Launched in 2012 just 3 short years after Tudor’s relaunch in 2009, the Pelagos entered the market as one of the most capable dive watches on the market. Designed from an entirely blank slate and not inspired by any previous collections from either Tudor, or Rolex’s back-catalog, the Pelagos is one of the brand’s most function-focused watches. Existing as Tudor’s contemporary hardcore diver’s watch with the specs to prove it, the Pelagos is constructed from advanced materials such as titanium and ceramic, water resistant to an impressive 500m and even comes equipped with a helium escape valve – cementing it as a hardcore dive watch. With a highly specialized clasp to facilitate quick micro-adjustments and a spring-loaded system to accommodate wetsuits, everything about the Pelagos was designed with function in mind, including its heavily-lumed matte dial that is immediately reminiscent of the dive watches that came before it. Large at 42mm in diameter, the Pelagos is imposing on the wrist but thanks to the extremely light materials it is made of, it is an easy watch to wear even though it so clearly that function first; something that very few watches still do these days. Created as a function over form timepiece, it stood as no surprise when Tudor announced a collaboration with Marine Nationale, the French Navy, in 2021 as an homage to the two organization’s long history together. Offered with fixed spring bars and on a NATO strap instead of the a bracelet like before, the Pelagos FXD is a no-frills timepiece that optimises for utility. Maintaining the same 42mm titanium case construction and no longer featuring a date display, the FXD is perhaps the ultimate real-world diving tool.

Watch is in like new condition, with little to no signs of use.

The ultimate luxury diving watch from just about any brand out there, the Pelagos FXD has taken heritage-inspired design and used it to create a watch without modern counterparts in terms of its execution or styling.