How Does the Tudor Black Bay Chronograph Function Actually Perform?

How about the Tudor Black Bay chronograph function?

The Black Bay series is the essence of Tudor. Tudor launched the Black Bay in 2012, and only added the chronograph Black Bay in 2017 after five years. The emergence of the Black Bay Chronograph has filled the needs of some fans who like Tudor chronograph watches, and has also raised the brand to a new level. Although the Black Bay series is more popular, calling it the "Little Daytona" is somewhat exaggerated. Let's briefly analyze it below.

1) The distance between Tudor Black Bay and Daytona

Regardless of brand awareness, let’s first analyze the biggest distance between the two. Mainly in terms of movement, Tudor is a sub-brand of Rolex, but it chose to cooperate with Breitling and used the MT5813 automatic chronograph movement. This movement can be said to be an improved version of the Breitling B01 chronograph movement. The timekeeping field is Breitling’s strength. The cooperation between the two has greatly improved Tudor’s timekeeping skills. Although Breitling B01 and Daytona 4130 are the same level of movement. Both are independent movements, but there is still a certain distance between the two in terms of planning. After all, the 4130 movement is more concise and practical.

Tudor began to produce its own movements in 2015. The three-hand movement is represented by the self-developed MT56 movement. The multi-function chronograph movement is mainly the MT5813, which is a shortcut. The Tudor movement cannot be called a "little Daytona". It is completely two products.

2) The appearance design cannot be called "Little Daytona"

The group’s positioning for Tudor in recent years is to have its own style. Tudor has also tried its best to remove the presence of Rolex in the design, retaining the rugged and durable functions of Rolex. Therefore, this time the design of the new Biwan has always adopted a double-eye timekeeping method, not Daytona’s classic “three-eye timekeeping”. Despite this, we cannot deny Tudor’s design. Biwan's design uses racing timekeeping and adds retro elements. If you want to find the shadow of Rolex on Tudor, the timekeeping head is a Daytona knob type and uses the "scratch crown" of retro Rolex. Generally speaking, the design is separated from Rolex elements.

Summary of tips: We do not deny the chronograph function of Tudor Black Bay. It uses an independent movement and the equipment is also good. However, we still have to consider its positioning. The positioning of nearly 4W is significantly higher than other Tudor watches. Tudor’s advantage range is still in the 2-3W field. There are also many competitors with the same budget of Tudor Black Bay. What do you think of the Tudor Black Bay Chronograph? Please leave a message to share.