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Tudor submariner - oysterdate.

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This particular Tudor mini Submariner reference 94400 is a top-of-the-top example when it comes down to the condition of a vintage watch. A collector dreams of having a watch of this status in their collection. This Tudor features a clean black dial with even pumpkin patina on the indices and hands as well as Hafes Al Assad's name on the dial. The insert is an original Bakelite.   The case and bracelet are in stainless steel. The symmetrical case size is 33mm and powered by an automatic movement. The crown and the fold clasp are both stamped original Rolex paired with the original Tudor stamp outer clasp. The watch has slight scratches from handling/wear in the past.

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History

The Submariner arrived in 1953 as the first wristwatch water-resistant to 100 meters, purpose-built for diving. A rotating bezel calibrated for dive timing, luminous indices and hands, a screw-down crown, and a bracelet that wore comfortably over a wetsuit: every detail solved a specific problem.

What nobody planned was what happened next. James Bond wore one on screen. Explorers wore them on expeditions. Architects wore them to meetings. The Submariner became the reference point for the modern sports watch — the watch every other sports watch has been measured against ever since.

References 14060 (no date, cleaner dial), 16610 (with date and cyclops), and 168000 (an earlier transitional reference) in our inventory span the mid-1980s through early 2000s. At 40mm with a 300-meter water resistance rating, these are not compromised vintage watches — they are fully functional, extraordinarily robust instruments that also happen to be some of the most beautiful watches ever made.