Tudor Northflag GMT 2026: The North Flag Is Back

The Tudor Northflag is officially back

Introduced during Geneva Watch Days 2026, the new Tudor Northflag reference M9140G1A0U-0001 marks the second generation of the model. Tudor has kept the 40mm stainless-steel case and integrated-bracelet look, but pretty much everything has been sharpened up for 2026.

The case measures 40mm across and 12.7mm thick, with a mixture of satin-brushed and polished finishing. You also get 100 metres of water resistance, a domed sapphire crystal and, like the old North Flag, an open caseback.

And yes, the yellow is still there.

The seconds hand is yellow, the new GMT hand is yellow and the black dial still has that slightly industrial, almost instrument-like appearance. Personally, I think Tudor was right to keep it. Take away those yellow details and the Northflag could quickly become just another black-dialled sports watch.

Finally, a GMT Northflag

The biggest news is obviously the GMT complication.

There is now a yellow arrow-shaped 24-hour hand, combined with a 24-hour scale positioned on the angled inner rehaut. It’s a proper traveller’s or “flyer” GMT too, meaning the local hour hand can be adjusted independently when travelling between time zones.

And honestly, GMT makes a lot of sense for the Northflag.

The entire idea behind this collection revolves around travelling, exploration and Tudor’s connection with the British North Greenland Expedition. A second time zone simply feels more useful here than another dive bezel or chronograph complication.

Inside sits Tudor’s Manufacture Calibre MT5652-U. It offers a 65-hour power reserve, runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and carries both COSC and METAS Master Chronometer certification. That means Tudor tests the complete watch for accuracy, water resistance, power reserve and resistance to magnetic fields of 15,000 gauss. Basically, it has become a seriously capable daily watch.

A cleaner dial than the original North Flag

This might be the most controversial bit, but I think the new dial looks better. The previous Tudor North Flag had a power-reserve display around 9 o’clock. It was functional and definitely gave the watch some personality, but it also made an already quite technical design even busier.

For the new Northflag, Tudor removed it. Instead, we get the GMT hand, date window at 3 o’clock, large luminous ceramic hour markers and the angled 24-hour track around the outside. The dial still has plenty going on, but it feels more balanced.

The large markers are actually made from monobloc luminous ceramic, while the steel hour and minute hands are combined with the yellow GMT and seconds hands. Tudor has also maintained the oversized markers and distinctive angular hands that connect the new watch to its predecessors. It certainly isn’t subtle. But a Northflag shouldn’t be.

Remember the original Tudor North Flag?

Before everyone starts calling this a completely new Tudor, we have to go back to 2015. The original Tudor North Flag reference 91210N was introduced at Baselworld and was a pretty big deal for the brand. Not necessarily because everybody immediately fell in love with the design, but because of what was inside.

The North Flag was the first Tudor to showcase the brand’s newly developed Manufacture Calibre MT5621. That movement offered approximately 70 hours of power reserve, COSC chronometer certification, a silicon balance spring and the power-reserve indicator on the dial. It was also visible through a sapphire display caseback, something that was very unusual for Tudor at the time.

The watch itself measured 40mm, came on either its integrated steel bracelet or a black leather strap with yellow stitching, and featured 100 metres of water resistance.

And while it never became a Black Bay-level success, that is almost part of the charm nowadays.

Tudor eventually discontinued the North Flag in 2021, and since then it has slowly developed something of a cult following among collectors. It’s different, technically important and very recognisable. Those are usually pretty decent ingredients if you’re looking for an underrated watch.

But the vintage story starts with the Ranger II

The North Flag story actually starts long before 2015. For the proper vintage inspiration, you need to look at the Tudor Ranger II reference 9111 from 1973.

The Ranger family already existed before then, but the Ranger II brought something very recognisable to the table: a sporty case with an integrated bracelet and a bold dial layout. Tudor itself specifically names the 1973 Ranger II as the historical watch behind both generations of the Northflag.

Put the vintage Ranger II next to the new Northflag and the family resemblance starts to make sense. You have the integrated bracelet, the prominent hour markers, black-dial tool-watch character and those unusual angular hands. Tudor hasn’t simply copied the vintage watch one-to-one, which is probably a good thing, but the basic design language is clearly there.

And that might be my favourite thing about the Northflag. Tudor has loads of vintage inspiration to work with, but this isn’t yet another retro dive watch with faux-patina lume and a riveted bracelet.

It takes something genuinely strange from the archives and turns it into something modern. More of that, please.

Tudor North Flag vs. Tudor Northflag GMT

So, would I take the original 91210N or the new Northflag GMT? That’s actually not as easy as you might expect.

The 2015 North Flag arguably has more collector appeal. It was Tudor’s first manufacture-movement watch, had the quirky power-reserve indicator, was only produced for a relatively short period and looks like almost nothing else in the Tudor catalogue.

The new Northflag, on the other hand, is simply the better everyday watch.

The case is thinner, the GMT complication is more practical, the T-fit clasp offers quick adjustment over an 8mm range and the MT5652-U brings the watch up to Tudor’s current Master Chronometer standard.

For collecting? I’d definitely keep an eye on the first-generation North Flag.

For wearing every day? Give me the new one. Although knowing me, the correct answer is probably both.

What does the new Tudor Northflag cost?

The new Tudor Northflag GMT reference M9140G1A0U-0001 currently has an official European retail price of €4.990 and is available exclusively through Tudor boutiques. That puts it into an interesting position within the Tudor catalogue.

At nearly €5K, it certainly isn’t cheap. But you are getting an integrated-bracelet sports watch, a true GMT movement, METAS Master Chronometer certification, a display caseback and one of the more original designs Tudor currently makes.

Would I expect these to immediately trade above retail? Probably not. And if we know Tudor’s secondary market a little bit, I’d personally be very interested to see where the Northflag settles once the first wave of boutique buyers has had its fun.

Because at the right pre-owned price, this could become a very attractive alternative to yet another Black Bay.

Is the Tudor Northflag GMT worth it?

I like this release.

Maybe even more than I expected to.

Tudor could easily spend another decade producing Black Bays in slightly different sizes and colours, and they would probably sell perfectly well. But watches like the Northflag show the slightly weirder side of Tudor: and that’s exactly what makes the brand interesting.

There is actual history behind it, from the British North Greenland Expedition and the vintage Ranger II to the technically important 2015 North Flag. But Tudor hasn’t relied entirely on nostalgia either.

The new GMT movement makes sense. The proportions make sense. The T-fit bracelet makes sense. And those yellow details give it enough personality to stay instantly recognisable.

Is it going to outsell the Black Bay 58? Probably not.

But I don’t think it needs to.

Sometimes the coolest Tudor is the one you don’t see on every other wrist.