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<a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-phillips-don-pancho-minute-repeater-documents/" target=\"_blank\">\"Don Panhco\" retrograde</a> <br><strong>7:35</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-all-new-iwc-ingenieur-automatic-40-live-pics/" target=\"_blank\">IWC Ingenieur</a> <br><strong>8:45</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-extra-thin-chopard-alpine-eagle-xps-with-a-salmon-dial/" target=\"_blank\">Chopard Alpine Eagle </a><br><strong>12:30</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://trilobe.com/collections/une-folle-journee//" target=\"_blank\">Trilobe Unn Folle Journee</a> <br><strong>14:30 </strong><a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/lange-odysseus-titanium-review-2022/" target=\"_blank\">The Titanium Odysseus</a> <br><strong>16:06</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/patek-philippe-3970-history/" target=\"_blank\">Patek Philippe 3970</a> <br><strong>17:00</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://ressencewatches.com/pages/e-crown/" target=\"_blank\">Ressence E-crown</a> <br><strong>18:47</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://ressencewatches.com/pages/type-5/" target=\"_blank\">Ressence Type 5 Diver</a><br><strong>19:55</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-bulgari-octo-roma-now-with-a-chronograph-too/" target=\"_blank\">Bulgari Octo Roma</a> <br><strong>21:10</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/zenith-launches-a-new-pilot-collection-with-the-pilot-automatic-and-pilot-big-date-flyback-live-pics/" target=\"_blank\">Zenith Pilots watches</a></p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"h2","headline":"Day 2 – W&W 2023 – Day 2 – Grand Seiko, Oris, JLC, IWC, and the 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target=\"_blank\">Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in RLX titanium</a><br><strong>10:34</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-explorer-is-now-40mm/" target=\"_blank\">40mm Rolex Explorer</a> <br><strong>13:03</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-yellow-gold-and-two-tone-on-a-jubilee-bracelet/" target=\"_blank\">Rolex GMT-Master II in Sold Gold</a> <br><strong>14:48</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-perpetual-1908-might-just-be-the-dressy-rolex-weve-been-waiting-for/" target=\"_blank\">Rolex Perpetual 1908</a> <br><strong>17:47</strong> <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-rolex-daytona-with-redesigned-case-and-new-caliber-4131-reference-126500/" target=\"_blank\">The New Rolex Daytona</a> <br><strong>21:07</strong> <a 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And, among everything from an <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tudor-adds-an-opaline-dial-to-the-black-bay-gmt/" target=\"_blank\">opaline-dial BB GMT</a> to a <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tudor-adds-an-opaline-dial-to-the-black-bay-gmt/" target=\"_blank\">METAS-certified steel Black Bay 41</a>, the brand also took the wraps off of a new expression of the Black Bay format – the 54.</p>","dropcap":true},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["e7d43129-554e-4041-aad3-2f517fcbad44"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>Intended as a sort of modern take on Tudor's first dive watch (the reference 7922 of, you guessed it, the year 1954), the new Black By 54 (which goes by reference 79000) follows the downsizing pattern we've seen applied to the Black Bay line over the past few years, going from 41mm to 39 in the Black Bay Fifty-Eight, and now 37mm for the Black Bay 54. </p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>As I said in my <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-37mm-tudor-black-bay-54/" target=\"_blank\">original Intro</a>, this will undoubtedly bring a new balance to the Black Bay line and offer specific appeal to those who either prefer a genuinely smaller dive watch or those who want a modern and robust Tudor that still feels like vintage.</p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>Well, now I've had the chance to wear one for the better part of half an hour and I think Tudor made a great call in giving a smaller Black Bay the green light. The combination of minor detail tweaks (like the new crown and more sterile bezel, along with the very thin case profile) make for a lovely-wearing watch. It captures the proven appeal of the Fifty-Eight, but does so in a way that feels more willful in both its vintage inspiration and more intentional in the push for a smaller wrist presence.</p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["01edfb2d-cfa3-4b24-9887-585d5d73b819"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>Despite measuring 37 x 11.24 x 46mm, the Black Bay 54 has 200 meters of water resistance. And though such dimensions are not so diminutive as to make the listed water resistance especially difficult, sub-38mm dive watches do not commonly offer 200 meters of water resistance. I'm not entirely sure why, but once you start to get on the smaller side of the dive watch realm (which is likely centered around 41 to 42mm), some of the specs start to diminish, with passive crowns, less water resistance, and the like.</p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>Not here. With the Tudor, you get an actually small, vintage-like dive watch that still offers good water resistance, a luminous pip at 12 on the bezel, and a smooth 60-click bezel. After all, if you're buying a Black Bay, even a small one, you want a proper diver watch.</p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["273b23d3-150e-4c83-a155-159e13bafcbb"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>Additionally, you have the option of a steel bracelet, which tapers from 20mm at the lugs to 18mm at the clasp, or a black rubber that shares a similar taper en route to its fold-over steel safety clasp. Also of note, and value to my eyes, both the bracelet and the rubber strap feature clasps with Tudor's T-Fit toolless micro-adjustment. I think it's great that Tudor is including this on more of their bracelets – and even better that it's now available on the available rubber strap.</p>","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>For those asking, there is no official comment as to whether or not any of the Black Bay 54 hardware is interchangeable with other Black Bay models. 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The bezel changes make it instantly distinguishable from its siblings and the smaller sizing (sizing that is closer to the ancestral proportions of Tudor's earliest watches) will appeal to Tudor collectors – not to mention those who simply want a smaller but well spec'd dive watch.</p>","dropcap":true},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["a6251983-a1d0-4020-a10f-d3e5b08fc5a0"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["1b796420-cba8-47e5-bb19-ba8713ab2b47","f7e2d5a0-b374-4000-9478-b076175c2659"],"enforce_aspect_ratio":true},"type":"Block::TwoUpImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"<p>You still get 200 meters of water resistance, which isn't always a given on smaller dive watches. And both the bracelet and the rubber strap have T-Fit claps, Tudor's tool-less micro-adjust system that I've come to absolutely love about the clasp on my Pelagos. 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