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It is well-known to all that vintage exact replica watches are having a moment in the watch collection space with good prices at auctions and soaring values in the secondary market. Therefore, even though one loves the look of a vintage tool watch, current prices are limited for many. Luckily, Tudor, Rolex’s sibling company, has stepped in to give us a stunning vintage-inspired dive watch built to modern standards. We have more details here. 
The new fake Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight consists of a stainless steel case that is not only smaller in size at 39mm in diameter but also slimmer at just 11.9mm thick. These new pared-down proportions fit nicely into the retro style, as vintage watches are typically much smaller than today’s modern counterparts. Whether for men who favor more restrained sizes or for women who want a cool dive watch, this new size is right on so many levels.
Stressing on the vintage vibe of the Black Bay Fifty-Eight is the black domed dial fitted with gold surrounds on the luminescent hour markers, gold center hands, gold outer minute track, and gold text. Besides, there’s also the gold detailing on the black unidirectional rotating dive bezel like the typical Submariner. Characteristic of Black Bay watches, the new Tudor Fifty-Eight also includes the snowflake style hands from the late 1960s and an oversized winding crown. Protecting the face of the watch is a domed sapphire crystal.
Tudor replica currently provides the new Black Bay Fifty-Eight with three different strap choices. There’s the riveted satin-finished steel bracelet, the brown leather strap equipped with a folding clasp, and a black fabric strap with a gold stripe running through the center.
Another big draw of the new Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight dive watch is the new manufacture movement it runs on. The Tudor Caliber MT5402 is a brand new in-house automatic movement built specifically for mid-sized Tudor timepieces. It joins Tudor’s other in-house calibers—the first of which was introduced in 2015 for the Pelagos.
The new MT5402 is a non-date movement with an openwork rotor and variable inertia balance. It gives a very respectable 70-hour power reserve and it is, of course, COSC-certified. The Black Bay Fifty-Eight is water resistant to 200 meters (660 feet).
Tudor certainly unveiled a large number of replica watches and the Black Bay Fifty-Eight is no exception. Perfect for those who appreciate a watch that has a vintage look, a smaller size, and a more accessible price point, the replica Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight will absolutely have many fans clamoring to get one on the wrist.

The world’s most iconic dive replica watches were fairly tumble, with several references launched and then retired fast in favor of those with newly updated characteristics. This leaves us with some Submariner models manufactured in little more than the handful, which have caused them to become greatly desirable and sought after by collectors. The replica rolex Submariner fake watch is one such example.
The winding crown itself is the 6mm version, compared with the 8mm crown on the ‘James Bond’ model. It is this feature that gives the later watch a 200m depth rating to the 6536’s 100m.
What’s more, the difference in crown size and water resistance, the two models are almost identical. In fact, the case backs of the earliest models of the ref. 6536 are actually stamped ‘6538’, scratched through and then the correct number engraved underneath.
The first wave these two watches were released with the same dial which, however, did not include the name ‘Submariner’ or the depth rating on it anywhere. A tiny number of 6536 editions, estimated at no more than 10 examples, later came with the maximum depth written in red; and if you come across one, grab it!
Rarely, as in you could count them on one hand, are the Explorer dial versions. Whereas a large number of these pieces came with the same mix of round indexes and stick batons with the inverted triangle at 12 that the Sub still features today, there are one or two specimens still out there with the Arabic 3-6-9 markings of the Explorer. You can probably guess how valuable these particular pieces are.
Both dial variations, the ultra-rare Explorer and the regular but still ridiculously scarce gilt dial, came with the same Mercedes-style hands that first joined the rolex Submariner. The very earliest models retained the longer types, with a minutes-hand that overlapped the dial’s outer chapter ring, before being shortened at some point during the production cycle.
Formally recognized or not, the Cal. 1030 was still a formidable performer, the first bi-directional automatic winding movement fake Rolex had made. It was adjusted to five positions by the brand with a frequency of 18,000vph and boasting a blue steel hairspring with a Breguet overcoil, the same as it would have been to gain the Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute certification.
The Sub is certainly the most influential replica watch ever made, and tracing its lineage back through these ultra-rare examples is a captivating journey.