TUDOR introduces the Black Bay P01, a watch based on a legendary prototype developed in the late 1960s and proposed to the US Navy, and in doing so lifts the veil on a little-known aspect of its history.

The hinged end-link system on the original prototype was the subject of a patent in 1968, which covered a locking and dismantling system for the bezel to aid maintenance of the watch. The Black Bay P01 model borrows from this mechanism, providing a stop system for the bidirectional rotat-ing bezel via a mobile end-link at 12 o’clock. Black Bay P01 is waterproof to 200 metres and features hours, minutes, seconds and date functions. It is fitted with a domed matt-black dial with painted luminescent hour markers. Respecting the utilitarian aesthetic of the prototype that inspired it, the case is entirely satin-brushed for a matt finish.

42 mm steel case with polished and satin finish

Manufacture Calibre MT5813 (COSC)

Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system

Power reserve of approximately 70 hours

Waterproof to 200 m (660 ft)

Black, domed

Date at 3 o'clock

Domed sapphire crystal

Brown leather strap with folding clasp 

FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE

Five-year transferable guarantee with no registration or periodic maintenance checks required

REFERENCE: M70150-0001