TUDOR BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT BRONZE. Ageing & Cleaning a Full Bronze Watch.

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June 25th this year we published our video about the new Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze "Boutique Edition" Reference 79012M fitted with a bronze bracelet. The Black Bay Bronze presents entirely satin-brushed finishes that guarantee the homogeneous development of this patina. The 4K-video included lume-, pool-, wrist-shots and all technical information. If you haven't watched the video yet, please do so... here is the link:    • TUDOR BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT BRONZE "B...  
Tudor's choice of a "living" metal - in this case a high-performance aluminium bronze alloy used particularly in naval engineering for submerged parts required to demonstrate a high level of resistance to corrosion such as propellers, for example - ensures the development of a subtle and unique patina on the case of every watch to match its user’s habits. And this is exactly what happened the last four months. I was wearing the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze "Boutique Edition" Reference 79012M on a very regular base and therewith ageing it. In the video you will discover how it looked like and I will show you how to clean the diver. I have been using Kukident. Normally you use the Kukident tablets to clean you third teeth (dental prosthesis), but they also do a great job cleaning a bronze case.

While Tudor has been exploring bronze in its collection for several years, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze model (100% the same bronze alloy as used so far) marks the first time that the litte sister of Rolex has produced a bracelet entirely from bronze. Its satin-brushed links adopting the style of Tudor bracelets of the 1950s and '60s, with rivets, are coordinated with the case and will develop a patina at the same pace. A new bronze clasp, also satin-brushed, with a redesigned cover and Tudor "T-fit" rapid adjustment system for the length, completes the total bronze look. Easy to use, requiring no tools and offering 5 positions, this practical system allows wearers of the Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze to carry out a fine, instant adjustment on an adjustment window along the entire length of the 8 mm bracelet.

REFERENCE 79012M

CASE
Bronze case, 39 mm in diameter, 11.9 mm thick, 48 mm from lug to lug, satin-brushed finish
Bronze colored PVD-treated steel case back
BEZEL
Unidirectional rotating bezel in bronze with 60-minute graduated matt "brown-bronze" anodised aluminium disc
WINDING CROWN
Screw-down, bronze winding crown, engraved with the Tudor rose
DIAL
"Brown-bronze", domed
CRYSTAL
Domed sapphire crystal
WATERPROOFNESS
Waterproof to 200 m (660 ft)
BRACELET
Riveted bronze bracelet, satin-brushed finish
Complimentary "brown-bronze" fabric strap with band and bronze buckle, included in the box
MOVEMENT
Manufacture Calibre MT5400
Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system
PRECISION
Swiss Chronometer officially certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute)
POWER RESERVE
Approximately 70 hours
FUNCTIONS
Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
Stop-seconds function for precise time setting
OSCILLATOR
Variable inertia balance, micro-adjustment screw
Non-magnetic silicon balance spring
Frequency: 28,800 A/h (= 4Hz)
TOTAL DIAMETER
30.3 mm
THICKNESS
5 mm
JEWELS
27 jewels

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