Baselworld 2017
Discussion
Thought I'd knock together a quick topic to cover all the new announcements from Baselworld.
I won't have got everything. There's a bi-metal Black Bay and a 40mm version of the 36mm version of the Black Bay I couldn't find a picture of so please add as it comes through.
ROLEX
![](http://rolexpassionreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RPR_Rolex_singlered_seadweller_2017_0.jpg)
TUDOR have gone mad and released about 243123 new Black Bays
![](http://www.watchtime.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Tudor_Heritage_Black_Bay_Steel-Bracelet_FI-340x340.jpg)
![](http://uncrate.com/p/2017/03/tudor-black-bay-chrono.jpg)
![](https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/images/1490220176459-j9cn5ee6v3s6smbr-985387228559f6192eaca8ef63f28041/DSC07981_copy.jpg?ixlib=rails-1.1.0&auto=format&ch=Width%2CDPR%2CSave-Data&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=55&usm=12&w=820&s=0fda39096eab45fc99547226617165dc)
OMEGA
![](http://www.ablogtowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Omega-1957-Trilogy-Limited-Edition-1.jpg)
(Tag) HEUER
![](https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/images/1490128149447-dex5eioeqr4-8c040f4debec20d6a94db335965ebd30/AUTAVIA_2017_STEEL_STRAP_2.jpg?ixlib=rails-1.1.0&auto=format&ch=Width%2CDPR%2CSave-Data&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=55&usm=12&w=820&s=0b7f5ba2d9ada0742236fe143276c4de)
I won't have got everything. There's a bi-metal Black Bay and a 40mm version of the 36mm version of the Black Bay I couldn't find a picture of so please add as it comes through.
ROLEX
![](http://rolexpassionreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RPR_Rolex_singlered_seadweller_2017_0.jpg)
TUDOR have gone mad and released about 243123 new Black Bays
![](http://www.watchtime.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Tudor_Heritage_Black_Bay_Steel-Bracelet_FI-340x340.jpg)
![](http://uncrate.com/p/2017/03/tudor-black-bay-chrono.jpg)
![](https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/images/1490220176459-j9cn5ee6v3s6smbr-985387228559f6192eaca8ef63f28041/DSC07981_copy.jpg?ixlib=rails-1.1.0&auto=format&ch=Width%2CDPR%2CSave-Data&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=55&usm=12&w=820&s=0fda39096eab45fc99547226617165dc)
OMEGA
![](http://www.ablogtowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Omega-1957-Trilogy-Limited-Edition-1.jpg)
(Tag) HEUER
![](https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/images/1490128149447-dex5eioeqr4-8c040f4debec20d6a94db335965ebd30/AUTAVIA_2017_STEEL_STRAP_2.jpg?ixlib=rails-1.1.0&auto=format&ch=Width%2CDPR%2CSave-Data&fit=crop&fm=jpg&q=55&usm=12&w=820&s=0b7f5ba2d9ada0742236fe143276c4de)
Useful post, thanks.
Red dial text aside, nothing Rolex has done to the new Sea-Dweller appeals to me. However, the general public, who want something inbetween (size-wise) the Sub & DSSD will like it, plus those who really expect a Rolex to have a magnifying cyclops - it'll be a welcome, slightly bigger, flashier version of the Sub for some.
I think Tudor previously hit a massive home-run with their Black Bays, but again, I don't particularly think their new collection is an improvement. The Chrono just looks a bit oddly proportioned.
That Heuer is a nice though, a rare TAG product I might actually consider buying.
Red dial text aside, nothing Rolex has done to the new Sea-Dweller appeals to me. However, the general public, who want something inbetween (size-wise) the Sub & DSSD will like it, plus those who really expect a Rolex to have a magnifying cyclops - it'll be a welcome, slightly bigger, flashier version of the Sub for some.
I think Tudor previously hit a massive home-run with their Black Bays, but again, I don't particularly think their new collection is an improvement. The Chrono just looks a bit oddly proportioned.
That Heuer is a nice though, a rare TAG product I might actually consider buying.
UnclePat said:
Useful post, thanks.
Red dial text aside, nothing Rolex has done to the new Sea-Dweller appeals to me. However, the general public, who want something inbetween (size-wise) the Sub & DSSD will like it, plus those who really expect a Rolex to have a magnifying cyclops - it'll be a welcome, slightly bigger, flashier version of the Sub for some.
I think Tudor previously hit a massive home-run with their Black Bays, but again, I don't particularly think their new collection is an improvement. The Chrono just looks a bit oddly proportioned.
That Heuer is a nice though, a rare TAG product I might actually consider buying.
Seadweller: Red dial text is enough to get the enthusiasts salivating and putting the SD in between the Sub and Deepsea makes sense. I'd always thought there wasn't a clear lineage of sizes there. I'm sure it'll sell in droves.Red dial text aside, nothing Rolex has done to the new Sea-Dweller appeals to me. However, the general public, who want something inbetween (size-wise) the Sub & DSSD will like it, plus those who really expect a Rolex to have a magnifying cyclops - it'll be a welcome, slightly bigger, flashier version of the Sub for some.
I think Tudor previously hit a massive home-run with their Black Bays, but again, I don't particularly think their new collection is an improvement. The Chrono just looks a bit oddly proportioned.
That Heuer is a nice though, a rare TAG product I might actually consider buying.
Tudor: I think they're going a bit too far with the Black Bay thing. That chrono is so nearly nice it's frustrating - who signed off that hour hand?!
Heuer: It annoys me. As much as I want to love it, I can't. This is a company that made a Ronaldo limited edition watch.
All in all I'm not sure how I feel about all these vintage reissues. I haven't seen a single brand that hasn't done some sort of 'vintage' inspired/reissue. Who's pushing things forward?
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