The year 1976 saw the launch of the third family of Tudor Chronographs, known as “Big Block”. With the Prince OysterDate models, the brand presented its first Chronographs equipped with a self-winding mechanical movement and confirmed what the Oysterdate family had begun. Tudor offered immediately recognizable Chronographs with excellent technical qualities just like the bigger brOther Rolex Daytona line of chronographs. The movement uses the Valjoux caliber 7750. Having the same diameter as the manually wound Valjoux 234, 30.4 mm or 13 lines, it was 1.5 mm thicker than the latter and had a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour.
| Stock # | TBBC79180-93/4 | |
| Brand | Tudor | |
| Style | Big Block Chrono | |
| Model | 79170 | |
| Serial | B5XXXXX | |
| Size | Men’s | |
| Material | SS | |
| Dial | “Reverse Panda” Black W/ White Sub Dials | |
| Millimeters | 40 | |
| Bracelet | Tudor Oyster 78360 With 589 End Pieces |
CASE & Bracelet
The previously lightly polished case retains thick, even lugs showing very light wear. The stainless steel bezel is in excellent vintage condition with slight enamel loss. The original Tudor 78360 oyster Bracelet with 589 end pieces retains 13 links, has been lightly polished and exhibits some light stretch.
DIAL & HANDS
The “Reverse Panda” Black dial is in excellent condition, the white subdials create a strong contrast for a handsome appearance. The tritium lume plots remain fully intact showing no patina. The original tritium hands match the dial perfectly, showing no lume loss when inspected under U.V.
Accessories
None. The watch also just received a full service and comes backed by a 1-year warranty on accurate timekeeping and is running at COSC Spec.
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