Tudor Unveil Black Bay Chrono “Blue Flamingo” in Inter Miami Third Kit Colours

One of Tudor’s unexpected hits of 2024 was the Black Bay Chrono “Pink”. I say unexpected because initially Tudor made it incredibly difficult to get hold of one but demand was so high that eventually they relented and added it to general sale. They aren’t making the same mistake with the new follow up to the colourful chrono, dubbed the Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Blue Flamingo”, which is available to purchase immediately.

This watch was first teased online when David Beckham and Jay Chou, two Tudor ambassadors, were spotted wearing the turquoise dialled timepiece in promotional material. It has the standard dimensions of the Black Bay Chrono measuring 41mm in diameter and 14.4mm in thickness and is made from stainless steel. It also has the signature screw-down pushers seen on popular chronographs like the Black Bay Chrono’s more famous sister the Rolex Daytona.

The colour of the Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Blue Flamingo”s dial has multiple inspirations. While Tudor don’t acknowledge it directly, there’s clearly a link to Inter Miami’s third kit which is a very similar shade of turquoise. Inter Miami is the team owned by David Beckham and the original pink Chrono was dedicated to the team. Tudor instead call the colour “Blue Flamingo” based on the rather fanciful notion that if you asked anyone what this made-up colour would look like, it would be this.

On social media I have already seen the term Tiffany blue bandied about and it’s difficult to judge whether the tones are the same or if there’s a notable difference without seeing the Tudor side by side with a genuine Tiffany blue timepiece like the Patek Philippe Nautilus. Coincidentally that would be a killer two-watch collection if LeBron James or Jay-Z happen to be reading this.

Tudor have paired the “Blue Flamingo” dial with black chronograph subdials and a black tachymeter bezel. The chronograph complication is powered by the manufacture calibre MT5813, which has a 70-hour power reserve indicator. It’s one of Tudor’s COSC chronometer movements rather than their recent forays into METAS master chronometer certification.

As for price, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Blue Flamingo” is £5,020 and Tudor state that the watch is available to purchase immediately. Although at time of writing there is no online purchase portal on the website, suggesting it’s a boutique exclusive or only available through direct enquiry.

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