My first twenty-four hours with the Tudor Black Bay 41 have been overwhelmingly positive. The only slight negative I can think of so far is the size of the case. It would of been so perfect at 39mm. The 41mm still works, but just seems ever so slightly larger than it should be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if it was kept at 41mm, I think shrinking the lug-to-lug length down to 48mm and the lug width down to 20mm would make the watch wear a little better proportionally. It’s not a deal-breaker for me at this point, just a minor complaint, and overall I’m more than impressed by the overall quality of the watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love everything else about it, especially the dial. The most unexpected thing about the watch that I like is the extreme legibility, even though the dial, markers, and handset are all silver. The applied markers and handset are filled with lume, so they’re either white against the dial, or green if the lume is charged. The lume glows green and seems to be very strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wouldn’t call this watch a replacement or substitute for the Rolex Explorer 1. The silver dial (combined with the smooth, polished bezel) also gives off a little bit of an Oyster Perpetual vibe. Make no mistake – the Tudor Black Bay 41 is its own watch with its own vibe too, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tudor’s dial borrows its design from the Black Bay divers, which are true tool watches. The Black Bay 41 seems to evoke a mixture between an Explorer-like tool watch design and a dressier Oyster Perpetual-style watch. I think that makes it a great GADA (go anywhere, do anything) watch overall. I also think that the signature Snowflake handset tops off the whole package – making it distinctively Tudor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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