The Heritage Black Bay 41 is a supremely versatile watch bringing the
famous Black Bay family look to a wider audience. The stainless steel bracelet
configuration fits perfectly in a formal business environment while the brown
leather strap configuration creates a more relaxed, outdoorsy type of look. Both
options work just as well the other way around and come with a complimentary
Jacquard-woven urban-camo fabric strap is included, perfect for edgier fashion
tastes.
While it clearly shares the look and feel of the Black Bay product
family, The Heritage Black Bay 41 also differs in many subtle details. Its dial
and sapphire crystal are both flat as opposed to the domed ones founds in the
rest of the family. The dial boasts a lacquered glossy, dressier finish to it
while the other Black Bays are fitted with mat domed dials. Last but not least,
the Heritage Black Bay 41 has a polished, fixed stainless steel bezel,
smartening up the very sporty look of the traditional Black Bay rotatable
bezel.
The "snowflake” hands is the single most
recognized and recognizable element of TUDOR’s design identity. It appeared for
the first time in the 1969 catalogue of the brand with references 7016 and
7021, both diving watches, and remained in offering until the mid-eighties. In
2012, the snowflake hands were brought back with the introduction of the
Heritage Black Bay model.
Together with the 36 version - perfect for smaller wrists and
vintage-proportion-lovers - the Heritage Black Bay 41 is the entry point to the
Black Bay family. It nonetheless retains all the refinements that these
products are famous for including finely decorated automatic movements - not
manufacture-grade however -, high level of finishing and detailing on all
external parts as well as overall great robustness and precision.