More and more watch enthusiasts are turning to Tudor to adorn your wrist. The Tudor watches stand out from all other brands of luxury economic due to the stability of their value over time and their manufacturing quality. However, some argue that i Tudor cost more than they should, or define Tudor "Rolex of the poor ". Who is right?
Tudor, the "Rolex of the poor?"
Tudor is a brand founded by Hans Wilsdorf, the creator of rolex, to be able to offer to those who cannot or do not want to face the purchase cost of a rolex, un clock same to you strong e reliable. Since the postwar period, when Tudor becomes a brand in its own right, the Casa della Pink borrows technologies such as the waterproof case from its elder sister Oyster and automatic movement perpetual.
Since, Tudor went through a long phase where many of its watches were essentially licensed copies of Rolex more success, as in the case of the famous Tudor Submariner.
Tudor however, it has redeemed itself, in recent years, from this role of subjection to the House of the Crown, thanks to lines such as Black Bay.
Tudor, a true luxury brand?
Tudors, after 2000, it stopped producing watches that were openly inspired by their contemporaries rolex, and has embarked on a path of its own. In 2012, la Tudor Black Bay line is presented on the market and gives a new stylistic imprint to the company controlled by Rolex.
I Tudor Black Bay they are inspirational watches vintage, with the simple and clean dials, the essential lines and the crown without protective shoulders, which therefore refer in style to the first diver from the XNUMXs. Lines that have recently come back into fashion and that appear to be suitable for a young audience who wants to buy quality luxury watches that are not aesthetically demanding.
Tudor it's not just style vintage. Inside a watch Tudor Black Bay one finds more and more often a movement self-winding Tudor manufacture, in place of the old ETAs. The decision to invest in the self-production of the movement is an indication of the confidence that the parent company Rolex places in the trademark controlled by it.
Tudor today
Watches such as Tudor Black Bay 58, Tudor Black Bay GMT or Tudor Black Bay 36 they fit every wrist, and appear worthy successors of the Rolex of the past, those who knew how to adapt to the most extreme situations with the same ease with which they were worn under the cuff of the shirt.
The comparison between Tudor e Rolex, albeit apparently improper for price reasons, it is nevertheless implemented by the buyer who perhaps wishes to add to the watch purchased for investment a timepiece that can be used with ease on occasions where there is the possibility of scratching the case or marking the bracelet. To avoid putting an expensive one at risk rolex, take us to the beach on Tudor Black Bay, equally waterproof and of excellent quality.
The Tudors: A Good Investment?
But who buys a watch Tudor also think about the investment. Well, if we look i Tudor prices on the Chronosect platform, we see that even the most dating models enjoy ratings well above other watches with similar technical characteristics. The strategy of Tudor sale relies on distinguishing the brand from Rolex and place it on segments of market gradually higher: that is why it is to be expected that overall prices Tudor will not go a shrink in the future, indeed.
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