Editor’s note: Yannick Chan, the author of this piece, loved the idea of the first Black Bay, but the reality did not match up. “I loved the way that watch looked, but I really didn’t wear it much,” he says. That said, he was not put off enough to resist buying a Black Bay Fifty-Eight a few years later. How did the two compare from an owner’s perspective? With the recent release of the Fifty-Eight in blue, it’s a timely question. Read on. Being a Tudor enthusiast (or, for lack of a better word, a bit of a fanboy), the Black Bay Fifty-Eight was the watch that really caught my eye amongst the new releases from Tudor at Baselworld 2018. Yes, like everyone else, I love the look and functionality of the Black Bay GMT, but being more of a vintage watch guy, the size and retro design of the Fifty-Eight really appealed to me. I’ve been dying to get my hands on the watch ever since, and I guess I wasn’t the only one. Just like the GMT, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight has been an instant success for Tudor, and if you’ve tried looking for one, you’d know that it’s near…
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