Why Did Tudor Go Bronze? | Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Review

Reviewing the Tudor Black Bay Bronze.

December 17, 2020

The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze – a lovely little watch with a less than common case material. Does it drive Michael crazy? Will he ever truly find out why it’s bronze? Will Rolex ever make a bronze Submariner?

This version, specifically, is the original Black Bay Bronze with the brown bezel and dial, and comes in at 43mm in diameter and 15 or so mm thick. It’s A big watch, make no mistake, even more so with how heavy bronze can be, but it wears its size well. Powering the watch we have Tudor’s in-house caliber MT5601, an automatic movement with a 70 hour power reserve and no date.

Naturally, the standout feature of this watch is the case material. Bronze, which is not brass despite being similar, is an alloy of several metals brought together to create a wholly unique material. However, there are a few different alloys worth discussing, since we’re on the subject. First is Brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc and is super malleable, making it not so great for tool watches. Next, we have your more typical Bronze, which is a combination of copper and tin, making it sturdier and better suited for watch cases, though this is not the bronze alloy used by Tudor. Theirs is actually a combination of copper and aluminum, which makes for an even sturdier metal and also one that is more corrosion resistant, which is perfect for a tool watch that might be subjected to water.

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