Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo. And today we've
got a pair of the most brightly-colored chronographs we've had in a while from
none other than Tudor. So let's check it out now.
Well, spring has sprung here at SwissWatchExpo and all over the world for that matter. And so I
figured why not highlight a couple of really great fun, brightly-colored sports pieces for people
when they're going on their vacations or hitting the water or hitting the woods for the first time,
maybe. Really getting outside. This is what I've envisioned with some really fun sporty watches.
These are what I consider ladies' pieces. Although at 41 millimeters,
they are unisex. At least these are a couple of Tudor Grantours which is more of a traditional
chronograph line. But for this particular generation, Tudor decided to have a ton
of fun with this model by including some really bright-colored rubber straps. And they are
in a variety of colors too, as well as a full diamond bezel and diamonds on the lugs as well.
So I'm gonna go ahead and just get into this piece because this just absolutely filled my
heart with joy the first time I saw it. This is a beautiful-looking turquoise-colored strap
on this watch. And that's gonna be the first thing you notice. It is very rare that I see watches
where you kind of dive into the strap first. But this is a really lightweight, flexible, and a
very comfortable type of strap, which is gonna be great as it starts warming up. I know it's already
started to get into the 80s here in Georgia and elsewhere too. I'm sure you are gonna be trading
in your leather straps for rubber ones about this time of year too. The first thing you'll notice is
this is a big, big sporty piece, 41 millimeters. But with a very feminine sort of color and shape
here. This is definitely gonna be for the lady who likes a really big sort of conversation piece.
And honestly, with this brightly-colored strap, that's definitely what it's gonna be. So if I
haven't lost you yet with the sheer size or the ostentatiousness of the color of this strap,
then hang on, because there's more fun stuff here too. The dial is particularly
incredible. There's so much going on here, but it's so incredibly legible.
Probably the most impressive part is you'd have to zoom in way in to see this sort of
this checkered honeycomb type of pattern that is in the same turquoise color as the dial,
which is sort of around the outer edge of this really bright-looking white dial,
which I think is another thing that really makes this pop a white dial on a sports watch is
definitely going to grab some attention here, even though that might seem a little counterintuitive
with white being such a loud color, but when it comes to watch dials, it definitely is.
And what little white we do have on this dial definitely shines through a great deal. You
do have the Tudor emblem up top in red, which is on both pieces. It really doesn't distract
from the rest of the watch as much as I would thought. We've got even number Arabic numerals,
which are oversized here and sort of laid over the top of this checkered pattern. And, of course,
we've got a date window here snuck in at 10 o'clock or sorry at 6 o'clock. This is a great
sports piece with an automatic movement and still has the chronograph, still has the date window,
which is part of the reason why I think even for a ladies' watch the case itself
does have to be pretty significant. Another great thing about this,
this is a screw-down crown on this chronograph model, which I really think is
very, very important for watches that are meant to be worn in the water or near water.
This is a great beach day watch and you really don't have to worry
so much about the water-resistance with this as you do with some other sporty chronographs that
maybe weren't meant to be worn in the water. And I'm not so sure about the rest of the Grantours,
but this one Tudor was definitely smart enough to know, that this is a watch that people are
gonna wanna wear on boats at the beach. And so you need to make it water-resistant. So
they do not only have a screw-down crown but the locking chronograph pushers as well. And,
of course, I need to highlight again, the beautiful diamond pattern here.
It's still somehow a full diamond bezel, but very sporty in a couple ways. One,
you still got the full tachymeter around the bezel here, which I think is great.
And I think is probably the first type of chronograph I've ever seen that's been
able to pull off both. And, of course, the lug pattern here, it's not fully,
it's not fully continuous. You actually do have a little bit of metal separating where the lugs
start versus the bezel. And I think that is just absolutely fantastic for sort of maintaining
this really sort of modern contemporary type of look without making it look too old-fashioned
and elegant. Because while we are talking about a watch with diamond bezel and lugs, elegance is not
really the first thing that comes to mind when I'm talking about a 41-millimeter chronograph
and it's probably not for you either. We also have what is essentially the exact same thing in
pink. So if you're even a little more feminine than the first one and you want a full pink
rubber strap, this one's probably gonna grab even more attention than the turquoise one will,
but also an incredible condition you do see probably the main difference between the dial.
Of course, we're talking about the pattern or the color of this pattern around the outside of it.
I do think the red border around the date window at 6 o'clock does stick out a little bit more on
the pink dial than does the green bezel around the turquoise. So that's, if you really want to
dive into the details and sort of see what the main aesthetic differences between the style are
other than color, it would definitely be the way the border around the date window sticks
out. Otherwise, these are pretty much these are identical models, unworn condition. And especially
when you consider the price or what the market price of chronographs, particularly watches with
factory original diamonds do. This is an incredible value, especially for ladies
who are looking for an oversized watch, tend to be going for the men's watches,
even the men's sport models that are going to fetch a huge increase in price tag from a lot of
the ladies lines. As I'm sure people who are been shopping recently have found out these are very
aggressively priced considering what a 41-millimeter chronograph goes for on this market.
And it's not for lack of quality because the diamonds look incredible. The finishing on the
dial is absolutely top-notch. And if you hadn't considered getting a Tudor chronograph you ladies
out there, this is probably one of the few ones I've seen that I think would make a fantastic,
fantastic choice. If this is maybe a little too big, a little too ostentatious to you do not
worry. We have a ton of dress pieces, a ton of smaller ladies' sports watches too in a variety
of brands, models, colors, you name it. So kick the season off, right with a new timepiece. Like
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