The new Pelagos FXD pays tribute to decades of TUDOR watches on the wrists of US Navy divers. Complete with fixed strap bars, a titanium case, a high-performance Manufacture Calibre and a unidirectional elapsed-time rotating bezel, it comes as the ultimate modern “Milsub”.
As early as the mid ‘50s, TUDOR diving watches were being tested and evaluated by a number of outfits inside the US Navy, and by 1958 they were officially adopted by the Navy and purchased for the purpose of issuing them to divers operating in various units. This Pelagos FXD model is the spiritual successor of those watches. The nomenclature hints at the background of the watch, with FXD referring to the incredibly robust FiXeD strap bars of the case. The model represents a modern, high-performance and robust take on the famed “Milsub” (short for Military Submariner) of yesteryear. Visually, it’s most in line with a late ‘60s-era TUDOR Oyster Prince Submariner reference 7016; it incorporates elements from the US military specifications for diving watches, such as fixed spring bars, as well as details inspired by other generations of issued TUDORs, like pointed crown-guards typically found on early TUDOR Submariners.
CASE
Titanium case, 42mm in diameter, 12.75mm thick, 52mm from lug to lug, satin-brushed finish fixed strap bars, steel case back
BEZEL
Unidirectional rotating bezel in titanium with ceramic disc, 60-minute graduation
WINDING CROWN
Titanium crown, adorned with the TUDOR shield in relief
DIAL
Matt black
CRYSTAL
Sapphire crystal
WATERPROOFNESS
Waterproof to 200m (660 ft)
STRAPS
22mm fabric strap with self-gripping fastening system, forest green with red central thread, additional black rubber strap with woven motif and titanium pin buckle, included in the box
MOVEMENT
Manufacture Calibre MT5602
Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system
POWER RESERVE
Approximately 70 hours
PRECISION
Swiss chronometer officially certified by COSC
(Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute)
FUNCTIONS
Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
Stop-seconds for precise time setting
OSCILLATOR
Variable inertia balance, micro-adjustment by screw
Non-magnetic silicon balance spring
Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4 Hz)
TOTAL DIAMETER
31.8mm
THICKNESS
6.5mm
JEWELS
25 jewels
