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21 November 2022, 05:46 AM | #1 |
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Which (if any) current Tudor models will be iconic/relevant in 40-50 years?
I think one of the greatest things about Rolex and what makes it so popular is the watches have evolved but still maintain an unmistakable design DNA from watches released 50 or more years ago. In one word, they are timeless.
Which (if any) current Tudor models do you think will have that kind of staying power? One of the things that gets overlooked (imo) is that Rolex has always just been able to perfect size and dimensions. Humans have gotten a bit "larger" over the last 50-60 years, but wrist real estate hasn't changed that much. The human wrist being what it is, I think the diameter/thickness of most Rolex models really hits the sweet spot for a lot of people and has contributed a lot to their staying power. Thus I think the relative thickness and size of some of the current popular Tudor models will prevent them from becoming long-term classics, unless they are sized down a bit. OTOH, the "39" models - BB and Pelagos may have staying power and be considered classics decades from now. |
21 November 2022, 05:47 AM | #2 |
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21 November 2022, 05:47 AM | #3 |
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Defenetly the P01
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21 November 2022, 06:15 AM | #4 |
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The model with the first in house gets my vote. The North Flag.
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21 November 2022, 06:31 AM | #5 |
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I’ve got the LHD, absolutely love it and I think it will go down as a classic too.
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21 November 2022, 07:33 AM | #6 |
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Gotta think the FXD is going to be. 925 as well.
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21 November 2022, 07:56 AM | #7 |
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Well in 1972 people were buying quartz digital watches.
Who knows what will happen in the next fifty years
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21 November 2022, 07:59 AM | #8 |
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Probably none of them as the majority are just high quality homage pieces.
I really like some of the Tudor models don’t get md wrong but I can’t see many becoming iconic or massively valuable over the years. |
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21 November 2022, 08:19 AM | #10 |
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Probably none. To be iconic a watch needs to be recognizable to the average person, usually for some achievement or role played in history. There are lots of great Tudors that watch enthusiasts appreciate, but they're nowhere near being iconic, and I will likely never be.
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21 November 2022, 08:24 AM | #11 |
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21 November 2022, 08:42 AM | #12 |
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On the basis that Harrods will still be around, possibly the Harrods edition.
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21 November 2022, 09:32 AM | #13 |
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What a great thread!
I would say FXD BB58 harrods version Possibly the gold bb58 I say this one because several AD’s have this one in stock for less than retail same with the grey it’s always the dogs that no one wants today that become desired later. It’s a beautiful piece with the green dial Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Not sure, but if I was a betting man I'd pick the P01.
Doesn't matter to me cause I'm having too much fun enjoying them now. dP
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21 November 2022, 11:48 AM | #16 |
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Which Tudor models are iconic now?
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21 November 2022, 12:00 PM | #17 |
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As great as the Tudor line is ,I'm afraid to say , it will live in the Shadows of its big Brother .
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The 18k BB58 is a model you probably won’t see around indeed, wish they do it on WG as prefer stealth wealth Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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21 November 2022, 01:19 PM | #19 |
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Fxd. One of my favorite watches.
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21 November 2022, 01:31 PM | #20 |
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No idea but have been enjoying my silver as of late.
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21 November 2022, 01:36 PM | #21 |
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funny but I think P01
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21 November 2022, 01:42 PM | #22 |
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FXD for sure
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Let’s be realistic folks, in the last five years has there been a more overused, diluted word in the lexicon than ‘iconic’ ??
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this :)
maybe!!
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21 November 2022, 02:11 PM | #25 |
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925, FXD, BB bronze…
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21 November 2022, 02:45 PM | #26 |
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Exactly. I have two pocket watches and an ebony cane that I inherited from my early 20th century great-grandparents, but I’m really not interested in a night on the town dressed as Mr. Peanut.
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21 November 2022, 09:57 PM | #27 |
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It’s hard to tell. At the current rate of how fast the Apple Watch surpassed the entire Swiss watch industry, maybe none. As the prices go up, these watches get more and more out of reach and less and less relevant. The smart watch and computer industry has weaponized dopamine to get people to think the need to be plugged in all the time. My prediction is that there Will be fewer and fewer of us old school folks around wearing these. 40 years in the future that generation will have never seen an era that was not plugged in just about 95 percent of the time. The ever increasing prices mean they are less available to the masses.
It should also be pointed out that these watches were tools and had/have a grounding in tools that did a job, that meaning has been getting more and more obscured by internet hype and hysteria. I think a prediction could be one of the black bay watches or perhaps 40 years from now, what’s tudor? |
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21 November 2022, 10:50 PM | #29 |
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Have to agree Brian.
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