Tudor has released some cracking watches over the last few years but recently they seem to reduced to being Rolex's testing ground and a design homogeneity is setting in.
Pup? Teddy bundled Tudor and Rolex into one when he covered the Swiss watch industry report so maybe tail is more accurate. Riding the Rolex tail is a good way to sell watches to people who don’t want to buy used watches (because that’s the only way to get a steel professional model Rolex…which could be a fake). I think the ordinary consumer can buy a Rolex as long as it’s made of gold. The recent releases by Rolex show where they are going…to an all gold lineup. Tudor is better value than Rolex if you’re buying a watch. If you’re buying kudos, then get that solid gold deep sea.
I said in the VLOG that Tudor make a solid watch at a competitive price, I would like to see them produce more designs like they were doing up until about 5 years ago.
I agree that Tudor is possibly used as a test bed for Rolex, but disagree that people buy Tudor because they either can’t get, or afford a Rolex. I have both, but the Tudor purchases I have made (the BB58 in blue for example), were because I both like the brand and design. Great video to get a debate going though Bassington 🙏
No, Tudor is Rolex at the end of the day and Rolex themselves are moving upmarket, that is clear from their 2024 releases. Tudor are therefore moving upmarket to fill the void, hence the slimmer watches and METAS movements. The all gold black bay 58 with the green dial is further evidence of where Tudor is trying to position themselves, as it’s their first all gold watch. So, Tudor are not Rolex’s pup, Tudor are the new Rolex tool watch brand.
Tudors are all Rolex 5 digit copies. Shameful copies. I don't see Cartier looking like ALS or JLC, nor Omega looking like Blancpain or Breguet . Neither do LV's look like Zenith. Belonging to the same group doesn't mean they can blatantly copy designs outright .
