BLACK BAY CERAMIC “BLUE”
Back in early 2024, TUDOR announced its return to motorsport, partnering with the new Visa Cash App RB Formula One team. To mark the occasion, TUDOR created a team-exclusive version of its Master Chronometer certified Black Bay Ceramic, complete with a blue dial that matches the team’s striking livery. Now you can finally wear the same watch as drivers Yuki and Daniel wear around the paddock.
TUDOR has established a long legacy of competing on the racetrack. TUDOR supported winning teams during the golden era of motorsport, starting with the TUDOR Watch Racing Team in the late ‘60s, all the way to the recent IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Now, in 2024, TUDOR has returned to the grid once more, this time with Visa Cash App?RB, a brand-new Formula 1? team with fan-favorite drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda behind the wheel.
Formula One is widely considered one of the most tech-forward sports. This is the reason why the Black Bay Ceramic is strapped on the wrist of the Visa Cash App RB team. This model represents TUDOR’s relentless pursuit of mechanical performance. Tested by the Federal Institute of Metrology or METAS, the Black Bay Ceramic is the epitome of watchmaking innovation and high-tech aesthetic language. Master Chronometer certification is one of the industry's most demanding standards in terms of chronometry and resistance to magnetic fields. Its matt black ceramic elements and black Manufacture Calibre accentuate this model’s outstanding performance.
Now offered in a Visa Cash App RB livery, with a blue dial and matching strap stitching, the same configuration the team has been wearing this season, the Black Bay Ceramic “Blue” writes a new chapter in TUDOR’s motorsport history.
KEY POINTS
THE MANUFACTURE CALIBRE MT5602-1U
The Manufacture Calibre MT5602-1U, which powers the Black Bay Ceramic illustrates the technical development process signature of TUDOR, drawing on adaptable movement architecture capable of integrating new functions rather than resorting to additional modules. A minor detail for some, but a must for watchmaking purists.
Displaying hour, minute and second functions, it offers the general look and feel of TUDOR Manufacture Calibres with dedicated sun laser design and bears the Master Chronometer mention on its bridges, emphasising its distinctive performance. Its rotor is fashioned in tungsten monobloc and is openworked. It also features the distinctive laser radial grooving with sand-blasted details. Its bridges and mainplate have alternate sand-blasted and polished surfaces and laser decorations.
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The build of the Manufacture Calibre MT5602-1U is designed to ensure robustness and precision. To do this, the variable inertia balance wheel is maintained by a sturdy traversing bridge with two-point anchoring. It is certified as a chronometer by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), with its performance going beyond the standards set by this independent institute. In fact, where COSC allows an average variation in the daily rate of an uncased movement of between -4 and +6 seconds and TUDOR applies a 6-second (-2/+4) variation standard on its fully assembled watches, METAS requires a Master Chronometer certified watch to run within a tolerance range of 5 seconds (0/+5). Not only is the Manufacture Calibre MT5602-1U certified to be more accurate, it is also rated as anti-magnetic, making it impervious to magnetic fields below 15,000 gauss.
Another notable feature is that the power reserve of the Manufacture Calibre MT5602-1U is “weekend-proof”, about 70 hours. This enables the wearer to take the watch off on a Friday evening and put it back on again on Monday morning without having to reset it.
HIGH-TECH LOOK
Aesthetically, the TUDOR Black Bay Ceramic “Blue” combines contemporary, high-tech details with subtle references to its significant heritage. Its matt black monobloc ceramic case has sand-blasted surfaces with bevelled edges, mirror-polished for a striking contrast, and is finished with very pronounced lines. The insert of its rotatable bezel is also in black ceramic with a sunray satin finish. The engraved graduations in matching tones offer a complementary additional matt detail, which responds subtly to changes in light. Finally, a hybrid leather and rubber strap, black of course, with a "Snowflake" motif on the inside, blue stitching and a black PVD-coated stainless steel folding clasp, as well as a complimentary black fabric strap with blue band, completes the look of this model.
THE ESSENCE OF BLACK BAY
The Black Bay line features dials inspired by the TUDOR divers’ watches produced during the 1950s. It borrows the characteristic angular hands known to collectors as “Snowflake” from models that appeared in the brand’s 1969 catalogue. Its shoulderless crown and the characteristics of its case are reminiscent of the first generations of TUDOR divers' watches.
The Black Bay line is the result of the subtle blend of traditional aesthetics and contemporary watchmaking. Far from simply being an identical re-release of a classic, it brings together 70 years of TUDOR dive watches, whilst at the same time being resolutely anchored in the present. It is neo-vintage in conception, yet its manufacturing techniques, reliability, robustness and the quality of its finishes are consistent with today's more rigorous requirements.
TUDOR IS “BORN TO DARE”
In 2017, TUDOR launched a new campaign with the “Born To Dare” signature. It reflects both the history of the brand and what it stands for today. It tells the adventures of individuals who have achieved the extraordinary on land, on ice, in the air and underwater, with a TUDOR watch on their wrists. It also refers to the vision of Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of TUDOR, who manufactured TUDOR watches to withstand the most extreme conditions, watches made for the most daring lifestyles. It is testimony to TUDOR’s singular approach to watchmaking, which has made it what it is today. At the cutting edge of the watchmaking industry, its innovations are now essential benchmarks. The TUDOR “Born To Dare” spirit is supported throughout the world by first class ambassadors, whose achievements result directly from a daring approach to life.