TUDOR - Lot 60

TUDOR Model: Pelagos FXD "Marine Nationale Catalogue number: 25797B Case material: titanium Strap material: Nato Strap Year: 2021 CHARGES: 20% OFF Movement: Mechanical with bidirectional automatic winding Caliber: MT5602 Case size: 42 mm Navy blue "2 lignes" dial 70-hour power reserve From the 1950s, when Tudor created one of the first modern professional diving watches, until the 1980s, the brand regularly supplied watches to the French Navy. With the Pelagos FXD model, where the contraction of the English word "fixe" alludes to the sturdy fixed bars for securing the strap, Tudor is reviving this historic collaboration. The brand presented a technical watch that meets an exclusive set of specifications and was developed with the cooperation of the prestigious Commando Hubert, the French Navy's combat swimmer unit. Indeed, in 2021, this relationship has intensified even further, continuing a collaboration that dates back to 1956. Developed with the French Navy's divers, the Pelagos FXD model is based on a series of technical specifications as precise as the requirements, such as the fixed bars mentioned, a titanium case and a bidirectional rotating bezel, with retrograde graduation from 60 to 0. This electric blue bezel, with a larger diameter than the case, responds not to the norm but to the specific needs of the method known as "underwater navigation by successive headings", one of the combat swimmers' specialties. The dial has a navy blue color, square/rectangular hour markers and angular-shaped hands known as "snowflake": two unmistakable elements introduced by the brand in 1969 to make the overall luminescence of its watches more intense in conditions of poor visibility, to which is added the super luminova grade X1 coating that enhances the hyper luminosity, To underline the watch's official character, there's the historically inspired engraving "M.N.21", which stands for "Marine Nationale 2021" and the diver's assignment number. Exclusive version, endowment watch for the Hubert commandos, production between 80 and 100 pieces (estimated as undisclosed by the company) for the M.N.21. New watch Original box, surboite, label, warranty card, crown cover, additional bracelet, carabiner lifeline.