Tudor Submariner 94010 Debuting just a year after the iconic Rolex Submariner in 1954, the Tudor Prince Submariner shares an incredible array of similarities to its sibling such as an entirely Rolex-made construction. While Rolex originally ran three references of Submariners from the get-go, Tudor only released one. With its no-frills attitude to watchmaking, Tudor’s tactic of using third-party sourced movements to power their Submariner proved to be popular as militaries around the globe like the French, the US, South African, Italian, and more all used the Tudor Submariner at some point for their divers and Navy. In 1975 the ref. 94010 was released with a new generation of movement, the ETA cal. 2776 and the cal. 2784, which featured the date. Offered in either blue or black, the ref. 94010 was the last Submariner to feature the iconic Snowflake dial amongst other different dials that were issued in the 1980s and became prevalent throughout the collection until its discontinuation sometime later, much like this circular hour marker dial that our example here has. Today, the Tudor Submariner lives on through the Black Bay collection, but there's nothing quite like the original.
THE DIAL Featuring a rare black "triangle" dial, this example features large triangular indices at the quarter hours and ciruclar hour markers throughout the rest of the dial.
THE CONSTRUCTION Built by Rolex, the Tudor Submariner, like so many other Tudor models from the time, features a plethora of Rolex-signed parts like its crown and caseback. A late example from 1984, this Submariner swaps the Rolex-signed bracelet clasp used on its older siblings for a newer Tudor-signed bracelet clasp.
TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.
