Posts Tagged ‘Monte Carlo’
7149/0 Tudor Monte Carlo
In vintage, you’ll hear people who know a thing or two talk about condition like people in real estate talk about location. It’s everything. This is particularly the case in sport Rolex, where it’s well known that if you buy a watch with polished bevels Eric Wind will personally hunt down your entire family mercilessly…
Read More9421/0 Tudor Big Block Monte Carlo
This unassuming Tudor combines the very best of two iconic chronographs: the practicality of a Big Block sprinkled with the the magic that was the flamboyant Monte Carlo dial. This is an automatic 7750, but with a dial very reminiscent of the 7100 series Monte Carlos. Alongside the standard production 94200s, Tudor also produced what are…
Read More7169/0 Tudor Monte Carlo
Provenance is funny thing. What is it exactly? This 7169/0 has only ever had one owner who kept all the ephemera and serviced it regularly. But it is still ‘just’ a well-preserved Monte Carlo. I know multiple collectors who are only interested in one-owner watches. This intrigues me. It’s a bit like the collectors who…
Read MoreMk1 9420/0 Tudor Big Block Monte Carlo
This unassuming Tudor combines the very best of two iconic chronographs: the practicality of a Big Block sprinkled with the the magic that was the flamboyant Monte Carlo dial. This is an automatic 7750, but with a dial very reminiscent of the 7100 series Monte Carlos. Alongside the standard production 9420/0, Tudor also produced what…
Read MoreMk2 Black 7149/0 Tudor Monte Carlo
What defines a great chronograph? Historic significance? Technical sophistication? Beauty? I would argue the Monte Carlo is spectacular chronograph, though it doesn’t excel particularly in any of the above criteria (I find it more playful than beautiful, though certainly attractive). Many collectors love the 7149 (bakelite bezel), 7159 (steel bezel), and 7169 (rotating 12 hour)…
Read MoreBlue 7169 Tudor Monte Carlo
As @kingflum pointed out to me recently, value is a relative metric. In many regards, it can only be considered subjective. Many collectors love the 7159 (steel bezel) and 7149 (bakelite bezel) Monte Carlos for their fixed bezel designs, doubling down on classic chronograph style. The 7169 has always lagged behind the market ever so…
Read More7159/0 Tudor Monte Carlo
There are surprisingly few watches which will get you ‘the nod’ from knowledgable collectors. Often, all a watch says about its wearer is ‘I have money.’ More interesting, to me, is a watch which says about its wearer ‘I have painstakingly studied this subject and/or developed a personal taste within it.’ The 7159/0, one of…
Read MoreMk1 7032 Tudor ‘Home Plate’
There are many superlatives in my feed. Such is the the way when you strive to feature the best things from all over the market and are equally excited by them. Let me add to that collection today, because this is the greatest Tudor chronograph reference of all time. The Home Plate is one of…
Read MoreBlack Dial 7032 Tudor Monte Carlo ‘Home Plate’
In the same way that the 250 GTO represents a zenith of modern Italian car collecting, this particular 7032 represents the height in Tudor chronographs. This analogy is made more direct by the 7032’s design, known as the racing or exotic dial Tudor produced. The funky, playful orange accents paved the way for a multitude…
Read MoreTudor 7159/0 Monte Carlo
I recently featured a slightly rougher around the edges 7159 at a reasonable ask and called it the quintessential summer watch. It’s still out there. Today I’m sharing with you the opposite. This is the kind of Monte Carlo you wear carefully, because its dial still clearly resembles the roulette table from which it gets…
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