Tudor Pelagos 39 | A Week On The Wrist 

“Old” Hodinkee is so refreshing these days! It is different from what you get from “new” Hodinkee or any other watches channel. It is just RIGHT. Hopefully Ben will see the light again soon.

That episode just felt RIGHT. As soon as I heard James voicing over I was at ease.

Felt like 2015 Hodinkee. Made me smile. Thank you James.

James is the last bastion of the old H we all fell in love with, I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or bad thing that he is still there. Would be good if he can have more control rather than those corporate weasels that have chased the £ rather than the passion

Really enjoyed this video. I hate to be one of those "new hodinkee vs old hodinkee" people but this really felt like a return to form for A Week On The Wrist that I haven't seen in a while. Great job James!

When it comes to sports watches nobody does A Week On The Wrist better than James Stacey and Cole Pennington. It's a breath of fresh air to see James back here talking substance and not just munching on a burger like that other dude with a stache.

Is nice to see some of the old Hodinkee still is alive ... just matter of time he also will go ... since Jack left I barely see or read any Hodinkee. I miss the old good days when they were doing the Friday Live show☹️

Hearing James do this review was nostalgic Hodinkee. It was like putting on an old watch. It reminded me of his review of the Tudor Black Bay GMT in San Francisco and the Rolex Explorer in New York. I miss those reviews taking the wrist watches out in the field with camera in hand. This brought back that memory. James is still the legend!

This man and Cole are so good. Always look forward to their videos.

Thank you, James for a review I actually wanted to watch and then greatly enjoyed. Another vote for "old" Hodinkee.

Great to have James’ narration, he’s a staple 👏🏻

I have one of those older 2-line titaniium Pelagos, and your comment about it being so stoic it is almost boring is pretty on point. It is my most valuable piece but it gets very little comment when i wear it. Very unassuming, but a favorite in my collection.

James, great to see you back. Seeing you review the Pelagos 39 took me back to your review of the BB GMT which now seems a very long time ago!

Absolutely love my Pelagos LHD. It’s never leaving my collection.

Tudor has been releasing some market shifting hits over the past decade and I think this is another one

I went to an amazing jeweler recently and tried on some incredible watches. The Tudor Pelagos 39 was the watch I tried on and just instantly thought "yes, this is the one." It's light, comfortable, perfectly proportioned (in my opinion), and just hits all the right notes for an everyday wear, no non sense kind of watch. It's one of those watches you really don't "get" fully until you try it on. Can't wait to pick one up when I have the cash.

Honest and passionate, James is the goat, this was a great video. Miss the old H crew

Can always rely on this man to encapsulate watches that are right up my alley. A well put together production outlining what seems to be one of the most perfect watches released in the last few years (in my eyes). Well done, James!

This Pelagos 39 really is Tudor's submariner ❤

If Tudor makes a blue Pelagos 39, it’ll be incredible!!

I agree with you 💯 that the clasp on the original Pelagos is simply the best in the business. I also adjust it 3-4 times a day as my wrist expands and contracts. The Pelagos is the Tudor for me. I own a blue 42

James talking about Dive Watches just feels right

So funny, I watched this video before reading the comments, and then came here to comment what pretty much everyone else has been saying. Absolutely loved the way this guy presents himself and the info in the video. Can't actually put my finger on why I like it so much, but I feel like I just had a conversation with a buddy or something. Very cool delivery. More of this dude!

Perpetually underrated and undervalued.

thank you for reminding me that i have an incredible watch. I recently got the call for the sub! bought it and im super glad i have these two in my watch collection they are so different but so classic at the same time. Think the pelagos 39 is more of the everyday workhores tough and cool and the rolex sub is the most sofisticated tool watch but you use it in special ocations.

Great video, after the first seconds i was afraid it was an ad again but finally a true and great Hodinkee review.

Please, James, do more videos. Please. Feels right.

Thanks James. An equally fair and helpful POV from you.

This is my grail watch. Full stop. Simple, classic, functional. The ultimate everyday watch.

Great video. Love the brushed finish giving it really "tool watch" vibes. Also - great recording of that bezel action.

Happy to hear this review! In all honesty I've heard these comments many times before on TGN but great to hear them again over the great shots of the watch

This is a great release by Tudor. Figured I’d own it one day. I recently got offered a no date sub at retail. Haven’t thought about the Pelagos 39 since. Guess you can’t beat a sub 🤷‍♂️

Its a very nice 2022 release. Yet, I prefer the BB Pro even if people say its disproportionate thick. Lets see what 2023 brings from Tudor :)

Thanks, James; appreciate the review! Nice to enjoy a WOTW over morning coffee!

Now THIS is what a week on the wrist should be

Ill be honest i was really excited about this watch. Handled one in person at local AD here in Vancouver and was shocked at how bad the finishing was - the shield on the clasp was completely lopsided, whomever finished and approved the clasp should be fired and it was very surprising they would let it out...

I love my Pelagos "OG". I call it my end of the world watch because I'd grab than one if a apocalyptic scenario happened due to its legibility.

Do you like it more than the bb 58 or 54? I’m currently deciding between, I’m also waiting to see if they release the pelagos 39 in blue. I would be using the watch mainly to go out and about but also as a daily.

Again a Tudor missing a date complication. Such a shame.

If only this came with a date..

Brilliant video, very in depth, thanks very much, I absolutely love it and will definitely be getting one, the T clasp looks spot on to me, never had one but I know for a fact I’d be adjusting it daily.

After handling the new Pelagos, I still prefer the tooltastic original 42mm version, especially with the vivid blue dial!

I’m pulling the trigger on the 39 next week and I’m so excited the Christopher ward new skeleton 12 made me pause but at the end of the day my heart is in love with dive watches and I honestly like it more than a sub the red hints at a vintage sub but you get full titanium I’m just in love man

Mine now stays in the drawer because every time I wore it, I’d lose markers. All I do is walk, drive, have dinner. I’m debating about just getting Pagani design watches, and keep my Tudor pelagos as a reminder of who I was before.

I had the new 2022 Pelagos and was very unhappy. After just a few days the upper black ceramic bezel fell off just by turning. That was fixed in Rolex service. When I went to see/salt water, again this time the whole bezel did not turn any more it was stuck. Sounds crazy but so it was. Then I rinsed the watch the bezel action was again back to normal. Even rolex service was amazed by my complaints. That two things made me think about the quality so I just did not like it any more, sold it and ordered the submariner. That was just my experience, probably I had really bad luck or some material problems.

Makes me think of older content...but most of all that I want one

Great format, vote to keep it like this.

Great video, photography and commentary. Thanks for sharing

Yes Hodinkee! Love James's work.

Notice how this video is in one location. That's because it's a real review and not an ad for whatever is in the Hodinkee Shop.

This BB58 Ti is a great example of how people see Hodinkee as a "New" Hodinkee. That being said, the quality of the video is def like an actual Pelagos aka "Old" Hodinkee.

So good James, your Wotw are always the best!

I would take this or the old 2 line Pelagos (or the LHD version) over any Rolex or pretty much any other brand. Perfect watches.

Nice review! I had the 39 myself, but sold it. I really couldn't get over the lume on the hands. Its noticably weaker than the marker, and alsom seems to fade quicker. Which in all honesty almost renders it (the lume) useless. Also, way to few points on the t-fit, at least considering the size of the clasp. I actually had trouble getting a perfect fit... Other than that, love the watch. Looks great, and great specs! If it Tudor ever smooths out those small few point, I will get it again for sure

I had not noticed the lower hand lume since I received mine. So not quite perfection. Great review and photography.

Love when more normalt sized versions get released. Make smaller, not bigger.

What a nice review!

Absolutely stunning!! Definitely the submariner I wish Rolex made when they shifted to ceramic

Great new model. I like the newer clasp but I’m going with the FXD. Maybe get a two liner later on

I love everything about the Pelagos LHD color way, if they would make one RHD I would buy

Great piece, great review...I'd disagree that it's the best dive watch. I'd say that honor goes to the Planet Ocean, but this is no doubt a great piece.

No date and the change of buckle that's a big deal for me Bit if they had a date and og buckle I'd say this would be damn near perfect I had the 5 liner and regret selling it Great review

I wonder if it is gonna come in blue next year...

Really cool review

James should be running Hodinkee!

A proper slim titanium watch just hits different to anything else. Steel dive watches feel like rocks on your wrist coming back from the Pelagos 39.

Great piece, harking back to the BB GMT week on the wrist and will this "shacked" become as iconic as the green one in that video? 😆

Nothing sum up this Pelagos 39 model's availability more than it taking 5 months for it to make it to Hodinkee WOTW. Love the watch but at a certain point I, along with many, will grow tired of endlessly waiting.

Great video and review. My personal observation: up close, the dial looks very "plastic" and cheap. The rest is quite brilliant, but I have also heard that the sharp edges of the links scratch against the skin of the wearer. Be warned.

Only thing i do not like is the lack of date

Would love this in different bezel variations!

Weak lume on the hands is such a big let down, not mentioning the QC issues with lume falling off of the bezel

I needed the matte dial and bezel

I came here for the jacket first and foremost. About the watch, I feel Sinn was more successful in shrinking their U1 into the U50 than Tudor was with this Diet Pelagos

James long time no hear!! What happened to the pod??

Pelagos is pronounced "puh-LAY-gohs". It's not a pelican. Good to have you back James!

As always, a very interesting video. Thanks a lot. But man... why wear sunglasses inside a coffee shop?

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT COOL BATTLESHIP POSTER ?

If they bring this piece with a date function it could be my exit watch

Great video. Such a good review

I wish they make the 39 in blue!

3:50 and 5:05 is pretty funny actually

Lost the date as well, bummer for those who need a date. I’d suggest the spring drive LX Prospex is better than the Pelagos. Also, Ti, same price, more robust and bomb proof movement, and lume crushes Swiss watches like Tudor and SM300.

James is the absolute dude

Tudor needs to stay in that $3K range for me.

Good video. But this is a review, not a week on the wrist. I expected to see James wearing the 39 different places. Dinner. Sports. Casual. Smart.

Spot on, and yeah you’ll absolutely never be at 200 meters.. unless you’re a saturation diver and it’s your job. I think most people forget that recreational divers usually do 10-40 meters…

LHD Pelagos...best watch Tudor has made

1:31 - 1:43 The second had movement seems different in the video when on the wrist vs on the table. On the wrist it was more of the classic ticking vs the fast smooth sweep when on the table. Any reason for this?

Great review 👍🏼

James and Cole, moreeeee please.........

Hey! Great video! What sunglasses you wearing?

Men of culture, the content we deserve.

"Boringly good." I love that.

i wish they gave the seamaster the pelagos treatment. -2mm on diameter and thickness, remove the date and helium escape valve.

This hunk always gets the best watches to review.

Took you´re sweet time - worth it😍

You missed stating the obvious, no date on the 39mm which stops me using it as a daily.

Nice video James. I think in a sea of hype and hyperbole in the watch industry I have always respected and enjoyed your reviews ever since you pointed out that diving with a screw down watch rated at 100 m was absolutely fine for most if not all scuba. With regard to the review at hand..... I think its just another lazy alternative from Tudor for me James. The original Pelagos is ok, very functional, good design, maybe...ugly for me. I know its kind of a sacrilegious not to like Tudor but I just have never liked a single watch they have made. I also don't think that they are an alternative to Rolex. For me all of the Rolex watches from ceramic onwards are bloody awful too. literally baubles,...again...for me. I own a 33 year old 16610. .When compared to all modern watches it looks diminutive restrained and classy, its also 'the thing'. I have had this watch serviced just once in its life and yes, I have actually dived with it. (20 meters is enough for me. :) I wear it everyday and its consistently +2 every 24 hours. This race for tech advancement in an object / mechanism deriving from the 15th century is now just about the money. Just bung a 3135 Rolex movement in all mechanicals and give them all a screw down 100 meter crown and the watch market would crumble. knock it out for about 3 k, better still just make an aqua terra with a good quality quartz movement . Oh, Omega already did that, years ago and yes, I have also had mine for 20 years and it has a jump hour so no need for a silly GMT. God ,what is the point of those. We have phones?? a more general point is that the watch market has now got very very silly indeed and is in danger of disappearing up its own proverbial backside taking the vast majority its media commentators with it , present company accepted. :)

Needs a green bezel 💚