Tudor Black Bay GMT (Pre-owned - Good) — USD 3,050 on eBay

Black Bay 54 is popular for its small size, while Black Bay GMT's opaline dial is less favored due to its thick case. Both featured at Watches and Wonders 2023.

Very quietly and almost unperceived by myself a small part of my collection has evolved into the theme of vintage re-edition respectively vintage inspired watches. And this despite my dislike for faux lumina which is ever so prominent with so many of these watches!! There are however many nice piece

Here is a small pictorial comparison between the Tudor Black Bay GMT and the Rolex GMT Master II Pepsi (in whitegold). Upfront, the biggest similarities are the dial indices and of course the color scheme for the GMT bezel. The overall impression is however quite different : more vintage oriented fo

Buzz going around is that for a subset of these watches (total number not known) the date doesn't turn to the next date correctly. Sometimes the date advances way earlier than midnight like between 22:00 and 23:00, sometimes the date advances 1.5 days and the date is halfway in the window. Any owner

The original, and the Grand Son. Rolex 6542. Tudor Black Bay GMT: Ok, the case of the Tudor is thicker and bigger, the insert is made in aluminium rather than the bakelite of the mother of all GMT MASTER, the indices are circles on the Tudor, and the crown is bigger, plus the cyclop magnifying the d

I am preparing a huge topic on the 6542 census. And while we are discovering with greediness the new Tudor Black Bay GMT, I thought it was a good idea to see the inspiration, the original, THE 6542. With its rare tag, booklet and correct box. The condition of the watch is awesome, which is rare enou