Tudor Heritage Advisor

Don’t you wish you could just put your phone down and take a little digital cleanse?

Well, here’s one way you can experience a phone-free day: with a mechanical alarm watch. That’s right! Multiple brands make timepieces that include a small striking mechanism which vibrates the watch case at a time specified by the wearer. Sounds much more pleasant than yet another obnoxious, pinging sound emanating from your iPhone, no?

One of the best-loved alarm watches of the mid-20th century was the Tudor Advisor, from Rolex’s sister company. Thankfully, Tudor recently made a modern, slightly larger version of said timepiece, allowing you to access the ‘charm of the alarm’ in a contemporary-feeling package.

This particular Advisor from the 2010s is housed in a 42mm titanium and stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal, an ‘Advisor’-signed alarm-setting crown at 2:00, a Tudor rose logo-signed crown at 4:00, an on/off alarm pusher at 8:00, and a polished bezel. It features a luminous black dial with applied indices, a matching dauphine handset, a handy alarm power reserve indicator, an alarm on/off aperture, and a date subdial at 6:00. Impressively, all this information is highly legible and clear despite the watch’s inherent complexity.

Powered by a workhorse ETA 2892 caliber with a custom alarm module from Tudor, it comes paired to a signed black alligator strap with a Tudor shield fliplock-deployant clasp. Furthermore, this piece remains in outstanding, virtually unworn condition.

Getting ‘back to analog’ is what we’re all about at Analog:Shift. Try it out yourself with this excellent execution of one of the most charming complications in the horological arsenal.

Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf created Tudor in 1926 for the everyman — for miners, construction workers and all sorts of tradesmen. For your everyday person Rolex was sometimes — and is now more so than ever — out of reach. It was meant for the explorer and the businessman, whereas Tudor was to be a different creature entirely.
In creating Tudor, Wilsdorf wanted to offer “a watch that our agents could sell at a more modest price than our Rolex watches, and yet one that would attain the standards of dependability for which Rolex is famous.”

Tudors were in many ways Rolexes in all but name, with the same waterproof Oyster cases and similar styling. However, in order to keep costs down, the brand used off-the-shelf Swiss movements rather than their own in-house calibres. What resulted were watches that were more affordable than Rolexes to the consumer, but still uniformly tough and reliable.

Today Tudor has certainly defeated any impression of being the redheaded stepchild of the Rolex family, and their current timepiece collection — as well as their vintage counterparts — are getting the recognition and respect they most rightfully deserve. From the colorful “Home Plate” chronograph to the complicated Advisor, these models often picked up where Rolex left off, daring to be more bold and playful in their design. And now that the brand has introduced in-house movements while still managing to keep pricing modest, the company is better poised than ever to win the hearts and minds of millions of new watch enthusiasts.

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Analog:Shift stands behind the authenticity of our products in perpetuity.

Condition

Since our pieces are vintage or pre-owned, please expect wear & patina from usage and age. Please read each item description and examine all product images.

Warranty

We back each Analog:Shift vintage timepiece with a one-year mechanical warranty from the date of purchase.

International Buyers

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All of our watches include complementary insured shipping within the 50 states.

Most of our products are on hand and will ship directly from our headquarters in New York City. In some cases, watches will be shipped directly from one of our authorized partners.

We generally ship our products via FedEx, fully insured, within 5 business days of purchase. An adult signature is required for receipt of all packages for insurance purposes. Expedited shipping is available at an additional cost. We are also happy to hand deliver your purchase in Manhattan or you may pick it up at our showroom.

Returns must be sent overnight or by priority international delivery, fully insured and paid for by the customer. A restocking fee may apply. Watches must be returned in the same condition as initially shipped.

We welcome international buyers, please contact us prior to purchase for additional details on shipping and payment options.