DARE TO REACH FOR THE MOON
From Earth to night sky: just a short step for the Geneva-based watch company, which has taken that leap with a new collection of three steel models designed in collaboration with a renowned Taiwanese artist.
It all began with a name, “The Tudor,” registered at the request of Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf (1881-1960), a visionary German-British entrepreneur. And a date: 1926. Two decades later, in 1946, Montres Tudor S.A. was founded and, in accordance with its specifications, produced models with the same rigor in terms of quality and precision as its “crowned sister“, but at a more affordable price. Supported by impeccable design, these principles, still relevant today, shape the success of the watch company based in Geneva, which is unveiling a new collection this fall, 1926 Luna, in homage to the year the brand was registered and the complication featured on the dials.
Designed in collaboration with Taiwanese artist Jay Chou and available in three models, this series features a moon phase display for the first time in the Tudor catalog. The trio features a polished steel case measuring 39mm in diameter, a size that suits most wrists, with a seven-link bracelet for maximum flexibility and comfort. The sturdy metal case houses the Tudor T607-9 caliber, an automatic movement that provides approximately 38 hours of power reserve when fully wound. Each curved and sunburst face displays a different personality: blue, a classic of the Geneva-based company associated with silver, light bronze with a few touches of black, or, like the negative of a photograph, black enhanced with golden elements. The hours and minutes are indicated by two leaf-style central hands pointing to a circle composed of Arabic numerals and triangular hour markers, while the moon phase appear at 6 o’clock in a partially concealed window edged with a metal bevel.
