Retro Tudor French Navy Watches

For retro watch lovers, the blue of Tudor diving watches is inextricably linked with the French Navy. In the mid-1970s, the French Navy began to commission Tudor watches to provide sturdy, reliable and technologically advanced professional diving watches, which lasted for nearly two decades, and blue was the main color of the watches here. Over the years, Tudor has replaced the classic black dial commonly used in diving watches at the time with a blue dial. In addition, the unique inscription (letters M.N. and the last two digits of the year of release) engraved on the case back also indicates the very popular underwater adventure life at that time. These watches called "TUDOR MN" (Tudor French Navy watches) soon became the object of enthusiastic pursuit of collectors.

It is out of deep respect for this batch of historical watches and the past that the Black Bay Fifty-Eight "Navy Blue" model was born. In addition to the matte navy blue dial and outer ring, this watch also uses the classic proportions of this generation of watches. The 39mm diameter case makes it suitable for those with slender wrists, making it a favorite choice for lovers of compact watches and vintage watches https://www.captainthewatch.is.

The characteristic woven strap is also "navy blue", which is woven by traditional craftsmanship in France. Its distinctive appearance cleverly echoes the well-known "TUDOR MN" watch. Looking back in history, the watches delivered to the French Navy at that time were not equipped with Tudor straps, but with various types of woven straps, and woven styles were especially common.