Unveiled in 2012 at Baselworld, the Tudor Black Bay has quickly become one of Tudor’s best-selling collections as it takes direct inspiration from the iconic Tudor Submariner ref. 7922. Seeking to build on the aesthetics of the early Submariner models, the Black Bay family is beloved by Tudor’s collectors for its vintage-inspired design traits like its faux-rivet bracelet, gilt inscriptions, anodized aluminum bezel insert, and large crown. Further refined in 2018, Tudor launched the Black Bay Fifty-Eight as they dove even deeper into their archives and drew inspiration from their 1958 Submariner “Big Crown” Ref. 7924. With its red arrow-featuring dive bezel, thinner profile and 2mm smaller case diameter of 39mm, the BB58, as it is called, was a more refined version of its older sibling, with the very same depth rating of 200m – a true dive watch. Receiving intensely positive reception straight away, the BB58 has quickly become Tudor’s most popular watch. Indeed, the watch was so popular that Hodinkee, the world’s largest watch publication, decided to use the BB58 as the watch that they would get co-signed with their logo on the dial at 6 o’clock and commemorative caseback engravings as a limited production run of 100 pieces for friends and family of the company.

Watch is in near-mint overall condition, with only minor signs of use. Bracelet was sized for the previous owner, but the removed links are included. Please note that there is a name inscribed on the caseback that has been obscured in the images.

A subtly customized watch linking one of watchmaking's most important voices with one of its most important brands, this Friends and Family edition of the Black Bay 58 pays homage to two of watchmaking's biggest names.