100% Authentic watches
Safe delivery or pick-up
Warranty & easy returns
Vintage Tudor watches
30 results
Sort by
- 100% Authentic watches
- Safe delivery or pick-up
- Warranty and easy returns
- 100% Authentic watches
- Safe delivery or pick-up
- Warranty and easy returns
Vintage Tudor watches
Tudor was born from Hans Wilsdorf’s brief: pair Rolex-grade cases with dependable movements. The result was sharp-looking tool watches that took a beating and quietly undercut Geneva’s big name. Buyers ranged from divers to travelers, men and women alike. Today the typical customer is a high-income enthusiast seeking provenance without peacocking, a watch that serves as both daily driver and conversation starter.
The story begins with dive watches. Early Submariners 7922, 7924 Big Crown, and 7928 Small Crown set the tone, followed by 7016 and 7021. The later 9401 and 9411 introduced Snowflake hands linked to French Marine Nationale use, while 79090 and 79190 carried the line into the 1990s. Chronographs split into two celebrated families: the Monte Carlo 7031, 7032, 7033 and the 7149, 7159, 7169, then the automatic Big Block series 79160, 79170, 79180 and the 79260, 79270, 79280. Dress and everyday pieces like Oyster Prince and Oysterdate show an elegant side, the Ranger brings field-watch grit, and the Advisor adds an alarm. Though most are discontinued, their DNA lives in modern Tudors, from Snowflake hands to the Shield replacing the Rose.
Details make the difference. Many early pieces use Oyster cases, Rolex crowns and casebacks, and rivet or folded-link bracelets. Crystals are acrylic or plexi. Bezels range from rotating to bi-directional to tachymeter, with Bakelite and fat-font inserts that often age to a desirable ghost fade. Dials run gilt, matte, or tropical, with patina shaped by radium in the 1950s and tritium from the 1960s onward. Hands evolved from Mercedes to Snowflake. Movements are ETA or Valjoux, automatic or manual wind, easy to service and true to the tool ethos, with screw-down or Twinlock crowns, frequent date complications, and occasional chronometer text. Proportions stay compact and wearable.
References to know
- Submariner: 7922, 7924 Big Crown, 7928 Small Crown, 7016, 7021; Snowflake 9401, 9411, 94010, 94110; later 79090, 79190.
- Monte Carlo chronographs: 7031, 7032, 7033; later 7149, 7159, 7169 with Panda and Reverse Panda dials.
- Big Block chronographs: 79160, 79170, 79180; followed by 79260, 79270, 79280.
- Oyster Prince and Oysterdate for refined daily wear; Ranger for field-watch purity; Advisor for the mechanical alarm.
Price and what moves it
- Oysterdate and Oyster Prince: about €3.500–€6.500, driven by condition and dial style.
- Submariner 79090, 79190, and Snowflakes 9401, 9411, 94010, 94110: roughly €8.000–€25.000.
- Early Submariner 7922, 7924, 7928: can exceed €50.000 for original, scarce examples.
- Monte Carlo and Big Block chronographs: roughly €12.000–€60.000, influenced by Valjoux variants, Panda dials, and originality.
- Military-issued pieces (e.g., French Marine Nationale), untouched patina, and avoiding service dials or hands command premiums.
Compared with modern releases, some vintage Tudors trade below current retail, others eclipse it on scarcity and story. That blend of heritage, design evolution, and lived-in charm keeps collectors coming back.