{"id":16532,"date":"2023-05-12T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/TheWatchClub\/?p=16532"},"modified":"2025-08-03T23:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:52:50","slug":"tudor-black-bay-p01-an-unorthodox-dive-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2023\/05\/08\/tudor-black-bay-p01-an-unorthodox-dive-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tudor Black Bay P01: An Unorthodox Dive Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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When the Tudor Black Bay<\/a> P01 was launched at the 2019 Baselworld, it was completely out of left field. Watch collectors and Tudor fans are quite familiar with the iconic Tudor diver aesthetic, and the P01 just stood out from the collection. With its 12-hour graduated bezel and crown at 4 o\u2019clock, the intriguing timepiece was unlike anything we\u2019ve seen before from Tudor.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, Tudor dug very deep into their archives (and Rolex\u2019s too!) for this novel diver. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the Tudor Black Bay P01.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Tudor Black Bay P01: A Backstory<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Tudor Black Bay P01 takes inspiration from a 1960s prototype produced for the US Navy,\u00a0nicknamed the \u201cCommando\u201d project. In 1967, Tudor was tasked\u00a0to come up with diver\u2019s tool watches with the following technical specifications required by the American government:<\/p>\n