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It sounds like the name of a Pirat's Ship, and, in a certain way, it is. When we mention the Tudor Marine Nationale name, we immediately have in mind the blue diamond or mercedes dials, and almost never the black snowflakes dial. There is a certain logic ...  

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Great pictures my friend, really a nice snowflake. I find the rough looks suits the watch perfectly Actually, the bezel looks almost blue on the picture..? Cheers Hans

The bezel faded to a nice grey, but with the light of the flash...It comes a bit blue. I love a lot this " dirty " dial, which nicely matches with the " philosophy " of the watch, too. A great " Bad Boy ". Thanks for your input! Best, Nicolas

...these nice and rare pieces my friend.. You must have good contact and a lot of luck with you. But one day will I (I hope ) also find a seed Cheers Hans

All is a matter of patience and luck, my friend. Best. Nicolas

...with my staff, collegues, family and friends.... but NOT when we talk about watches....! .....come to me my precious.... come, come.... ! Cheers Hans

you just gotta get yourself a MN..... second coolest watch in the world!

...my friend, but where do I find one..! Have to say, I am still kind of "new" to vintage (except on Omega) but where do i find them!! HELP...! On the other hand, what do you see as the coolest watch of them all...!? Cheers Hans

that these MN are not easy to find...but they do come up. You should ask a couple of people to keep an eye out for one. The trouble is, there are many out there that are in bad condition....faked...without decom papers etc etc. Finding a proper MN isnt th...  

... also one of my favorites, though I might never get lucky to own one :-( I have a much younger brother... but would prefer the vintage (here a picture from my Birthday last week, where i did not get any watch present at all Cheers P.S. Please keep an e...  

Are spotting from time to time, here in France. Best! Nicolas

Thank you Nicolas, once again, for a very inspirational post. So much so that reading it I too was suddenly taken by the urge of rushing out and getting one these iconic watches You couldn't be more spot on with your description of the rough, 'volcanic' b...  

Is your M.N a 7016/0? Does it have a flat case back, like on mine? Have a look at Dr Strong's review on the Tudor M.N, my friend ( Go to New Blog Post on the right part of your screen and see the link to Tudor M.N ). I did some searches, and had the confi... 

Mine appears to be a ref. 94010 from 79. I will send you a picture of both back, lugside and decom-paper via pm this evening.

But it may have been changed while the watch was serviced. Best, Nicolas

great watch Nicolas, thanks for the education and pictures

For once, it is my turn to show something interesting! Best, Nicolas

Why do you show us these beauties where it's almost impossible for anyone else to find one? The torture continues.......... Best Fernando

I bet that if you hunt one, you'll get it before the end of the year, with the blue dial. For the black dial, it is a bit more complicated, but with patience, nothing is impossible. Best, 666.

Both? 666.

but too soon to tell.