Show Notes
Discuss the explicit vision of Hans Wilsdorf (founder of Rolex) when he launched Tudor in 1926 and fully established it in 1946.
- It wasn’t about "cheap"; it was about "industrial strategy." Wilsdorf wanted to sell watches with Rolex waterproof Oyster cases and crowns but with off-the-shelf movements (Valjoux/ETA) to secure a market segment Rolex couldn't touch.
- Early Tudor Submariners are virtually identical to Rolex Submariners of the era, just with a different movement and dial.
- It wasn’t about "cheap"; it was about "industrial strategy." Wilsdorf wanted to sell watches with Rolex waterproof Oyster cases and crowns but with off-the-shelf movements (Valjoux/ETA) to secure a market segment Rolex couldn't touch.
- Early Tudor Submariners are virtually identical to Rolex Submariners of the era, just with a different movement and dial.