James, please do more reviews. Your reviews are the best.

It's like an Explorer and Panerai had a baby. For $2800 is a good price for this watch, even used Explorers cost a lot more.

This was a fantastic review James. I really like the straight shot of the watch with the bullet point details. I have tried this and the Black Bay Blue both with the bracelet and my preference is the Black Bay. But that's just one watch lovers humble opinion. Keep up the great content!

I own this watch and love it. It has much more presents in person. I don't understand this talk of it being overpriced for an Eta based movement. Omega and IWC have watches costing two to three times what this costs with a base Eta movements. My ranger runs within 2 seconds per day, which is better than the the Rolex Sub I owned.

Excellent video sir,..just purchased this watch found on eBay for an awesome price. Came with a leather strap and the cam NATO which I really prefer. It’s light very well made. Have no issue with the ETA 2824. Some may look down on it, But when Tudor does their magic with it it’s an entire new ball game. I had had other watches with this movement but it’s not the same. Doesn’t wind the same keep time the same. My particular watch comes close to cosc believe it or not. Bottom line, it’s a fun watch rugged that I didn’t break the bank to get. To those Who noses are in the air I also own a Rolex oyster perpetual ‘09..

Great review! Very informative & very well paced. Thanks

Great review James! Hoping you will review a Tudor Pelagos one of these days! :D

I like the inclusion of the measurements and misc specs! Keep it up :)

Loved the review!

I like you review. I have a Rolex explorer already but still want a luxury entry sport watch. Looking for a while until this one. I love the solid feel of this watch and how it wears on my wrist. Findlay bought this one today. Thanks

Awesome watch, the vintage look without the flash really is tastful

personally i think 41mm is big for this style of watches. thats why i got the Explorer instead.

Yes, we still look at reviews from 2014. Thanks,

James, since you reviewed the schofiled signalman's please do the beater when it comes out. I love your reviews. Your da best.

Love this watch. Nice review.

Nice overview James, my opinion is this is just about the nicest traditional field watch you can buy, the current Explorer or IWC MK are less interesting. Love the painted dial on the Rangers, and all the details you discussed.

COMMON ERROR 2:15 into the video) 28,800 beats/hour = 8 HERTZ, not 4. Hertz denotes a WAVE-cycle, in this case the cycle of the SOUND - the «tic» or «tac». There is ONE such sound-cycle for each ONE pallet-fork sway against the balance wheel’s jewel to one side. It says «tic» going one way, which is one «beat» in the sum of 28,800 beats, and as it sways back the other way there is another, when it says «tac». So the «tic-tac» is a TWO SOUND CYCLE event, times 4 is 8. Each second there are 8 such SOUND-CYCLES. Argue with me or ignore me, but you are mistaken, along with the rest of the watch-talkers who have the same misconception. A ‘Hertz’ is ‘SOUND-FREQUENCY’, the frequency of SOUND, not swinging metal objects. A ‘Hertz’ is the pressure cycle of a sound-wave as it moves through its amplitude twice in one cycle, in one second. So, the watch blogging members of the general public have agreed to use the fancy term ‘Hertz’ about the mechanical ‘back-and-forth-sway’ of the feather spring equipped balance wheel that is coupled to the escape-obstacle with its locking- and impulse-jewels, all of which give off ‘tics’ each time the escape wheel is being blocked and has to wait for the balance spring to bounce back the other way. 4 times a second does it bounce back-and-forth in a second to produce the 8 tics or ‘beats’. The ‘Hertz’ word in our blog-operated lingo-slang belongs to the sphere of SOUND, just like it does in all other domains of language use. The frequency of the TICS form a VIBRATION, which is sound of the second order. The sound of the ‘tic’, one tic, has a pitch, a frequency. A BURST of such tics forms a vibration, and vibrations too have a frequency. So, imagine the FREQUENCY of the tics being audible as a ‘SOUND-TRAIN’. THAT too is a sound-frequency that can be heard, and the term «Hertz» applies here as well. Hence, a 28,800 per hour train of tics is a second order sound with the frequency of 8 «HERTZ», not 4. The term belongs to the sphere of pressure-cycles, by definition.

Can anyone tell me where is a good place to buy aftermarket watch bands? Thanks.

Vintage James Stacey! Gonna get this Tudor eventually

Your reviews are so much better than Ariel's. I don't think he's ever even included a lume shot.

Beautiful watch.

Killer watch that nato does it real justice thanks James.

Very nice watch, I prefer the leather strap though.

the leather is nice! Definitely a buy, I'm juggling with ranger or pelagos.

36mm+green dial, I’d buy it in a heart beat.

I really wanted an explorer but with $8k for an second hand explorer and $1800 for my like new recently serviced Ranger I didnt have to think more than 10 seconds about it

Can you do a review the Rolex Day Date II President please

Nice!

It would have been a great design at 38mm, even a SEIKO SKX007 is only 45mm from end to end.

Perfect

Though it’s 41. It doesn’t feel big. Love my Tudor Ranger on Leather strap.

I love the style and quality, but it is too big. Too much space on the dial. When I handled it, it looked empty. I would have purchased one a 38 or 39mm.

28,800 beats/hour = 8 HERTZ, not 4. Hertz denotes a WAVE-cycle, in this case the cycle of the SOUND - the «tic» or «tac». There is ONE such sound-cycle for each ONE pallet-fork sway against the balance wheel’s jewel to one side. It says «tic» going one way, which is one «beat» in the sum of 28,800 beats, and as it sways back the other way there is another, when it says «tac». So the «tic-tac» is a TWO SOUND CYCLE event, times 4 is 8. Each second there are 8 such SOUND-CYCLES. Argue with me or ignore me, but you are mistaken, along with the rest of the watch-talkers who have the same misconception.

2:15 NOT 4 but 8 «Herz». You don’t know what a «Herz» is. It isn’t ‘the number of back-and-forth-cycles of the balance-wheel per second’ dummy, it is ‘the number of SOUND-WAVE-cycles per second coming from the INPUT-stones touching the balance-wheel’, WHICH IS TWICE the number of the balance-wheel’s mechanical ‘back-and-forth-swings’ aka ‘cycles’. You and everyone else talking the same watch-lingo have the concept of the «Herz» wrong because you never learned what it is. It speaks about the frequency of a wave cycle, in this case that of a particular sound-wave.

It's a tank trust me but you need to be careful with the crystal

Wish they did this watch in a 38/39mm.

Ta dah!!

I don’t like that particular leather strap’s LOOK as much as I like the woven strap and the steel bracelet, by far.

Very simple watch, that is hard to accomplish. Reminds me of the Rolex explorer.

It's not a standard 2824. Look up how it looks before you go bog standard eta.

James Stacey, remember to mention, next time, that Hamilton is CRAP water-resistance-wise, with no screwing on the crown, you just pull it out to fill the watch with water, NOTHING LIKE THIS TUDOR.

Ugh. That hour hand is like a sore thumb. The side profile of the case looks awesome but head on it just looks weird. I personally think this watch is a swing and a miss on Tudors part.

Sir that kind of money . Eta 2824 same as hamilton khaki watch for less than $1000.00 I don't know if I personally buy Tudor . I would think for almost $3000 you have a better movement but that's just my opinion...

Yesterday i considering buying a Ranger, i really, really like the design, but i couldn't find any thing besides the case that justified the price. I would rather pay the 400$ +/- and get the black bay.

holes case is always good

Remids me of Hamilton H76665835

Very overpriced for an ETA movement. It would be better if it was under 40mm. For a tool watch I would prefer the Sinn or Damasko, much better value and much better bang for your buck.

It's a nice watch but....cmon, ETA 2824? Not even a 2892, seriously? A Glycine Airman costs 50% less and has a better movement and about the same overall quality.. I'd rather add 500$ and buy a second hand 114270

Question: how much of Rolex's actual "case", and shock resistance, and durability, etc is in this watch? Is it 100% rolex quality case a nd100% typical 2824 movement? I know this is pretty well debated but it would be good to put an end to the debate and have a damn answer about it. There's no point paying the tudor price if it's not rolex case quality. Do they go through the same 26 drop tests and other checks, etc? Or are we just kidding ourselves and Rolex is just trying to profit from having a "cousin" company? I don't want to buy a tudor thinking it's a rolex and have it not be. What do we actually KNOW about this, apart from speculation and assumptions?

The name Tudor is blessing and curse at the same time. It is like a Rolex only cheaper. It's almost a Rolex, but the cheap version, which defies the idea of Rolex, cause all that is about is the prestige, be it justified or not. If it werent for liking a specific design you would probably be better off, getting another brand, that isnt known to be the bargain version of the expensive sister brand. And as some have stated in that price range plus/minus 500 bucks, you can have a great variety.

There's so much hype for Tudor at the moment. As with any hype it will drop off one day. Especially with Swiss watch manufacturers hitting a bit of a wall at the moment (Aug 2016) and since this is an entry level Swiss watch it will drop like a motherfucker. Unlike Rolex which should hold it's value. I might pick up blue Pelagos once they hit the 1k mark.

Looks like you're thumbs are :-(

Looks like a damn Timex and all the new Tudors are super bulky and thick. They should have given it a snow flake hand!

I dont want to be rude but i dont know why i think of mickey mouse when i see this watch, maybe because of the curved text "self winding" on the dial look like a smiley mouth and the numerals are to big!

Thorough review, but seriously: 1) ETA2824 for USD 2800? 2) Painted dial, not even an embossed logo? 3) 41mm, no bezel? That's borderline gross. 4) No end-links for the bracelet? There's so much to critize here. Why doesn't AB2W ever focus on the negative aspects of a release? Seriously: how many people will buy this watch and think: "finally. A keeper!" Tudor droppet the ball on this one. Could, and should, have been a great re-relase, but in the end they ended up with a boy scout watch on steroids. Glad I already own a 114270...

Too big overpriced

With less than half the price of this watch anybody can buy an Oris big crown propilot! Or If you want to pay less, go for Victorinox officer. It's not a Rolex and it doesn't hold it's value.

Such a boring looking watch... Too many watch companies releasing rubbish and expecting people to spend big bucks on them!

Overpriced

It is a very nice watch, but "a beautiful case for the price point"? Seriously? It's a $300 movement, so you're paying $26 hundred for the case and a painted dial. At that price it would be appropriate for the price point only if it was solid gold. Compare to any number of (for instance) Longines pieces with the same movements at less than half the price. Google "Veblen goods."

looks so cheap

No date😞. No go for me. It's a stupid move by Tudor.

Sorry to Tudor fan, but this watch is really UGLY and look CHEAP!! For the $2800 I will but Sinn classic vintage chrono. Btw, it's good video review thanks.

Nice!