As a brand, Tudor needs no introduction. 

Although 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.

The 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.”

This particular Black Bay, a Reference M79230g, features a 41mm stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal, a 'rose' signed crown, and a unidirectional rotating timing bezel with a special green aluminum insert. The case houses a matte black 'gilt' dial with applied luminous indices, a matching 'snowflake' handset, and Tudor's Calibre MT5602 automatic winding movement.

The combination of the green bezel insert and matching green depth rating on the dial make for a very special piece, available only at Harrods in London.

If you’re in the market for a trusty, reliable dive watch with a little bit of if you know, you know, look no further — this is a killer option!