Without the ostentatious reputation of Rolex or Omega but the quality of a classy everyday watch in spades.

I've owned a Rolex Explorer, Datejust, and Oyster Perpetual and an Omega Aqua Terra. But I've sold them all. I prefer the BB36 blue to all of them. It has classic looks, is reasonably priced, and the dial is super legible. Plus, it is running about +1 seconds a day, which is awesome.

Owned many high end watches and believe me when I say, you can do without an in-house movement. Eta and especially a fine tuned eta is just as accurate, a hell of a lot cheaper to service and just as and sometimes even more durable. I would actually choose an Eta over an in-house movement when having the choice.

@speedzero7478

2 жыл бұрын

I've got into quite a few arguments, saying exactly what you just said. You're right.

@Hesed6

2 жыл бұрын

You’re missing the point.

@billcarson482

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hesed6 he made his point rather well. What was "the" point that he did not address?

@johnny_bravo9990

Жыл бұрын

It's not eta anymore isn't it

@MisterMaster4life

Жыл бұрын

@@billcarson482 hah thnx my friend. I thought so as well.

One thing I hadn’t noticed before owning is that the shield logo extends to the underside of the clasp, so if it’s a hot day and the bracelet presses against your wrist, it leaves a shield impression! Pretty cool.

Great tool watch - check Timeless design - check Robust construction - check Bulletproof movement - check Affordable price - check Jingly jangly reference - sold

@TeddyBaldassarre

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@jakegwen2393

4 жыл бұрын

Not affordable

@user-hk5nf6zv5h

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely not "Affordable"

@magnuscarlsenbutdumb

3 жыл бұрын

i know you cant se this on video but i have one in blue the finish on this watches is sow god dam good sorry englsih

@Deal_Advisor

3 жыл бұрын

All these checks are applied to Monta Noble, not this watch

I agree with you Teddy about the snowflake hour hand. It overpowers the proportions of the dial. Same goes for the second hand.

At long last someone actually doing a great review of this magnificent watch! I love this watch especially with the blue dial, though would have to go with 32mm due to wrist size. Tudor know how to do blue dials! Personally I like the snowflake hands. Great work Teddy keep it up!

@TeddyBaldassarre

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Lisa! This dial is fantastic. Love the way they make the color work.

@trollse8714

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeddyBaldassarre She sounds russian but don't hate her for that!

Just received this watch today in the 41mm version. My first luxury purchase. I love everything about this watch. I thought the dial would be more of a cobalt blue. It's more darker in low light more like ultramarine blue. Still. I'm very satisfied. Don't think I'll ever part with it.

It’s got the sporty, tool and dress watch feel and great water resistance, interesting design and unique colour dial. So versatile and the oyster bracelet is nice

7:13 “No risk of the jingly jangly here” Haha I saw what you did there....and I like it. 🤣👍

I think this is the best video of the channel so far.. Good job!

Great video! You’ve really upped the production values 😃👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻

Perfect watch...had mine for several years now!

I have been owning my BB36 black dial for a month now and I am in LOVE with it!! 😍 it’s definitively the watch in my collection with my Seiko skx009 that I will never sell but keep with me instead 😁😁 and it wears perfectly on my 6.75 inches wrist, it is a true real small Jewel!

Thanks for the video Teddy. I own the black dial version of this watch and I use it as my daily wearer. I'm only two years into my law career and I enjoy that I can wear this around my boss and older attorneys without it being flashy.

@DirectRegister

4 жыл бұрын

Guillermo Sobalvarro I’m approaching the end of year one of my law career and facing a similar dilemma. I love Rolex designs but simply cannot imagine wearing one to my office. Seems like Tudor would fly below the radar...

Thanks for the video, Teddy. This and the comparison between the Hamilton, Sinn, and Explorer 39mm won me over. Great review and photography of the Tudor 36. Agree with the style, color, and versatility of the watch. My reasons for not having it on the watch are that I don’t see the design element need for the extended crown tube and think it just looks like the movement was too big for the case, or that the crown is not screwed in properly. And, as you said in another video, those that just want a Rolex/Omega should wait for that. Please do a review of the 124270. Like the Tudor 36, it wears larger than a traditional 36 but lots of negativity about the reduction back to 36.

Great video. I have black bay 36 black dial. I love it. Keeps great time. It scratched that explorer 36 mm itch. Wears bigger than it is. My wrist just under 6.75 inches.

The matte black collar between the case and the crown seems to reference the same band they wrapped around the bezel of their own iconic North Flag so personally I like it.

Just picked one up. 36 with blue dial. So beautiful!

I find it's starkness and restrained size to be the key to its appeal.

Love love love this simple, classic timepiece. Thanks for a great review!

Picked up this exact watch a week ago at an AD, haggled a little and got 20% off RRP! ETA movement is running about +3 spd. Superb quality bracelet & clasp too. Crown tube might make screwing/unscrewing the crown a little easier.

@TuanNguyen-sl1zi

2 жыл бұрын

I wish it’s still 20% off like 2 years , watch has changed forever since covid

@thepowertools

Жыл бұрын

​@@TuanNguyen-sl1zi is it easy to get? like walking to ad and just waiting right. not like rolex like

Excellent video. I just picked up the 41 two tone black dial with the jubilee bracelet. This watch feels so good on the wrist I was shocked.

@Billeh556

4 жыл бұрын

I love that exact variant

I’m a Tudor fan girl. Of course I love it, especially this blue dial variant. Thanks Teddy!

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Rebecca. This is my favorite of the Black Bay 36 lineup for sure.

@rebeccasmith8110

4 жыл бұрын

Teddy Baldassarre If only the 41 mm Black Bay would come out with that blue dial variant. I’d actually consider selling my bb for one. This is my first luxury watch and I actually was so excited, that I slept in it, lol.

I bought the one with black dial. Love it. It’s a keeper. I only have two watches: a Rolex datejust and the Tudor. Much happy with my incipient collection.

@Leventgursoy11

2 жыл бұрын

Very logical choice. Daily robust sporty and DJ is flashy, weekend or dressy sporty watch. You don't need another one...

Just got this one with a black dial! It’s a stunner

I have owned the black dial BB36 since May 2018 and has been my daily wearer since. It is an absolute gem; the quality is absolutely top notch and it wears so comfortably on the wrist. I recently bought a new Rolex 116000 and wrote a review/comparison of both; while I absolutely love the Rolex OP36, it has made me realize what a deal the BB36 is. It wears like a true 36mm watch, it doesn't wear larger than it should at all. Compare that to my Rolex OP36 with its maxi-case, which wears more like a 38mm watch. I love the "oversized" crown on the BB36 too, the signed "Tudor Rose" on it is a welcomed touch too. I'm actually glad that Tudor kept the ETA movement in this to keep servicing costs down in the future and access to parts is absolutely no issue.

This and the discontinued Ranger are two that have earned my attention lately. The understated design and kind of stripped down aesthetic is a good compliment to the rest of the line. The focus hones in on the dial itself. I don’t take issue with the snowflake hand here and I do tend to have a love hate relationship with it as a whole. The 36 looks great, I very much wish they then jumped to 38 or 38mm rather than 41.

Absolutely brilliant review teddy. I have really been drooling over the explorer for a long time but i think i have found my next watch.

Such a classy and great looking watch. Timeless some would say...

Love the Tudor snow flake hands, my favourite thing about this beautiful watch. A modern day explorer but way cooler looking IMO.

Id never buy a Rolex even as a millionaire but do love Tudor as there so cool and unique I also love this has a eta movement in so I can buy it with the knowledge I won't pay a fortune for servicing.

@kaydeetee089

3 жыл бұрын

If I had a million, a vintage Pepsi gmt would be on top of my list 👍

Your point on the snow flake hand is well made. I like this watch a lot. I bought the smaller version for my wife (who is not a watch person) and she loves it. She wears it much more than her Date Just (which I also bought for her). It's a handsome, everyday wearer.

Great overview! I just purchased this watch new. Wanted to be the first owner. :-) It's the smallest I own, but wearing better than I ever expected! This should round out (and finish) the collection of Rolex Sub (black), Grand Seiko SBGM221 (cream), Seiko SARX049 (white), and now the Tudor Black Bay 36 (blue). I might have gotten carried away. :-)

Bought that watch, with such a good review!

Really nice review. This reminded me why i'm subscribed to your channel.

I wear my Tudor Black Bay more than I do my Rolex Sub... It's subtle and doesn't draw so much attention while also being a spectacular piece. I'm really falling more and more in love with Tudor. I'm obsessed with the snowflake hands also. After looking at the Mercedes style hands on my Submariner so often, They're refreshingly beautiful to look at. Nothing cheap about the Tudor Heritage Black Bay for sure in build quality I mean.

@TeddyBaldassarre

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you said.

@AaronShadowMoses

5 жыл бұрын

@Douglas Boehme Tudor makes a beautiful watch no doubt. For the price the quality is right on with Rolex.

@AaronShadowMoses

5 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with your decision to wear the BB36. There's always that thought in the back of my mind when wearing my Submariner that I'm going to get robbed lol. I often pull my shirt or jacket sleeve over it in certain public places.

Excellent video Teddy!!!

Great watch! Great vids as well! I also have a 6.25 inch wrist so I really appreciate the wrist shots.

Hope Tudor releases them with a white dial next year 🤗 I'd buy the blue BB36 but it's too similar to my BB58.

Nice watch, not a bad price for the quality provided. I would buy it if it were 38mm, maybe there is one, I'm not familiar with the Tudor line. I really like a blue dial watch, I just bought a Mondia Swiss and was surprised at the quality, really good and the blue dial is amazing. It's design is about the same as this watch, Sellita SW200, sapphire crystal, 100m water resistance and a screw down crown.

Super cool watch. Just bought one today with black dial. Nice review 👏👍

Nice review, Teddy.

Currently in the research phase of getting my next watch and it’s between this in black and the aqua terra 38.5. Honestly based on size, 3 hander, bracelet and clasp (not to mention the Tudor being half the price) this guys taking the cake...

@trollse8714

2 жыл бұрын

Any update?

@abeldevaraj2913

Жыл бұрын

Im actually stuck between thes exact watches so an update would actually be really appreciated hahaha

@davidantill6949

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and it's great to have the Hans Wilsdorf heritage without it being a Rolex

I love it! That blue dial👍 simple daily wear!

Have it (black dial), love it.

Never ever got a compliment on my Rolex watches. Iv owned the black version of this and get at least one compliment a month. I love the tool appearance of it also.

Hey Teddy, love the reviews bro. A question, do you feel like the clasp (when closed on your wrist) is a bit bulky? Another reviewer stated that it kind of overlaps the width of his wrist since the links connected to the clasp do not swivel completely to 90°. Thanks

Nice, honest assessment. Do you anticipate reviewing the Tudor Prototype 01 "Commando"? It has somewhat divisive design, although, it is beloved and highly sought after.

I’ve been waiting for this review! Thank you, Teddy!

@TeddyBaldassarre

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to keep you waiting! Thanks for watching George!

Own BB GMT, BB Red...my wife has a Tudor Rose, BB32 and 31mm Tudor Precision from the 50’s...Tudor is a great Brand...

@TeddyBaldassarre

5 жыл бұрын

Tudor offers some of the best watches for women. Great flexibility in wear and the styles to choose. Thanks for watching as always!

Nice review. A nice alternative to Rolex explore but without the status issue.

Agree, what a great everyday watch

I prefer Tudor over rolex. They aren't a gaudy and you don't have to pay double retail to get one. Honestly, I prefer certain seikos over rolex at this point.

@purplefabian

4 жыл бұрын

Browsing Channel Seikos double the retail price??

@6kbps

3 жыл бұрын

@@purplefabian grand seiko

@maitrehg

3 жыл бұрын

Tudor rocks ! Seiko ? 🤣

@SkyNikita322

3 жыл бұрын

seiko no....but tudor is the perfect rolex alternative

@ryanmcgarry2058

3 жыл бұрын

Have you not seen the grand seiko line?

I think, I'm picking up one today! On my way to my AD.

Bang for the buck! Thanks for a great review

I love my blue Pelagos, but find myself wanting one of these.

TGV "I love my jingly jangly Jubilee". Archie Luxury "JINGLY JANGLY JOOOBILEEEE MAANNNN!!!". Ted "No Jingly jangly here" Haha nice one Ted!

Nice review. Stick the blue dial on a blue rubber strap from Vanguard and wow !!

Perfect! I just made a poll on this and the Oris on your FB group 😂

@TeddyBaldassarre

5 жыл бұрын

I say Tudor all day!

@darkestfugue

4 жыл бұрын

@@TeddyBaldassarre aquis over a black bay any day, ceramic bezel 300m wr, a completely unique design, and great value for the money, i did buy the bb36 though, the gloss black face of a sub no date, the vibe of an explorer and oyster perpetual with out any of the corporate grandness, at a good price, and it can be anything you want it to be, dress watch sports watch every day watch it goes with anything, there isnt much to not like about it

This was so underwhelming in pictures but when I tried it on it was actually pretty great. It wears so well, but it does kinda feel like the watch I’d buy if I gave up on getting a Datejust. I agree the most impressive part was the bracelet. Biggest weaknesses to me are the movement and the protruding crown

@vigneshkarthikeyan8174

2 жыл бұрын

You know. Its got to the point where it’s embarrassing to own a new one. So wear in good faith.

@mazrashid6549

Жыл бұрын

I own a Datejust (latest reference 36mm black dial, fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet) and seriously considering this as my next watch for those times I don't want to be seen wearing a Rolex or doing rougher activities 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great review thanks very much. 🇬🇧

I love the crown!

I like the fotina on the blue dial I wish they would have done this with the blue bay 58 like they did on the black version

In that I’m a watch addict I’ve been considering this watch. I’ve never connected with the Explorer. I have a B&M Clifton Baumatic on a black strap and was considering an Aqua Terra but considering my watch addiction I fear that I would want a black one, a green one, the silver one with the blue indices... and I know that over time I’d act on it. This watch solves three problems if I select a black dial. My Baumatic is reserved as a dress option, this is used as an everyday watch and I never consider entering the Aqua Terra lineup so that one day I can buy my coveted Globemaster, and I can buy a dark brown strap for this and not purchase the new Longines Spirit with a strap. Wait! I think I’ll do that. I am a watch freek after all. 😂

HODINKEE have some fantastic write ups on the Tudor Pelagos, which talk about a lot of the history and references to the past like the rotor self-winding text. Worth reading!

Been waiting for BB58, black or blue! none available, so guess what, I'll spend some cash on the BB 36 in blue instead. I sold my original BB as it was so thick. This 36 is nice and thin and even has a flat sapphire. Thanks for the great review.

Purchased the Black Bay 41 10/28/19 for $3159.00 the 36mm looks small on my wrist the 41 looks perfect.

Hope they add the T-Lock bracelet. 36 is a really good size for lots of people.

I got a smaller wrist and I’m a little tired of divers, so this has been my dream watch for a long time. Thanks for reviewing! There aren’t enough of this watch.

@jun2bicos

5 жыл бұрын

I think the case shape and the way the crown sticks out a little are just perfect.

@mikec3454

4 жыл бұрын

Been wearing my BB36 daily for nearly a year and a half - it is perfect. It is a watch that has actually satisfied my wants and kept me away from forums or buying/selling watches. It hits all the marks...

@relosapulso

Жыл бұрын

@@mikec3454 same as you are, kept away from forums as well and buying and flipping watches too

Somehow, I think I can consolidate my love for Black Bay, and Milgauss into one, more affordable piece.

Lovely watch, I own the black but....I HATE the gap between the crown and case.

Teddy what other watches in the 36-38mm range in this price range do you suggest checking out? Love this with the black dial but not 100% on board with the snowflake hour hand. Would love to find something similar. Any thoughts?

The dial and the hand set are perfect and perfectly sized if compared to the 41 and the smaller 32!?...more condensed and visually striking than the dial on an Explorer (1)14270 e.g.

Hey Teddy what do you think of the Tudor Style line with the fluted bezel as an everyday watch?

Hi Teddy, what are your thoughts on the LMM-01 Vintage Mechanical?

A two tone blue dial variant with the jubilee bracelet would be an attractive watch

Please do a review on the new one with the silver dial

Blue dials go well with all kinds of straps: brown, black, blue, grey, metallic...

Gorgeous size on you. My wrist is about the same size. Ive come to think that sarb 033 and sinn 38 mm watches are a tad too big for sub 6.5 inch wrist size

So...Is that right? Are they the same movements? Just curious in terms of looking at the value proposition.

I have the 41mm version and its a scratch magnet, there is no AR at all so it suffers glare badly, the crystal always needs a wipe because it seems to show anything at all thats on it very obviously, the crystal stands proud a little from the case ( from other watches i have this makes them prone to chipping at the sides if knocked on anything. I wouldnt say it is particularly robust compared to others. Just saying the truth. Apart from that its lovely

Next watch I want to purchase must be this one.

I own the Black dial version and have a 6.75 inch wrist and just had to take one link out to fit. Neither the bracelet nor the strap will fit a wrist over 7”

Just got mine with the black dial 😎

I love this watch. A little too small for me, but I think it’s gorgeous. And the video was shot BEAUTIFULLY. Well done!

@jeppep95

5 жыл бұрын

i think they make it in 41 aswell

@WBB1981

4 жыл бұрын

6.5 inch wrist....would you say 36mm or 41mm??

@denisdaly1708

3 жыл бұрын

@@WBB1981 36

@maitrehg

3 жыл бұрын

@@WBB1981 36mm

I wish that you would review a 32mm. I would love to see how the different sizes compare side by side

Applied Tudor logo looks like a very happy face 😃 I just wish that crown stuck out less. It's an eyesore and I would imagine that it would dig into the back of the hand quite a bit. Edit: after owning this exact model for just under a year, I can confirm that that crown does NOT dig in. It's the most comfortable watch I own and is my go-to daily.

I'm saving up for a black bay fifty eight myself it will be my first luxury timepiece

@Enzoxvx

4 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

Teddy - as much as you like the Sinn 556... between the BB36 and the 556, which one is your fav? If you only could have one?

Black crown tube for blue dial version is the one thing that kills it, imo.

Hi Teddy. I have a 5.75-inch wrist. Do you think BB 36 will be too big? Would BB 32 fit better?

I purchased this watch, but 41mm. My wrist is 8 1/2", so the size fit better . After 1 month, I must agree, this watch is so easy to wear and see the time. I am a 64 year old male, who noticed the other watches I was looking at, Rolex OP, Explorer, and Omega Aqua Tera, the 41 is so easy to read. Sold my Aqua Tera to purchase the 41. Best thing I did

Couldn't agree more about the hands. They don't work as well on this smaller dial

Beautiful watch, I would pick one up

2:38 -- this is THE watch.

A true everyday, everyman watch👍

Great review. Beautiful watch and I have one. Word of warning though, I have a 7.25 inch wrist and it is on the max micro adjust(if that makes sense!) I think another link is about £150!! Certainly doesn't wear small though. It's class

Need a updated video on the new model!

Teddy I love your videos. I now have a Rolex Oyster Perpetual & Omega AquaTerra but my go is my Tudor Royal for some reason I love it with its Roman numerals it was reasonably priced although I had to send it back for six months as it was not keeping time but is perfectly fine now. I was just talking to an AD yesterday in Harrods UK about Tudor Black Bay the smaller one and here I find you've done a review on the 36 I will have a look. Do you like Breitling? I guess not as you tend to be pretty classic. Thanks for all