tudor_addict

Based in the UK, I began collecting watches in 2014. Started gently with an SKX009J, but then the Black Bay 79220N opened doors to this wonderful world of watches! Many, many Seikos, Casios, Tudors, Vintage and two Rolex later, I am in the slower, enjoyment phase of watch collecting now.

Reviewing the Scurfa M.S.25: An Affordable Dive Watch with Real Credibility

After breaking my watch embargo for the CWC SBS diver, the flood gates have opened. Hot on the tail of that purchase comes the Scurfa Watches M.S.25. I have been watching Scurfa for several years, but, as I mentioned in the CWC review, I was having trouble rationalising a quartz watch costing several hundred pounds. Fortunately, the £344 Scurfa cost less than half what the £729 SBS diver set me back, and so man maths kicked in and this suddenly seemed like a bargain!

Tudor Black Bay vs. Rolex Submariner – What’s in a name?

As I explained in my last piece, I am something of a Black Bay collector myself (picture the meme), having fallen for the 79220N Heritage Black Bay in 2015. Prior to this, however, I had already decided two years previously that I would buy a Rolex Submariner one day, somehow. Today, I want to focus on the 79220N Heritage Black Bay, the 79000N Black Bay 54 and the 124060 Submariner in my collection.

Nine Years of Tudor Collecting

I found my way into watch collecting in 2014, with the ubiquitous SKX009J. I agonized over spending a “huge” £135 on that watch for days, after scouring the reviews and forums, before pulling the trigger from a certain Asian website. This was where it all began, and for a time, I was satisfied with this fan-favourite diver. 2014, coincidentally, was the year that Tudor came back to the UK, after its global hiatus and slow return to other markets from 2010. I remember seeing the 79220R Burgundy Black Bay for the first time and thinking – “Eww”. It was a gaudy colour, and the hour hand was a stupid shape! Some forgotten cousin of Rolex? ETA-2824 calibre? £2330? No thank you, sir, I have ALL THE SEIKOS to buy, which I promptly set about doing.