
Complications
Date, Hours, Minutes, Seconds
About the Movement
About the Family
The Black Bay was introduced in 2012 and rapidly became one of the most important watch releases of the decade. Its design draws from Tudor's mid-century dive watch heritage — the snowflake hands from the 1969 reference 7016, the gilt dial aesthetic of the 1958 references, and the angular case proportions of the 1970s models — synthesised into a contemporary watch that felt both nostalgic and new. The Black Bay's success revitalised Tudor as a serious brand for collectors, not merely Rolex's affordable alternative. The family has since expanded to include chronographs, GMTs, bronze and ceramic variants, and the in-house MT56xx calibre family, establishing Tudor as a manufacture brand in its own right.
About this reference
Introduced at BaselWorld 2012, the Tudor Black Bay ref. 79220R offers a retro twist to the famous Submariner design, mixing elements from several eras to come to a result that has proven to be a collectors favorite. As ref. 79220R, the watch ahs a stainless steel case with a black dial. The inlay is reddish while the details on the dial are done in gold / gilt tone. Compared to the later ref. 79220B, the look is notably warmer. As reference 79220R-0001, the Black Bay Red is delivered with a stainless steel bracelet and an additional fabric strap. As reference 79220R-0002, the Black Bay Red is delivered with a aged leather strap and an additional fabric strap.
Other configurations

79220R-0002
Black
Strap
