The new Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25

It’s no shock that the Miami GP is changing into one of many two hottest moments of the Method 1 season, nearly closing the hole with the all-glamorous Monaco GP. And with this in thoughts, watch manufacturers sponsoring groups are actually utilizing this date to launch vibrant particular editions, mixing the daring colors of town with racing inspirations. Tudor is now in its second yr of partnership with Visa Money App Racing Bulls Method One Staff, which has already resulted within the Black Bay Ceramic Blue, coming subsequent to the Black Bay Chrono Pink and Flamingo Blue within the “Daring Watches” assortment. For the 2025 season, there’s a brand new F1-inspired watch – a extra becoming chronograph – with the Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25.

Let’s discuss in regards to the apparent. We’re taking a look at a brand new version of the Black Bay Chrono, impressed by the Visa Money App F1 group and fabricated from carbon fibre. That’s solely part of the story as this Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25 comes with a couple of surprises, similar to a barely redesigned case that continues to be 42mm in diameter however now sits a bit thinner than the metal fashions at 14.3mm – OK, we’re speaking a couple of fraction of a millimeter, because the metal fashions are rated at 14.4mm. The case is made nearly completely in carbon fibre, together with the end-links and the fastened bezel with tachymeter scale. The pushers are PVD-coated titanium, similar for the engraved caseback and the crown is PVD-coated metal. All are screwed to retain the 200m water-resistance. The highest is protected by a domed sapphire crystal.

The dial of this Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25 is impressed by the 2025 season livery on the Visa Money App Racing Bulls Method One Staff automobiles. It’s a quite daring mixture of colors supplied by Tudor, because the white opaline dial is fitted with blue accents on the logos and seconds observe. The recessed sub-counters are additionally carbon fiber, the date disc is colour-matched in black and the depth score is pink… The palms and markers, all classically designed, together with the Snowflake palms, are rendered with a black define and white Tremendous-LumiNova. And there’s the distinctive contact with a so-called racing scale on the periphery. Not probably the most streamlined version of the Black Bay Chrono, however a daring one for positive.

Finishing the racing vibe, the watch is worn on a hybrid leather-rubber strap with tire sample, closed by a pin buckle and fitted with blue stitching. Contained in the case, no shock, because the Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25 retains the Calibre MT5813, based mostly on the structure of the Breitling B01. This automated COSC-certified chronograph is provided with a column wheel, runs at 4Hz and shops about 70 hours of energy reserve. Unique to Tudor, it comes with a silicon stability spring, subsequent to a variable inertia stability. Tudor applies a -2/+4 seconds’ variation customary on the assembled watch.

Opposite to most watches achieved by Tudor, this new Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25 reference 79377KN is a restricted version, individually numbered on the again. Solely 2,025 examples will probably be produced, priced at EUR 7,400, USD 7,575 or CHF 6,800 (incl. taxes). Extra particulars at www.tudorwatch.com.