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Old 31 July 2021, 11:57 PM   #1
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Every Tudor chronograph reference ever made (including pics of every dial variant)

This is my attempt to coherently list every Tudor chronograph reference ever made. Click the model numbers to see pics of every dial option. If I've forgotten anything or gotten any details wrong, please let me know!

Monte Carlo: 1970-1977, 39mm, manual-wind
The first Tudor chronographs
First generation: 1970-1971 ("Home plate" dial, Valjoux 7734 movement, 5 beats per second)
7031/0 - Black Bakelite tachymeter bezel
7032/0 - Steel tachymeter bezel
7033/0 - 12-hour bezel, prototype only

Second generation: 1971-1977 (No more "home plate" hour markers, Valjoux 234 movement, 6 beats per second)
7149/0 - Black or blue Bakelite tachymeter bezel
7159/0 - Steel tachymeter bezel
7169/0 - Black or blue 12-hour bezel


Big Block: 1976-1995, 40mm, automatic
The first automatic chronographs from Rolex/Tudor

1st Generation: 1976-1989 (Note: People often refer to these model numbers without the slash. 94200 = 9420/0 etc)
9420/0 - Black or blue Bakelite tachymeter bezel
9421/0 - Black or blue 12-hour bezel
9430/0 - Steel tachymeter bezel

2nd Generation: 1989-1995 (Not much change, bezels look slightly different)
79160 - Black tachymeter bezel (Bakelite at first, then aluminum)
79170 - Black 12-hour bezel (Debuted 1992)
79180 - Steel tachymeter bezel


Small Block: 1995-2009ish, 40mm, automatic
Sapphire crystal, same movement with slightly better finishing, slimmer lugs than the Big Block.
Pre-Tiger: 1995-1998 (Originally labeled "Oysterdate" on the dial with Oyster bracelet only, and colorless dials that still resembled Big Blocks. 79260 debuted in 1995 and the other two bezel options came in 1996. In 1997, a leather strap option was added, and then two-tone models appeared as "Prince Date" replaced "Oysterdate." Colorful dials appear at the very end of the pre-Tiger run, most often on ref. 79280)
79260 Pre-Tiger - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel
79263 Pre-Tiger - Gold tachymeter bezel (two-tone)
79270 Pre-Tiger - Black 12-hour bezel
79273 Pre-Tiger - Gold 12-hour bezel (two-tone)
79280 Pre-Tiger - Steel tachymeter bezel

Tiger Woods era: 1998-2002 (Many colorful dials are offered, with the word "Tiger" now appearing. Blue, green, and burgundy dials have a guilloche pattern on the dial. By the end of 1998, the Prince bracelet had replaced the Oyster bracelet and Tudor branding had replaced Rolex branding on the crown and caseback. Polished lugs are now an option, indicated by a "P" in the model number, i.e. "79260P")
79260 Tiger - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel
79263 Tiger - Gold tachymeter bezel (two-tone)
79270 Tiger - Black or orange 12-hour bezel
79273 Tiger - Gold 12-hour bezel (two-tone)
79280 Tiger - Steel tachymeter bezel

Post-Tiger: 2002-2009ish (Tiger signed with TAG Heuer in 2002, at which point Tudor dropped the word "Tiger." They also dropped the 12-hour bezel, and the green and burgundy dials. Some font changes occur to the Arabic numerals, and a non-guilloche blue dial and slate dial are added. Oyster bracelet option reinstated. Post-Tiger Small Blocks were seen in AD's in some places as late as 2010, though they were discontinued in most of the world several years before that.)
79260 Post-Tiger - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel
79263 Post-Tiger - Gold tachymeter bezel (two-tone)
79280 Post-Tiger - Steel tachymeter bezel


Monarch Chronograph: 1995-2003, 35mm, quartz
Offered on leather or bracelet (Caliber 1220)
15900
15903 (Two-tone)


Chronautic: 2002-2007, 41mm, automatic
Offered on leather or bracelet (ETA/Valjoux 7753, 8 beats per second)
79380


Archeo Chronograph: 2005-2014, 33mm, quartz
Odd rectangular case, almost unknown in the US. Supposedly had some mild success in South America.
1st Generation: 2005-2011
43300

2nd Generation: 2011-2014 (Just a minor movement update, and a new white Roman dial)
43320


Sport Chrono: 2007-2010, 41mm, automatic
Offered on leather or bracelet (ETA/Valjoux 7753, 8 beats per second)
20300
20310 (Diamond-encrusted)


Iconaut: 2008-2011, 44mm, automatic
Oyster bracelet (ETA 7754 movement with GMT function, 8 beats per second)
20400


Hydronaut II Chronograph: 2009-2014ish, 41mm, automatic
Offered on leather or bracelet (ETA/Valjoux 7753, 8 beats per second)
20360N


Grantour Chrono: 2009-2017, 42-43mm, automatic
First generation: 2009-2010 (43mm, chunky shiny lugs)
20350N
20350W

Second generation: 2011-2017 (42mm, slimmer brushed lugs)
20530N

Fly-back Chrono: 2011-2017 (42mm, ETA 2892 with flyback chronograph module, 8 beats per second, chronograph can be reset without stopping)
20550N
20551N (Two-tone)


Tudor Heritage Chrono ("THC"): 2010+, 42mm, automatic
Modernized version of the Monte Carlo (ETA 2892 with Dubois-Depraz 2054 chronograph module, 8 beats per second)
70330N
70330B


Fastrider: 2011-2020, 42mm, automatic
ETA 7753, 8 beats per second, Ducati marketing tie-ins
First generation 2011-2020 (Offered on leather, fabric, or bracelet)
42000

Black Shield: 2013-2020 (Ceramic case and bezel)
42000CN and 42000CR

Ducati Scrambler Edition: 2015-2018 (Steel case with ceramic bezel)
42010N


Black Bay Chrono: 2017+, 41mm, automatic
Caliber MT5813 based on a Breitling B01 movement, 8 beats per second
First generation: 2017-2021
79350 - Steel tachymeter bezel

Second generation 2019+ (0.7mm thinner case)
79363 - S&G (Two-tone)
79360DK - PVD-coated (2019 limited edition celebrating the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team)
79360N - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel (Replaced the 79350 in 2021)
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This is my attempt to coherently list every Tudor chronograph reference ever made. Click the model numbers to see pics of every dial option. If I've forgotten anything or gotten any details wrong, please let me know!

Monte Carlo: 1970-1977, 39mm, manual-wind
The first Tudor chronographs
First generation: 1970-1971 ("Home plate" dial, Valjoux 7734 movement, 5 beats per second)
7031/0 - Black Bakelite tachymeter bezel
7032/0 - Steel tachymeter bezel
7033/0 - 12-hour bezel, prototype only

Second generation: 1971-1977 (No more "home plate" hour markers, Valjoux 234 movement, 6 beats per second)
7149/0 - Black or blue Bakelite tachymeter bezel
7159/0 - Steel tachymeter bezel
7169/0 - Black or blue 12-hour bezel


Big Block: 1976-1995, 40mm, automatic
The first automatic chronographs from Rolex/Tudor

1st Generation: 1976-1989 (Note: People often refer to these model numbers without the slash. 94200 = 9420/0 etc)
9420/0 - Black or blue Bakelite tachymeter bezel
9421/0 - Black or blue 12-hour bezel
9430/0 - Steel tachymeter bezel

2nd Generation: 1989-1995 (Not much change, bezels look slightly different)
79160 - Black tachymeter bezel (Bakelite at first, then aluminum)
79170 - Black 12-hour bezel (Debuted 1992)
79180 - Steel tachymeter bezel


Small Block: 1995-2009ish, 40mm, automatic
Sapphire crystal, same movement with slightly better finishing, slimmer lugs than the Big Block.
Pre-Tiger: 1995-1998 (Originally labeled "Oysterdate" on the dial with Oyster bracelet only, and colorless dials that still resembled Big Blocks. 79260 debuted in 1995 and the other two bezel options came in 1996. In 1997, a leather strap option was added, and then two-tone models appeared as "Prince Date" replaced "Oysterdate." Colorful dials appear at the very end of the pre-Tiger run, most often on ref. 79280)
79260 Pre-Tiger - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel
79263 Pre-Tiger - Gold tachymeter bezel (two-tone)
79270 Pre-Tiger - Black 12-hour bezel
79273 Pre-Tiger - Gold 12-hour bezel (two-tone)
79280 Pre-Tiger - Steel tachymeter bezel

Tiger Woods era: 1998-2002 (Many colorful dials are offered, with the word "Tiger" now appearing. Blue, green, and burgundy dials have a guilloche pattern on the dial. By the end of 1998, the Prince bracelet had replaced the Oyster bracelet and Tudor branding had replaced Rolex branding on the crown and caseback. Polished lugs are now an option, indicated by a "P" in the model number, i.e. "79260P")
79260 Tiger - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel
79263 Tiger - Gold tachymeter bezel (two-tone)
79270 Tiger - Black or orange 12-hour bezel
79273 Tiger - Gold 12-hour bezel (two-tone)
79280 Tiger - Steel tachymeter bezel

Post-Tiger: 2002-2009ish (Tiger signed with TAG Heuer in 2002, at which point Tudor dropped the word "Tiger." They also dropped the 12-hour bezel, and the green and burgundy dials. Some font changes occur to the Arabic numerals, and a non-guilloche blue dial and slate dial are added. Oyster bracelet option reinstated. Post-Tiger Small Blocks were seen in AD's in some places as late as 2010, though they were discontinued in most of the world several years before that.)
79260 Post-Tiger - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel
79263 Post-Tiger - Gold tachymeter bezel (two-tone)
79280 Post-Tiger - Steel tachymeter bezel


Monarch Chronograph: 1995-2003, 35mm, quartz
Offered on leather or bracelet (Caliber 1220)
15900
15903 (Two-tone)


Chronautic: 2002-2007, 41mm, automatic
Offered on leather or bracelet (ETA/Valjoux 7753, 8 beats per second)
79380


Archeo Chronograph: 2005-2014, 33mm, quartz
Odd rectangular case, almost unknown in the US. Supposedly had some mild success in South America.
1st Generation: 2005-2011
43300

2nd Generation: 2011-2014 (Just a minor movement update, and a new white Roman dial)
43320


Sport Chrono: 2007-2010, 41mm, automatic
Offered on leather or bracelet (ETA/Valjoux 7753, 8 beats per second)
20300
20310 (Diamond-encrusted)


Iconaut: 2008-2011, 44mm, automatic
Oyster bracelet (ETA 7754 movement with GMT function, 8 beats per second)
20400


Hydronaut II Chronograph: 2009-2014ish, 41mm, automatic
Offered on leather or bracelet (ETA/Valjoux 7753, 8 beats per second)
20360N


Grantour Chrono: 2009-2017, 42-43mm, automatic
First generation: 2009-2010 (43mm, chunky shiny lugs)
20350N
20350W

Second generation: 2011-2017 (42mm, slimmer brushed lugs)
20530N

Fly-back Chrono: 2011-2017 (42mm, ETA 2892 with flyback chronograph module, 8 beats per second, chronograph can be reset without stopping)
20550N
20551N (Two-tone)


Tudor Heritage Chrono ("THC"): 2010+, 42mm, automatic
Modernized version of the Monte Carlo (ETA 2892 with Dubois-Depraz 2054 chronograph module, 8 beats per second)
70330N
70330B


Fastrider: 2011-2020, 42mm, automatic
ETA 7753, 8 beats per second, Ducati marketing tie-ins
First generation 2011-2020 (Offered on leather, fabric, or bracelet)
42000

Black Shield: 2013-2020 (Ceramic case and bezel)
42000CN and 42000CR

Ducati Scrambler Edition: 2015-2018 (Steel case with ceramic bezel)
42010N


Black Bay Chrono: 2017+, 41mm, automatic
Caliber MT5813 based on a Breitling B01 movement, 8 beats per second
First generation: 2017-2021
79350 - Steel tachymeter bezel

Second generation 2019+ (0.7mm thinner case)
79363 - S&G (Two-tone)
79360DK - PVD-coated (2019 limited edition celebrating the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team)
79360N - Black aluminum tachymeter bezel (Replaced the 79350 in 2021)

Excellent reference. Thank you.


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