i actually bought this for myself to celebrate my retirement from service (22yrs in the Navy). it’s PERFECT (aside from a lack of lume). it’s so beautiful that it’s VERY easy to overlook 🥰
J…congrats on the retirement & thanks for your service! I did 21 years in the Air Force as a C-130 nav & retired in ‘20. I had a “retirement watch fund” saved & got myself a Black Bay 58 blue after much consideration. It hasn’t left my wrist since I got it!
Congrats on retirement and thank you for your service, both you and Chris Con. Thats a great looking watch. It may be a dress luxury, but with 100m water resistance and a workhorse Tudor in house movement, it's also a go anywhere, do anything watch. Enjoy it in good health.
I bought this model last October as a self funded birthday present JODY!👍🏼 I went for the Opaline dial with blued hands. A stunning watch & a under the radar Tudor! Great specs especially for this kind of money!😎👌🏼
Wow! What a surprise. Wearing my 1926 right now! 36mm in white with the blue hands and numerals. Great classic dial and size with amazing bracelet, and modern 100m wr and screw down crown. :).
I love wearing my 41mm white dial/gold hands 1926! It’s a stunner! Lots of compliments from it and it’s just a nice time piece, especially for the money. Is it expensive, yea it is, but not compared to other watches. Just depends on what you want in a watch. The 1926 checked all the boxes for a luxury dress watch for me.
I got the 36mm black version 2 years ago to celebrate my graduation. Excellent build quality and really nice bracelet! People diss on it cos it doesnt have an inhouse movement tho
I sold all my watches (including a Junghans with which i had a terrible experience with the seller) and bought this 1926 with gold indices in 36mm and i love it
My wife and kids got me the 36 w/ the blue hands. Really love the watch and still in the honeymoon phase. Has become my daily office watch. Not an in-house "snob", might be one in the future, but definitely not now. Mine is running better than Peter's but it's still in break in period too, so seeing how that goes. Looking forward to possibly getting more Tudor's in the collection at some point. Thanks for the look!
I have the 39mm in the same color configuration shown here (I have a 200mm wrist). I purchased it back in 2018 when they were still using the ETA 2824 movement. It is an excellent watch for the money. I wore it every day for a few years with no troubles. It now serves as a dress watch for me. Highly recommended watch for the money.
The 41 white dial with blue hands and indices was my first luxury watch purchase. I love the look, size and feel. I find it very versatile and is always nice to look at.
Very nice watch. Not typically a Tudor fan but I do like this one. This can’t touch my Tissot Gentleman auto 80 hour reserve though….and I paid $500 for it. That 80 hour reserve is incredible and the dial and bracelet are nice. And it has some lume.
That ordering of the watch addiction process in the intro hit home way too hard haha. I'm not quite up to the luxury watch part yet but I do have my first Tissot on the way.
For me this has been the first luxury watch and now that I've been owning this for many years I can say that for me the answer is yes! A model that can be easily dressed up or down depending on the color and material configuration you chose, from a great brand with an important history, with a great design and finishing is for sure a great point to enter the luxury world. Now I'm lucky enough to own also more expensive watches, but this definitely is one of my favorite in the collection.
I've heard some say that 2023 is going to be the year of the dress watch, and something like this Tudor has enough dressy clout while still being sporty enough for daily wear. My pick at this price point though is a quartz Grand Seiko - it does all that and you don't have to worry about a 38-hour power reserve.
I agree that Tudor is the stronger brand in this tier (by a long way), but I'd put Longines and Oris in the podium places, and I think the order would depend on the watch in question. But for this watch style, I'd be going with Longines. It's just much more their wheelhouse, and I think they've got some great options. If I were looking for a dive watch, I'd be tossing up between Tudor and Oris.
My first luxury watch was (and still is) an Oris Artix GT Chronograph. It is a watch I still wear with a big smile whenever I put it on. Also, Oris is often marked down further than the other brands mentioned on grey market platforms such as Jomashop, Ashford and ebay. I got mine for barely over 1k USD - which is a stunning bargain for any new watch with a Valjoux 7750 derivative inside, let alone one from a well-recognized brand auch as Oris.
Tudor get credibility they might not actually deserve from their Rolex association. That said, it works my daily watch is a Tudor BB Heritage. Call me a snob but I wouldn't wear a Longines or Oris...I'd rather wear my G-Shock.
Don't buy from Jomashop. They sell used and refurbished watches as new, and the brands usually won't service a watch that comes from them (that's why they give in-house warranty).
@@vintageswiss9096 already have. No problems with watch condition and they tell you up front that for most watches, the warranty is covered by themselves. A great option to save on a watch
Caught this just after midnight in Texas, it’s my beautiful wife’s birthday! Been looking at Omegas lately for my first luxury watch though. Tudor is in the top 3 though.
I bought my wife an Ebel with the wave bracelet about 15 years ago and still looks great because the links are only polished at the join where they are protected. I've since had to have it serviced so bought her a Citizen EcoDrive while it was away. It cost less than the service and guess which gets most wrist time?
@@hattyfarbuckle Ha! Some ladies don’t care about the name; they know a solid watch when they see one! My Promaster GMT is hands down my most worn watch. You can’t argue with the bulletproof nature of a 200m diver with the bombproof Eco Drive movements.
@@thetruebatman4632 i misplaced my 10yr+ EcoDrive and left it without any light source for maybe a year... Found it in summer and still dead after the first day indoors in a window.. One more day of direct bright sunlight outdoors and its been fine ever since. Eco Drive is up there with original quartz, G Shock and Spring Drive as astounding technical achievements. I really should investigate if i can replace the damaged glass with sapphire
Luxury is a fascinating concept because it different for everybody but it always says a lot about the person defining it. It would be interesting to me to see a watch enthusiast with a PhD in philosophy do a video just on the concept of luxury. Like what it means to the person, socially, ect..
I was searching for a 38mm and found the Tudor Style. Ok the internet pics it looks like another basic watch. But having it on my wrist I found out how good it is. Such an underrated model.
I’ve never been much of a luxury/dress watch fan, and this hasn’t changed my mind, but i have thought about a watch for those rare occasions I have to wear a tie and an ironic G-Shock won’t do, and a diver doesn’t fit under my cuff!
My first jump into the "luxury" market was actually a Longines Master Collection Chronograph, but the1926 has actually been on my radar for a while now. It will probably be my birthday present to myself!
It’s a beautiful watch but has an off the shelf movement think for the money you could spend a little more and pick up Baume et Mercier with a 5 day power reserve or something in the Oris line for cheaper. Think some of the price of it is the name as Tudor is a well respected name.
I bought the 39mm white and blue as my “first luxury” watch. I was worried about it being too dressy for shorts and tee shirt in summer but it’s not. Great every day and situation watch. If anyone is on the fence about this watch you won’t regret getting it. Another great video!
Nice shirt Jody! Lived in Southern California for much of my life, and listened regularly to the station. Good music, good news…good taste my friend. Oh, and of course, great episode!
I have a Tudor royal and it has a very similar bracelet design. 20 mm instead of 22 and five link instead of seven. It is one of the best bracelets I have ever worn.
Longines is the (basic) luxury brand that grabbed me first and it's held on so far. Tudors have never quite done it for me but that's OK. The thing about this hobby is that there is literally something for every single one of us.
@@fabricioquintans1204 I genuinely do not know. I'm not a very knowledgable collector. I buy what I like in my price range and both of them fit in there. Tudor seems to be a little closer to the top end of what I can afford and just like the style a bit more on the Longines watches. I'm sure it's a personal decision for each individual.
I own an Tudor mini-sub ,used to be my dads watch, a late 1980's model comes with rolex case back and crown, 36mm diver which is very unique recently. This early impression makes me feel tudor is a more highend brand compare with the longines, even the longines has a better watch for less money. I am pretty sure I saw one on Joma shop earlier this year with a very compatitive price. Around low $1000 usd.
i like how it looks and wears, Just wish they went a different way the the deployment. It stick out and pushed againt the bracelet when our wearing it.
Jody, this is scary. It’s like you‘ve been watching my life! When I got into the hobby, my first auto was a Seiko 5. I then got many homages. My first Swiss was indeed a Tissot then a hamilton. And just this week I purchased my first ‘luxury’ watch. It was going to be a BB58, but I got a chance at my grail- A Seamaster. It’s the older lacquer dial co-axial, but it’s absolutely gorgeous, and whilst being a bit hesitant with it the first few days, I’m loving it. I agree Tudor is a great choice, though I’m not a dress watch guy, so the BB58 was always my choice. You can get a good used example, maybe a year old for around £2000.
Wearing my Longines Record bluedial 38.5mm while watching this, Jody. Loved this piece for coming on 4 years (paid U$1,500 new) and will continue to do so. Yes, it's very similar to the 1926 but case finishing, crystal, display caseback and movement are better in the Longines than the Tudor. Downsides to the Longines are only 30m WR and (for some) butterfly clasp, but the bracelet is excellent and with plenty of halflinks. The Record is an underrated watch.
I cannot disagree with you. Tried a bunch of them at the L boutique yesterday. COSC and feels good on the wrist. Movement based on the legendary eta 2892. L calls it L888.
Given my 10-slot watch box is full with Casio, vintage Citizen, and HMT -- plus the perpetual state of my bank balance -- I have never been plagued with that question. 😄 But if I ever win the lottery or particularly rich in-laws, I will get a Tank Louis.
Gorgeous watch, no doubt! I think this all comes down to what you define yourself. Personally I think Longines are the ideal entry luxury watches. Tudor I think definitely sit above them.
Totally agree - but as it turns out it was too dressy for me. I had one for a year and loved wearing it. But I noticed after one year that I had only eight occasions to wear it. So I traded for a Black Bay 58. And ooh-la-la! Sweet-spot nailed!
Absolutely stunning looking watch Tho I don't really like the dial proportions on that one The hour markers are bit too small for such a big and clean dial, if they either made the index hands bigger or the hour markers it would've been perfect
ok this is on my list. on another video I asked about a 1926 homage but I think I may have to save up and buy the real thing. (I couldn't remember where I saw it first and got me interested, I think it was this video)
If it had lume and micro adjustments i would have purchased it years ago. I tried this one at my local AD and it was nicely weighted and i feel like it would have been comfortable if i could have honed in on an exact fit. Its soo close to being a GATA watch...come one TUDOR
The way you started the beginnings is basically my life . Started with a seiko gmt series 5 then brought a Tissot PRX automatic now I need to be with the big boys 😂😂😂
I was eyeing this one for my first luxury watch. But because of the zero micro adjusts, went with the BB36 instead. It is a beauty though, so perhaps on a leather strap . . .
I can understand the "no lume" feature. it would not be reminiscent of the 1926 era. Big fan of Sellita mvt. Owning 12 auto watches, I can appreciate low maintenance costs. Beautiful piece.
Great video Jodie, love the discussion of what a luxury watch means! Interesting fact, I’m pretty sure Fidel Castro had a Rolex Sub… perhaps a hidden capitalist!?
Great content as always Jody! A tad old fashioned for my personal taste, and the lack of Lume would be a deal breaker. The rado golden horse would be another alternative, more sporty and modern, but downside being 37mm which is a touch small, but then I think we can be hyper choosy when selecting our first luxury watch!
i’ve been looking at Tudors entry level watches recently as well, and alongside the 1926 is actually one Id not heard of before called the ‘Tudor Style’ which is awfully reminiscent of 60s Rolex/Tudor date justs, perhaps worth a look at at some point as it’s even more under the radar than the 1926
Nice option. I'd vote for Oris Diver 65 with a Junghans Max Bill close second. Would agree Tudor MIGHT have higher name cache, but outside watch nerds, not sure either carries much weight. Also in US, outside watch folk, Id suspect Longines has more name recognition.
The good thing about working a night shift over the weekend is I get to sit in peace and quiet with a huge mug of tea and enjoy a video from a person who was mentioned in @AboutEfffingTime
I'll say Tudor is better than most of those in that (arbitrary) category the chart you show places it in, but, Ball is probably the best brand in there, worthy of being in the next category up if they made an in-house movement. Longines I have no experience with, but I'd like to get one. Or two.
Speaking of Tudor I would prefer the Tudor Royal as a sporty-dress watch. Just because the integrated bracelet style is more versatile for me. It covers almost all styles of clothing, with the exception of the boring "black tie". 1926 is an amazing watch itself, and I see it as a part of my collection, but not like GADA.
Great review Jody!!! Just bought the opaline blue 36 mm. And really glad that I did. Would it be fair to mention the Glycine Combat 6L Silver ref: GL 0346 as a more affordable option? Less water resistance but at a very attractive price!
This looks classy. I think it's probably my favorite of the Tudor and Rolex lines. I would probably buy something cheaper, or if I was going to spend that kind of money I'd probably get an Oris (I actually like them more - it's not because of money), but I still *like* it.
Not quite 1. Vostok (5 of) 2. Seiko5 (3 of) 3.Hamilton 4.Islander (3 of) 5. Seiko Prospex (2of) 6.Longine Master Chrono …..many Casios sprinkled in between and last watch was a 48mm Luna Pilot
In a casual age, dress watches are underappreciated and underutilised. All one has to do is put on a collared shirt (tie optional), wear a suit with a pair of polished shoes and with this watch look and feel like a million dollars. There are some lovely dress watch examples out there an this is one of them.
