The watchmaker and merchant ''Veuve de Philippe Hüther'' filed the trademark ''The TUDOR'' in Geneva for Rolex creator Hans Wilsdorf, in February 1926. The house later changed its name to Wilsdorf in 1936. Hans Wilsdorf saw that the moment had arrived to extend the brand and give it its own individuality right after WWII. He created ''Montres TUDOR S.A.'' on March 6, 1946, which specialized in male and female models. Rolex would assure the technical, visual, and operational qualities, as well as distribution and after-sales care.
“For some years now, I have been considering the idea of making a watch that our agents could sell at a more modest price than our Rolex watches, and yet one that would attain the standard of dependability for which Rolex is famous. I decided to form a separate company, with the object of making and marketing this new watch. It is called the TUDOR watch company.”
A TUDOR timepiece has a life of its own. Pulsates. You'll be absorbed in the realm of micro-precision. All components' sophisticated technology is analyzed and examined down to the minutest detail... to the point of fixation. Evaluate the movement. Cosmetic elegance and performance are appropriate for the most arduous of goods, intended for both longevity and comfort. This detailed mechanism is pleasing to the sight and thrilling to the mind, and it will stand the test of time. Each watch is a one-of-a-kind piece thanks to outstanding components, endurance, and innovative strength.
David Beckham sports the Black Bay Bronze, a 43-mm diver's watch incorporated with the TUDOR Manufacture Caliber MT5601, which is influenced by the brand's origins. He additionally wears the Black Bay Chrono, a COSC-certified chronograph with a column-wheel manufacture caliber that pays tribute to TUDOR's diving and racing roots.
David Beckham sports the Black Bay Bronze, a 43-mm diver's watch incorporated with the TUDOR Manufacture Caliber MT5601, which is influenced by the brand's origins. He additionally wears the Black Bay Chrono, a COSC-certified chronograph with a column-wheel manufacture caliber that pays tribute to TUDOR's diving and racing roots.
TUDOR created a short film in which Jay Chou daringly drives a sports vehicle on an iconic oval racetrack in Montlhéry, France, gradually drifting across time to symbolize his daring and inventive attitude. Inspired by Jay Chou's fantastical worlds and epic '80s theatrical tales of time travel, the video inspires a discussion on how famous images from the past stimulate today's creativity in watchmaking, music, and other creative forms. Chou's most ardent supporters may also notice a reference to another of his previous films, in which he played a car aficionado.
