Vintage Tudor Watches: A History of Uncompromising Watchmaking

In addition to the Heritage collection, our specialist team at David Duggan Watches will be sourcing and stocking some of the most desirable pieces on the vintage and pre-owned Tudor market.

It's now ninety years since the brand “Tudor” was first born, when the house of Veuve de Philippe Hüther first registered the name on behalf of Hans Wildorf. The first Catanach models led to the birth of the Oyster Prince - an early iteration of which was used by the Royal Navy during the historic British North Greenland Expedition from 1952 to 1954. The Prince's robust performance was marked in 1953, when a series of highly publicised extreme durability tests by Rolex defined the watch's reputation for strength, precision, efficiency and water resistance even in the toughest of conditions.

Further Tudor innovations included Tudor's first (and unusual) alarm watch, the Advisor – with some versions of the original collection now considered very rare and desirable. But it was in 1954 that Tudor carved out new status for the brand with the introduction of its first diver's watch – the Oyster Prince Submariner – a model that quickly became the timekeeping instrument of choice for professional deep sea divers, the US Navy and the Marine Nationale Française, amongst others. Tudor's innovations in this area continued right up until the 1990s. Meanwhile, the launch of the Oyster Chronograph in the 1970s led to two further series of Chronographs, introducing Tudor's first chronographs with self-winding movement and confirming the brand's reputation for bold, contemporary style and dependable functionality married with constant innovation.


Today, the originals have become the collectibles, and we have Tudor to thank for some of the most exciting pre-owned models on today's vintage luxury watch market. Whether you are seeking a brand new Tudor as a first collector's investment, a commemorative gift, or a vintage classic to liven up your existing collection, David Duggan Watches is now able to deliver.

We're thrilled to be launching this new partnership with Tudor, and we invite you to browse our Tudor watches online, contact David Duggan or visit our Mayfair showroom to start your own Tudor journey. vedere di piu fake rolex e Patek Philippe