Right width, wrong height
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
12.6 mm. That's the number that would decide it for me.
The Black Bay 36 is the right width for my wrist, 36 mm with 20 mm lugs, and it has the big crown, the snowflake hands and the slightly domed vintage look people love. 150 m is enough for anything I'd do in the sea. 70 hours. Blue dial. About 3,600 dollars.
But 12.6 mm on a 36 mm case is a tall stack. Side on it looks top heavy, and under a running jacket cuff it would catch. It isn't a diver in looks either, more an everyday sports watch, so the height doesn't even buy you a rotating bezel.
Compare it with the Oris Aquis 36.5, which is a millimetre thinner, cheaper, and rated for 300 m. I'd buy the Oris for swimming and the Tudor for looking at.