The public price is 27,000, Tudor’s first “carbon fiber watch” comes out, can Rolex be far behind?

Not long ago, Tudor launched the leading submarine model FXD "Alinghi Red Bull Racing Team Special Edition", including a large three-hand and a chronograph. For the first time in Tudor, a "carbon composite material" case is used, and Tudor's consistent "price advantage" is maintained.

       Leading submarine type FXD "Alingji", three needles, size 42 mm, thickness 12.75 mm, public price 27500.

       Leading submarine type FXD "Alinghi", chronograph model, size 43 mm, thickness 13.6 mm, public price 38,200.

Tudor's new leading submarine model FXD "Alinghi Red Bull Sailing Team Special Edition" has the three seconds on the left and the chronograph on the right.

The Tudor logo on the Alinghi Red Bull sailboat can be seen .

In the past, "carbon" watches were very expensive, but Tudor has brought the price of "carbon" watches down to the altar.

       Carbon fiber is one of the top materials in current luxury watches . Many of the “top-notch” sports watches are made of carbon fiber and are relatively expensive. Let’s have a feel for them.

Tudor's new leading submarine model FXD "Alinghi Red Bull Sailing Team Special Edition", three needles.

       RICHARD MILLE carbon fiber RM35-01 has a public price of 1.14 million; Hublot carbon fiber MP11 has a public price of 618,000; Zenith carbon fiber DEFY EXTREME has a public price of 192,000; Panerai carbon fiber sneaker 2231 has a public price of 133,000.

From left to right, they are RICHARD MILLE RM35-01, Hublot MP11, Zenith DEFY EXTREME.

       It can be seen that for mainstream famous watch brands , any watch with a carbon fiber case has a public price of at least 100,000. Tudor directly raised the public price of the "carbon" watch to 20,000 or 30,000. Among the mainstream Swiss watch brands , it is extremely rare. At the same time, it is reported that Tudor’s new submarine FXD “Alinghi” uses the same “carbon composite material” as the Alinghi Red Bull sailing boat to make the case.

Tudor's new lead submersible FXD "Alinghi Red Bull Sailing Team Special Edition", a chronograph model.

What is the "carbon composite material" of the Tudor leading submarine FXD?

       The full name of the "carbon composite material" used in the Tudor leading submarine FXD "Alingji" is "carbon fiber reinforced composite material". In layman's terms, it is "carbon fiber plus plastic (resin)". Everyone, don't think that plastic is very ordinary and low, because any carbon fiber cannot be separated from plastic. Carbon fiber can only become a watch case if it is compounded with plastic (pouring with resin), and then shaped under high temperature and pressure. A single carbon fiber can't do anything. Even millions of RICHARD MILLE carbon fiber watches are inseparable from plastic. The carbon fiber mentioned in the famous watch in the past refers to "carbon fiber reinforced composite material".

Tudor lead submersible FXD "Alingji", the case and bezel are made of carbon composite materials.

       The case and bezel of Tudor's leading submersible FXD "Alinghi" are made of "carbon composite material". Generally , diving watches use ceramic rings or aluminum rings, and not many carbon bezels are used. Previously, the DIVER diving watch in Athens used a "carbon" bezel, and now Tudor "Alinghi" has been added. Players who are familiar with famous watches will find that the difference between the Tudor Submariner FXD "Alinghi" and the "carbon" watches of other famous watch brands is that there is no obvious carbon fiber on Tudor's carbon case and carbon bezel. white pattern. But if you look closely, you can still find that there are whitish and subtle white textures to prove the carbon fiber identity of this watch.

Tudor lead submersible FXD "Alinghi", the crown and bezel base are made of titanium, and the bottom cover is made of steel.

       In addition to the carbon fiber case and bezel, steel and titanium are also used on the Tudor lead submarine FXD "Alinghi". The bottom cover of the watch is made of steel. It is reported that the use of a steel bottom cover is also to strengthen the strength of the entire carbon fiber case. And on the steel bottom cover, the logo of the Alinghi Red Bull Sailing Team is engraved. In addition to steel, the crown and bezel base (note the base) of the Tudor lead submarine FXD "Alinghi" are made of titanium.

Since the lugs are fixed, the strap must pass through the bottom cover. Use only canvas tape, adhesive tape.

       The lugs of the Tudor Submariner FXD are all "fixed lugs" and are integrated with the case. The strap needs to pass through the lugs and out from behind the bottom cover, so it can only be equipped with canvas straps or tapes.

The carbon fiber of Tudor's leading submersible FXD "Alinghi" is ultra-light, but because of the steel bottom cover, it has some weight.

       One of the great advantages of the carbon fiber case is that it is ultra-light. Take these two FXD "Alinghi" in your hands, they are not heavy, but they still have some weight. The steel bottom cover will inevitably increase the weight. Of course, given the price of the Tudor FXD "Alinghi", it is impossible to be like RICHARD MILLE, which is all carbon fiber, as light as a few sheets of A4 paper, and also has a carbon fiber woven pattern. Tudor "Alingji", 20,000, 30,000, what kind of bicycle do you need?

Tudor leading submersible FXD "Alinghi", details on the dial.

       The two "Alinghi" models maintain the appearance of the original Tudor FXD. Use Tudor’s iconic “snowflake needle”, watch time scales, and use Tudor’s latest “luminous ceramic block”. And on the disk, some elements of the Alinghi Red Bull Sailing Team have been added. Whether it is the third hand or the timing, the English name of the Alinghi Red Bull Sailing Team is printed in the inner circle above the disk. Including the central second hand of the watch and the PELAGOS printing, they are all made in red.

 

Tudor leading submersible FXD "Alinghi", details on the dial.

       The leading submarine type FXD "Alinghi" three-hand model uses Tudor MT5602 automatic movement ; the chronograph model uses Tudor MT5813 automatic chronograph movement. These two movements have been popularized in Tudor for many years, and have passed the test of time. The overall quality is very outstanding in the same level, and everyone is very familiar with them.

       MT5602 is one of Tudor's main automatic three-hand movements and is used on larger-sized watches (MT54 is used on smaller-sized watches). It uses a silicon hairspring, a fine-tuned balance wheel without card weights, a swing frequency of 28,800 times per hour, a power of 70 hours, and is certified by the Observatory.

Tudor MT5602 automatic movement

       MT5813 is Tudor’s main automatic chronograph movement and is the Tudor version of Breitling B01 chronograph movement. It uses a cylindrical wheel, a vertical clutch, a silicon hairspring, a fine-tuning balance wheel without card weights, a swing frequency of 28,800 times per hour, a power of 70 hours, and is certified by the Observatory.

Tudor MT5813 automatic chronograph movement

Tudor is the "vanguard" of Rolex .

       We always pay attention to Tudor, because Rolex is one of the most conservative and restrained brands in the world of famous watches, and Tudor from the same group is often the "vanguard" of Rolex's new technologies and new styles. Just like in the 1970s, Tudor was the first to launch the large-size, color-plate "Monte Carlo", making a style breakthrough. Today, Tudor has started to use "carbon composite materials", which also means that the Rolex Group has mastered carbon fiber technology. If Rolex starts to use carbon fiber later, we don't need to be surprised at all.

A crew member wearing the Tudor Leading Submarine FXD "Alinghi".

       Furthermore, as the actual value of Rolex continues to increase, and sports models become more and more "valuable", Tudor has now taken over Rolex's historical mission of "going up the mountain and into the sea". This time, the leading submersible FXD "Alinghi" was actually worn on the crew's wrists. To paraphrase a player, the fake Tudor cousin is "pampered", while the real Tudor cousin is "brave to the end of the world".