Launched in the 1960s and produced in its now-vintage form until the late 1980s, the Tudor Ranger was a robust field watch inspired by its cousin, the Rolex Explorer. Re-introduced in 2014, the Ranger’s role in Tudor’s history as a sports watch watchmaker cannot be overlooked. Sporting a 34mm stainless steel Rolex-signed case, caseback, crown, and bracelet, the Ranger’s construction was infamously robust for its day. Featuring a black dial with a 12-6-9 dial arrangement and a cyclops lens over its date window, the Ranger ref. 9050/0 offered an additional and valuable utility that the time-only Explorer and its predecessor time-only Ranger variants did not feature - a date display. With its unique shovel hands holding plenty of lume, the Ranger proved to be a popular watch with its fantastic versatility, sturdy construction, and sleek aesthetic ensuring that it would remain truly timeless – something that we can attest to given the proliferation of its design in modern horology.

Watch is in excellent overall condition. Case in a state of nice preservation, with only minor surface wear, and some debris trapped along the edges. Bezel is sharp well defined, with surface marks and scratches visible along the surface. Dial in near-mint condition, with beautifully aged luminous, and matching hands. There is some oxidation visible on the edges of the hands as seen in the images. The crystal is scratches and has some dings along the surface edge. Watch comes on a folded link bracelet with 13 links total. There is lights stretch and it fits a 7 1/2 inch wrist.

Produced from the 1960s until the 1980s, the Ranger played an important role in the development of Tudor's reputation as a robust sports watchmaker - a reputation that has stuck with Tudor well into the modern day. With most of these being fake, its quite rare to find a nice original example.