Tudor Black Bay 54 - 37mm 79000N 2024 [Preowned]

Overview 

The 79000N is the Black Bay 54 in its dive-watch configuration — rotating bezel, gilt detail, black dial — and it makes a different argument from the smooth-bezel variants in the same line. Where the polished bezel editions position the BB54 toward versatility, the 79000N's unidirectional rotating bezel and warm gilt finish place it directly in the functional dive watch tradition the 1954 Reference 7922 established. That distinction matters: this is a 37mm tool watch with period-accurate character, not a resized dress piece.

The case is 37mm stainless steel with polished and satin-brushed finishing. The rotating bezel carries a matte black anodized aluminum insert with no minute markings — faithful to the minimalist mid-century specification. The black dial carries applied markers and Tudor's snowflake hands with gilt finishing on both the hands and minute track; that warm tone references the patina of aged lume on vintage Tudor pieces and reads as intentional rather than decorative. No date, which keeps the composition symmetrical and the dive-watch read intact.

The movement is Tudor's in-house Calibre MT5400 — COSC-certified to ±4 seconds per day, with a silicon balance spring and 70-hour power reserve. Screw-down crown; 200-metre water resistance. The watch ships with both the riveted steel bracelet and a black rubber strap, each fitted with Tudor's T-Fit clasp for sizing adjustment without tools.

The 79000N is the rotating-bezel specification within the BB54 range — the configuration that keeps the watch unambiguously in dive-watch territory rather than the versatile middle ground the smooth-bezel editions occupy. Against the BB58 at 39mm in the same price range, the BB54 makes the case for historical proportion: 37mm is where the original Tudor dive watch sat, and that dimension reads differently on the wrist than the modern 39mm. We see the pre-owned 79000N at RM12,000 as a clean entry below retail on a reference with papers dating from the first year of production, with enough service life ahead to make condition a non-issue. Preowned, excellent condition, complete with box and papers dated May 2024, at RM12,000.

Specifications

Condition

Preowned, Excellent Condition, Complete Original Set with Box and Papers dated May 2024. 

Warranty

5 years original manufacturer warranty

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