Tudor is just Diet Rolex

Turdo is owned by Rolex and more affordable than a comparable Rolex. Choosing 'diet' as the adjective to describe that step down is controversial, but there is a step. Doesn't mean they're not good.

PristineCollector said:

Love both pieces. The blue on the Pelagos is brilliant

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That Blue Stole me heart 💙

PristineCollector said:

Tudor, is it a diet Rolex? Or is it its own brand with its own style, and history?

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Yeah, its a diet Rolex. But like everyone over the last 50 years, Rolex needs a serious diet. Its become bloated in many ways.

Heck, I'm a competitive athlete, Tudor is the lean athletic watch for me. Rolex is for the fat cats in the boardroom. A sports watch Rolex definitely is not.

Rodentman said:

Which is the better value?

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Where did that bracelet on the tudor come from? Love it!!!!

That's an Uncle Seiko fully brushed jubilee $89 IIRC

More like Rolex-Zero?

Sign me up for diet Rolex, because who doesn't want a girl who watches her waist line?

In in all seriousness, I think Tudor is more in line with what Rolex used to be. Contrast the Pelagos and the Sub. The Tudor is all tool watch, while the sub is using white gold on the indicis and hands. For a "tool watch" this is silly and likely done to justify the high prices and make people feel exclusive in the process.

Someone can explain me why some people hate tudor? Never got it...

NikoMos said:

I don't think this is correct. Tudor DOES manufacture some of their own parts and Tudor IS Kenissi. They created it and have just sold some stake to other companies who they'll share the movements with. If you can recall the first "in-house" Tudor movement appeared way before you even heard the name Kenissi.

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Which watch components does Tudor SA actually manufacture? Every source I‘ve found, and there aren‘t many, focuses on the assembly and testing of the components. Heck, even the wording in the Instagram story I‘m seeing about the manufacturing of their hands indicates Tudor doesn‘t actually make them.

The early days of Kenissi are a bit murky. Some sources say it was initially owned by a „mysterious industrialist“ who provides crystals to most of the high end companies. Le Locle verra grandir Tudor
It‘s highly unlikely that a Tudor, a company that has never made a single watch component, suddenly makes movements, something that takes years and millions to develop, only to decide to spin off a subsidiary some years later. At this point we‘ll never really know the details of those early years.

Is Tudor diet Rolex?
__ Yes
__ No
X WTAF?!?

I prefer diet coke

Time for a Black Bay

Waste. of. time.

As a brand pro who works with this stuff every day I must say that all of
this conversation is extremely invigorating...for both Tudor and Rolex to
stir these passions in so many directions is a win-win-win....for both brands.

Both - in the past, yes. Currently - not so much.

aaamax said:

What the hell was that all about, a bit harsh no?
Guy puts out a funny and not entirely unreasonable question, with out condemnation, yet this is the kind of response that is warranted?
Most try to get along on this forum, negativity just brings things down to a very base level. Lets leave that for the Rolexforums.

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Completely agree. I am always surprised at those who take their time to respond to posts on watchuseek only to add an overly negative, and often times degrading, comment or advise that a topic has already been discussed.

Tudor can afford to experiment more, and it does. Rolex is a little bit more stuck as few luxury brands have retained their cache without change for decades - this is extremely hard. Think of Longines, Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin, Cadillac. So no, Tudor is not Rolex 'light' but Rolex 'young'.

Some like vanilla

Some like chocolate

Some like strawberry

To each their own......

PristineCollector said:

Gossamer, that’s a fancy word. You sound like a fancy guy with fancy taste. Lol. Btw I read your original post before you edited fragile to gossamer. I think fragile was fine.

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I’ll be sure to let you know when I start shopping around for a new editor.