Heritage Black Bay Bronze / Brown / Leather

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.

Introduced at BaselWorld 2016, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay reference 79250BM boasts several firsts and changes compared to the original Black Bay. Its case is done in an aluminum-bronze alloy and measures 43mm across; 3mm larger than its older siblings. The dial is brown and fitted with Arabics at 3, 6 and 9. These changes notwithstanding, the most important change is in the movement: the the ETA-based movement is replaced by the new MT5601 movement - a no-date version of Tudor's in-house movement.