Watch Almanac

The best Tudor watches

Tudor is Rolex's sister brand, and most of its watches now run on in-house, chronometer-certified movements with a 70-hour reserve. Nearly the whole range is variations on the Black Bay, plus the titanium Pelagos and the Ranger.

Tudors are easier to buy at retail than Rolexes, and the smaller Black Bays wear especially well.

Our picks

  • The Black Bay 54: 37 mm and 46 mm lug-to-lug, sized like the 1954 original.

    Lug-to-lug
    46 mm
    Fit
    Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
    Specs
    37 mm case · 11.2 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 200 m
  • The Black Bay 58, the 39 mm diver that made modern Tudor.

    Lug-to-lug
    47.8 mm
    Fit
    Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
    Specs
    39 mm case · 11.7 mm thick · automatic, 65 h reserve · 200 m
  • The Ranger: a 39 mm field watch inspired by the Tudors worn on the 1952 British North Greenland Expedition.

    Lug-to-lug
    47 mm
    Fit
    Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
    Specs
    39 mm case · 12 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 100 m
  • The Black Bay Pro, a 39 mm GMT with a fixed 24-hour bezel, like the original Explorer II.

    Lug-to-lug
    47.2 mm
    Fit
    Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
    Specs
    39 mm case · 14.6 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 200 m
  • The 39 mm titanium Pelagos, light and 200 m.

    Lug-to-lug
    47 mm
    Fit
    Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
    Specs
    39 mm case · 11.8 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 200 m
  • The Black Bay Chrono, a 70-hour automatic chronograph.

    Lug-to-lug
    49.9 mm
    Fit
    Fits 7"–8.25" wrists
    Specs
    41 mm case · 14.4 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 200 m
  • The Black Bay 58 GMT, a travel watch in the smaller case.

    Lug-to-lug
    47.8 mm
    Fit
    Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
    Specs
    39 mm case · 12.8 mm thick · automatic, 65 h reserve · 200 m

Everything else that qualifies

WatchCaseLug-to-lugThickFitsRetail
Tudor Black Bay 3131 mm———$4,600
Tudor Pelagos FXD42 mm52 mm12.8 mm7.25"–8.5"$5,025
Tudor Black Bay GMT41 mm50 mm14.6 mm7"–8.25"$5,275
Tudor Black Bay41 mm50 mm13.6 mm7"–8.25"$5,325
Tudor Northflag GMT40 mm48.8 mm12.7 mm6.75"–8.25"$5,525
Tudor Black Bay 58 92539 mm47 mm12.7 mm6.5"–7.75"$5,600
Tudor Monarch39 mm46.2 mm11.9 mm6.5"–7.75"$5,875
Tudor Pelagos 4242 mm50 mm14.3 mm7"–8.25"$6,025
Tudor Black Bay Ceramic41 mm50 mm14.4 mm7"–8.25"$6,125
Tudor Pelagos 42 Blue42 mm49.7 mm14.3 mm7"–8.25"—
Tudor Black Bay 6843 mm51.8 mm13.6 mm7.25"–8.5"—

How we picked

We considered every current Tudor in the almanac. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.