Tudor Black Bay 36 Owner Review : Efficient, addictive and classic

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Published on 1/4/2024 - Last modified on 1/4/2024

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A magnificent transitional watch: waiting for the Holy Grail!

I bought this superb Black Bay 36 champagne dial version 2023, because it is one of the rare models, in the budget I had two months ago, to match my purchasing criteria: 36mm (over 37, it's already too much for me), thin, comfortable to wear, classy, without extravagance, simple, precise, from a renowned brand. However... it is a transitional watch: I admit it! Indeed, my watchmaking grail (and I sincerely believe that once I have acquired it, I will not buy anything else, in my life if not for years), is a Rolex, Datejust, 36mm, fluted bezel, jubilee bracelet, in gold (yellow) and steel, white dial with Roman numerals. It's this classy watch above all, of an ideal size, mythical, that of Patrick Bateman / Christian Bale in American Psycho (or rather that which resembles it, since, in the film, it's a Seiko that he wears, but of this style) - it's this watch that I absolutely want, without a doubt. And, in the meantime, I'm wearing this marvel of Tudor. Transitional watch, while waiting for the dream. Not that I'll sell my Tudor. Certainly I'll wear the Rolex exclusively at work, and the Tudor in more "risky" places, in the big city center, on weekends to relax, for example. This is the tour de force, in my opinion, of Tudor: to make me dream with an impeccable watch while waiting for the watchmaking Grail. And there's nothing shameful about that! Tudor can be proud of this release. Ps: thanks Xavier for your video from six months ago "Battle Tudor Black Bay 36 vs Rolex Datejust 36": I did like the guest, I bought mine at Doux.

Caïn Marchenoir own this watch for less than 1 year

4.5

4.5

Emotion

5.0

Design

4.0

Accuracy

4.5

Comfort

4.5

Robustness

4.5

Value for money

Secondary

Significance in a collection

Main

Rarely

Frequency to be worn

Often

Pleasure

Main motivation for buying

Investment

Pros & Cons for this watch

presque Rolex

not yet Rolex

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