History of the Tudor Watch Brand
The Tudor watch brand originated in Switzerland in 1926, founded by Hans Wilsdorf. The Tudor trademark was registered in the name of Wilsdorf by the house of Veuve de Philippe Huther, which was a watch dealer and watchmaker. At that time, Wilsdorf received exclusive usage rights. Later, in 1936, the brand, The Tudor, was transferred to Wilsdorf and, in 1946, a new company name was created, Montres Tudor S.A. The watch company specialized in making watches for both men and women.
Throughout the years, Tudor watches had spanned a wide variety of styles, from the Tudor Oyster Prince of the 1950’s, which offered waterproof casing and self-winding perpetual rotor mechanism, to the Tudor Submariners, available from 1969 to 1999, known for its diving capabilities and more. Today, the Tudor luxury watch brand offers more than 15 different watch collections, including a special featured selection.
Tudor Watch Offerings
With such a large selection of Tudor watches, you may not know which Tudor luxury watch is right for you. Here are some of the more popular items and a few key features of each:
- Tudor Black Bay: The Tudor Black Bay is a diving watch, available in your choice of dial color tones, watchbands and more. In 2016, it was updated with mechanical movement by Tudor.
- Tudor Pelagos: The Tudor Pelagos is a complete traditional mechanical divers watch, featuring waterproof capabilities to 500m and fitted with Tudor manufacture calibre. Plus, it’s now available in a left-handed version.
- Tudor Heritage Chrono: The Tudor Heritage Chrono is similar to the Tudor Oysterdate Chronograph of the 1970’s with regard to shape and proportions, but with modern subtle touches and new technical features.
- Tudor North Flag: The Tudor North Flag offers sporty lines, steel-ceramic hybrid components and Tudor manufactured movement.
- Tudor 1926: The Tudor 1926 offers a classic watch style for men and women and comes in four different sizes with a wide array of dial options available.
- Tudor Style: The Tudor Style offers elegant and sophisticated lines with a style similar to watches of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s.