{"product_id":"tudor-black-bay-as07012","title":"Tudor Black Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs a brand, Tudor needs no introduction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlthough for years the company had labored under Rolex’s shadow, since its relaunch in the U.S. roughly a decade ago, it has attained an identity all its own. Part of the appeal lies in watches like this one, the Black Bay, which bridges the gap between vintage and contemporary in a way that’s hard to argue with — even for purists like us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Black Bay is, along with the Pelagos, the brand’s take on classic Rolex and Tudor dive watches. In creating it, Tudor started at the very beginning of Tudor and Rolex dive watch history: It incorporates the “big crown” of the first reference of Tudor Sub, the Reference 7922, which had an 8mm crown like its Rolex counterpart. For the hands, the Black Bay makes use of the same handset as the most famous of vintage Tudor Subs, the Reference 7021 “Snowflake.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular Black Bay, a Reference 79220B, features a 41mm stainless steel case, a luminous matte black \u003cem\u003erose \u003c\/em\u003edial with a matching \u003cem\u003esnowflake\u003c\/em\u003e handset, a \u003cem\u003erose\u003c\/em\u003e signed crown, and a lovely navy blue unidirectional rotating dive timing bezel, and a matching stainless steel Oyster bracelet with a signed fliplock clasp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, this piece is of the earliest Black Bays, which possesses an early 'smiley' dial and an ETA movement within and all its goodies!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you’re in the market for a trusty, reliable dive watch with a little bit of \u003cem\u003eif you know, you know,\u003c\/em\u003e look no further — this is the watch to own!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tudor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39822810841175,"sku":"40991046","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07012_40991046_TUDOR_BLACKBAY_BLUEROSE__79220B-6.jpg?v=1657219189","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/tudor-black-bay-as07012","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}