Tudor

Tudor was founded in 1926 by Hans Wilsdorf to deliver Rolex engineering at working-professional prices. The modern Tudor that emerged from the 2010 relaunch is a separate watchmaker with its own in-house manufacture and METAS-certified MT5400 movement family. Honeyrock's Tudor selection focuses on the Black Bay family: the 58 GMT "Coke" bezel, the 54 Lagoon Blue, the standard 58, the Chrono Panda and standard, and the Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing edition. Every piece authenticated in-hand by our physician-led vetting team.

Tudor

Tudor Black Bay 58 39mm Steel | Black Dial | Ref. 79030N

$2,800.00

The Tudor Black Bay 58 in reference 79030N is the watch that defined modern Tudor for most contemporary collectors. The 39mm steel case, the vintage-inspired matte black dial, the gilt minute track and indices, and the in-house calibre MT5402 movement together represent the strongest value-to-quality proposition in Swiss diver watches at any price point.

Case: 39mm stainless steel with brushed and polished finishing. Domed sapphire crystal. Unidirectional 60-minute timing bezel with anodised aluminium insert. Screw-down crown. 200 metres water resistance.

Dial: Matte black with applied gilt indices and Snowflake hands. The vintage-inspired design references the original 1958 Tudor Submariner reference 7924.

Movement: In-house calibre MT5402, COSC-certified chronometer. 70-hour power reserve. Silicon hairspring with anti-magnetic resistance. 28,800 vph operating frequency. The MT5402 is the heart of the Tudor manufacture movement programme that has replaced the previous ETA-sourced calibres across the modern Tudor range.

Bracelet: Steel five-link riveted bracelet with Tudor folding clasp. Also available with vintage-inspired leather or rubber strap options depending on production year.

What separates the 79030N: The Black Bay 58 sits at the centre of Tudor's design discipline. At 39mm, it deliberately counter-positions the modern industry trend toward 42mm and larger cases. The pricing has remained anchored to retail across multiple production years, which makes the pre-owned market for the 79030N one of the tightest spread-to-retail markets in Swiss diver watches.

Pre-owned market position: The Black Bay 58 79030N trades around $2,800 to $3,200 for clean full-set examples in 2026. The reference has not been swept into speculative secondary market pricing that has affected the Rolex Submariner equivalents, which makes it the most defensible diver watch purchase under $3,500 currently available.

For collectors entering the modern Tudor line for the first time, the Black Bay 58 79030N is the canonical starting point. For collectors who already own a Submariner or other steel diver, the 79030N is the smaller-cased counterpart with comparable engineering and a meaningfully tighter wrist proportion.

Every Tudor in our inventory is inspected in-hand by our physician-led vetting team. Movement function, dial originality, bezel insert condition, and bracelet integrity are documented before listing.

Tudor

Tudor Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing | Ref. 25707KN

$3,150.00

Tudor

Tudor Black Bay Chrono "Panda" | Ref. 79360N-0002

$3,750.00

Tudor

Tudor Black Bay Chrono | Ref. 79360N-0019

$9,150.00

Tudor

Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT "Coke Bezel" | Ref. 7939G1A0NRU

$4,250.00

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Tudor

Tudor Black Bay 54 "Lagoon Blue" | Ref. M79000-0001

$5,650.00

About Tudor

Tudor was founded in 1926 by Hans Wilsdorf, the same man who had founded Rolex twenty-one years earlier. The brief Wilsdorf set for Tudor was specific: deliver the engineering and reliability of a Rolex at a price point that working professionals (military divers, expedition mountaineers, commercial pilots) could actually afford. For most of the twentieth century, Tudor delivered on that brief by using Rolex cases and bracelets with sourced third-party movements, primarily from ETA.

The modern Tudor that emerged from the 2010 brand relaunch is a different proposition. The current Tudor is no longer an entry-level Rolex. It is a separate watchmaker with its own in-house manufacture, its own movement programme (the calibre MT5400 series of in-house automatic movements with 70-hour power reserve and METAS-certified chronometry), and its own design language. The connection to Rolex remains at the holding-company level, but the watches now operate independently in design and engineering.

The Tudor families that matter

The Black Bay 58 is the watch that defined modern Tudor for most contemporary collectors. 39mm case, vintage-inspired dial, in-house calibre MT5400 with 70-hour power reserve. The standard reference 79030N (black dial, steel bracelet or fabric strap options) sits at $2,800 pre-owned and is one of the strongest value propositions in Swiss diver watches at any price point. The recently introduced Black Bay 58 GMT "Coke" bezel reference 7939G1A0NRU adds a 24-hour GMT hand and Coca-Cola red and black bezel insert, trading at $4,250 in current pre-owned market.

The Black Bay 54 is the 37mm Black Bay variant that pulled the case proportions down to mid-1950s diver dimensions. The Lagoon Blue dial reference M79000-0001 is one of the more distinctive recent Black Bay introductions, with a turquoise dial colour that Tudor has not used elsewhere in the line. Pre-owned market position: $5,650.

The Black Bay Chrono is the chronograph expression of the Black Bay family. The standard reference 79360N-0019 trades at $9,150 and the recently introduced "Panda" variant 79360N-0002 with white dial and black subdials sits at $3,750. The calibre MT5813 chronograph movement is developed in collaboration with Breitling and is the strongest argument for the Black Bay Chrono as a pre-owned purchase.

The Pelagos is Tudor's professional diver, with titanium case, helium escape valve, and 500-metre depth rating. The Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing reference 25707KN is the sailing-team collaboration variant and trades at $3,150 pre-owned.

Beyond these core families, Tudor produces the 1926 (entry-level dress watch with date), the Glamour family, and the Royal collection with day-date complications.

What separates modern Tudor

Three things distinguish Tudor in the current Swiss luxury watch market.

First, the in-house movement programme. Since 2015, Tudor has progressively replaced its ETA-sourced calibres with its own manufacture movements (MT5400 family for the Black Bay, MT5800 series for the Pelagos, MT5813 for the Chronograph). These are all METAS-certified, with 70-hour power reserves and silicon hairspring construction. For comparison, Rolex's standard 31xx series calibres carry a 70-hour power reserve as well, but Tudor's MT5400 family is the only METAS-certified movement programme outside Omega and Tudor's own parent Rolex.

Second, design discipline. Where many luxury watchmakers diversify into ever larger case sizes and more complications, Tudor has stayed disciplined within the diver, chronograph, and field watch categories. The Black Bay 58 in 39mm and the Black Bay 54 in 37mm are deliberate counter-positions to the industry trend toward 42mm and larger cases.

Third, pricing discipline. Tudor has resisted the upward pricing creep that has affected most luxury watch brands over the past five years. A Black Bay 58 in 2026 sits at approximately the same retail position (adjusted for inflation) as it did at the 2018 launch. The pre-owned market reflects this pricing discipline, with Tudor references trading at far tighter spreads to retail than Rolex or Omega equivalents.

Buying pre-owned Tudor

Pre-owned Tudor offers the strongest value-to-quality ratio in the current Swiss luxury watch market. Several practical points for buyers:

Movement generation matters. Tudor references with the calibre 2824 (ETA-sourced) trade at meaningful discounts to references with the in-house MT5400 family. The transition happened progressively from 2015 to 2020 depending on the model. Verify the calibre against the reference and production year.

The Black Bay 58 "Coke" GMT (7939G1A0NRU) is currently the strongest performing Tudor on the secondary market, with clean examples trading above retail. This reflects the watch's recent introduction and the broader collector demand for two-tone bezel GMTs following the discontinuation of the Rolex GMT-Master II "Pepsi" reference in April 2026.

Service history matters more on Tudor with in-house MT5400 movements than on older ETA-based references. Tudor service is performed through Tudor's authorised network and represents a meaningful expense ($600 to $900 depending on complication). However, the 70-hour power reserve and silicon hairspring of the MT5400 family mean longer intervals between service requirements.

Box, papers, warranty card matter for resale value. Full-set Tudor examples command a 5 to 10 percent premium over examples missing documentation, which is a tighter spread than most luxury watch brands.

What Honeyrock holds

Our current Tudor selection focuses on the Black Bay family across multiple configurations: the 58 GMT "Coke" bezel (7939G1A0NRU), the 54 Lagoon Blue (M79000-0001), the standard 58 (79030N), the Chrono Panda (79360N-0002), and the Chrono standard (79360N-0019). The Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing variant rounds out the line. Every Tudor in our inventory is inspected in-hand by our physician-led vetting team. Movement identification, service history, dial originality, and bracelet condition are documented before listing.

For collectors entering Tudor for the first time, the Black Bay 58 in standard black dial (79030N) is the most defensible starting point. It is the watch the rest of the modern Tudor line is judged against. For collectors who want the most recent reference with strong secondary market momentum, the Black Bay 58 GMT "Coke" (7939G1A0NRU) is the answer. For collectors who want a smaller case, the Black Bay 54 in Lagoon Blue is the 37mm option that wears closer to mid-1950s diver proportions.

Browse the current selection below. Reference numbers, calibre identification, year of production, and condition notes are listed on each product page.