MN Spirotechnique..........

It is well known that the MN issued the Tudor Submariners as part of their kit. As a tool to work alongside the watches, the MN also issued Spirotechnique depth gauges. These gauges were worn on the wrist, often next to the watch to ensure you kept an eye on your remaining air and the depth at which you were working. Below are some pictures of one of the 'Spiros' that was issued to the Marine Nationale in the 1970s. They are a great accompaniment to a Tudorcollector's MN Sub!

Pelagos 25500TN Full Set Pics......

Last night I saw the first 'preowned' Pelagos for sale on a UK forum. The buyer has given me permission to post pics of the watch (these are not my scans and not my watch), as I was keen to show the 'full-set' pictures here on the blog.

The watch retails at approximately £2850, which is great value in my opinion!

The pics:

Outer Box

Inner Box

Booklets

Love the new clasp, unique divers' application!

Summer NATO Shot Pt 6........

Heritage Chrono on Tudor NATO. Perfect for summer fun without worrying about the Polywatch!!

The new site is live.........

TudorCollector on Tour……..

I recently met up with a fellow Rolex and Tudor enthusiast to have a coffee and compare some ‘new additions’ we both had.  There were some nice watches on the table and quite a few military issue watches, mainly Tudor Subs and fantastic 5517!!

There are still so many new things for us to learn about Tudor watches; details of dials, issue info etc etc. One of the biggest excitements was to get two South African Navy issued Tudor Subs together for the first time. I will be publishing my research on these when we launch Version2 of tudorcollector.com in the next couple of weeks, so be sure to check it out.

So, on to the pics…

French Navy MNs together – a MN77 and a MN81.

It was nice to have both snowflake and merc handed versions side by side. Also pictured with an MN issue Spirotechnique depth gauge.

Chono call! Very nice 7149 on a cool matching NATO.

Heritage happens. Both variants of dial.

A cousin makes an appearance – 5517

Another ‘issued’ cousin – Comex 1665

Together – dynamic duo!!

First time that I’ve ever seen this online – two South African Navy Tudor Subs together!! I’ve spent some considerable time researching these watches and it was fascinating to compare the small details that make these watches so special and rare!

Tudor MilSubs – SA, SA, MN77 & MN81

And finally the Tudor group shot – one big happy family!

Struck By Snowflakes.......

A regular feature of these blogs are the amazing Tudor watches from the collection of my good pal Ian B. Ian has some fantastic Tudors, including MN Subs, SA issue Sub and Monte Carlo chronos (not to mention a Comex, MilSub and DRSD in his Rolex line-up!). He sent me this picture of his current Snowflake collection and I just had to share it with you. He 'has it bad'.....and I know there are a couple of imminent new arrivals!!

Photo by Ian B

To Polish or Not to Polish Pt 2........

A while back I discussed the issue of polishing vintage Rolex and Tudor watches and some of the mixed opinions that exist (read it here)! We saw in the post the work of an amazing French case finisher who did outstanding work on Jeff Dr Strong's Tudor 7924 Big Crown Sub. I now have some amazing pictures of the other polisher mentioned in the previous post, a guy based in the UK.

Paul R, an avid Tudor fan, sent his Tudor 7016 for a case refinish. the results, as I'm sure you'll agree are stunning.

Before:

After:

Photos by Paul R