The Best GMT Watch of 2024 Was Six Years in the Making

Is there anything more satisfying than when a brand listens to its customers?

The year 2018 was a monumental one for Tudor, with the brand launching two important new watches: the Black Bay GMT  and the Black Bay Fifty-Eight.

The response to both was positive, but almost immediately, fans of the brand began requesting that Tudor find a way to combine the two watches. 

Many loved the style and functionality of the GMT but found its case too large to wear comfortably. The Black Bay Fifty-Eight, meanwhile, had proportions that were widely hailed as perfect. So if Tudor were to make a GMT in the BB58 case, then we’d theoretically have the perfect travel watch.

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Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight GMT

The Black Bay 58 GMT is compact and thin, loaded with features like the quick-adjust T-fit clasp on both the bracelet and rubber strap options, and boasts METAS certification as a Master Chronometer.

Specs

Case Size	39mm
Movement	Tudor Cal. MT5450-U automatic GMT
Water Resistance	200m

• $4,600 at Tudor

It took six years, but that’s exactly what Tudor gave us in 2024. The Black Bay 58 GMT is, in many ways, even better than what fans had hoped for.

Yes, it packs GMT looks and functionality into a smaller case roughly the same size as a BB58.

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But it’s also the first Tudor GMT with a Master Chronometer movement, the first to include the option of an integrated rubber strap, and the first with a tool-less micro-adjustable clasp, which is found on both the bracelet and strap.

It’s nice to know Tudor’s been taking notes these past six years.

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