Watches and Wonders, a watch festival in Geneva, Switzerland, has begun again this year. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend the event during the week of April 14-21.
Among the Tudor watches participating in Watches and Wonders, one that made me look twice was the Tudor Monarch.
What caught my eye was the novel combination of Roman and Arabic numerals in the hour markers. Normally, one of the numbers would be used for the hour markers, but these are divided at the top and bottom of the dial.
The vintage-like dial color, small seconds at 6 o'clock, and faceted stainless steel case are also reasons to enhance the neat look.
And I like the case size of 39mm. This is the perfect size to fit any wrist.
The built-in movement is of course an in-house manufactured caliber. The day difference is within a range of minus 2 seconds to plus 4 seconds, which is less than the plus or minus 5 seconds standard set by METAS (Swiss Federal Office of Metrology and Accreditation).
Water-resistant to 100 meters, the watch can withstand exposure to magnetic fields as strong as 15,000 gauss, a quality that only Tudor can offer.
This is the first time that Tudor has presented this timepiece, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. I am sure that the day will come soon when we will be able to see it in person in Japan.
TUDOR MONARCH
¥816,200
