The Tudor Watch That No One Talks About... (Tudor North Flag Review)
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2019
- When you think Tudor nowadays, you seem to automatically think Black Bay. Which of course I think it warranted as it is one of the best watches on the market for the money, but as a result it buries other great models from the brand like the Pelagos, the 1926, the Heritage Chrono and others, however, one watch that I think gets pushed to the back burner frequently is the Tudor North Flag.
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I love the North Flag, super underrated.
So true mugger not going to get mugged walking down High Street
That is my Tudor (and my week-ender) and I love it. Contemporary but also 70'-ish. The power reserve indicator: one of the more useful complication that there is. It is definitively underrated
The only tudor I consider buying!
I absolutely love it. And the fact that others might not feel the same way about this particular watch, just makes it fall into the "their loss, my gain" category... 😉
Glad you reviewed this. I’m surprised it doesn’t get more attention although last year I did notice that a few Tudor retailers around me didn’t have any in stock. This was my first luxury watch and probably the only one I do not think I will ever get rid of. I guess I am an enthusiast because for me this watch ticks all the right boxes. I think having a 70 hour power reserve along with the complication is super cool. A lot of people seem to complain about the finishing of the movement but personally I wouldn’t change it at all. The movement fits the aesthetic of the watch well, it looks durable, contained and held together well. looks like something that could take a beating. My JLC has a gold rotor and perlage finish and I have a Chopard and Omega as well but none of them do it for me like this does. The steel bracelet is especially badass.
4:53 "It's a watch bought with intention, by an enthusiast." I have intention in spades. I don't have the money. Lovely review. Ty...
Good to see the channel growing Teddy.
Teddy thanks for this review. The North Flag has been my main watch (and by far the most expensive watch I've ever owned) for just over a year now. I love it. It's the perfect blend of a sports watch, an explorer/field watch and a tool watch IMO. I love the splash of yellow on the face as well as the impressive 70 hours of power reserve.
Love the review and each review. I ended up buying one of these watches with the bracelet and then ordered the black leather strap since it requires a custom band. I think it will become collectible over time. You either love it - or hate it..... Also, on a side note. How can anyone give a "dislike" for any of your videos. They are all well done and very informative. What do they want? They must be from people who are unhappy and hate to see others doing well and making great content.
Always wondered why nobody talked about this watch... I find it pretty interesting !
Why am I learning about this North Flag now?!?! This looks awesome!
Great review. I'm taking a serious look at it because my BB blue is a bit heavy. Does the North flag have applied indices?
absolutely love this watch and its been on my list for sometime... will purchase as soon as im financially able!
I love North flag! Thanks for the review!
Great video teddy. I have a questions, looking at the Junghans Meister driver, would this be a good investment pice?
My favourite Tudor, even with a date! I feel they should’ve placed a black ceramic ring between crown and case.
Where did the damage come from on the bezel? At least someone is singing its praises!
Another great review!
Thanks for reviewing this watch
I was curious about it
I really like tudors, but i have a problem with the hours hand of the black bay for example. I prefer pointed hands, because it feels more precise and accurate. So this model is one of the first i like.
Who scratched the bezel near the 11:00 marker?
That’s not a scratch - it’s a gouge that you couldn’t polish out easily!
Great Tudor! Didn’t get a chance to show off the Seiko I received from your giveaway for your last video. Still getting some great compliments on it!! Keep up the great stuff Teddy!!
Great review, Teddy! I agree - the North Flag is an amazing watch. Too bad it's not more popular. The in-house COSC movement alone makes it a classic, but the cool design puts it over the top.
Great review
I have had one for a few years and love it.
Teddy, very happy with the watch band I got you, couldn't find any other place. Was going to put in my Orient Diver but color was off, but the black silicon rubber fit my Galaxy watch (latest edition) which I use when I'm driving because my car doesn't have blue tooth and don't want to use the phone while driving. Was going to put it on my new Orient Tirton diver, which looks great on a bracelet so will resize it.
I love it! the only drawback is the lug width, if it had normal lugs & spring bars, that thing would be one of, if not the ULTIMATE strap monster!
Not my cup of tea but technically correct, nice review, keep the good work my friend!
Great review of an interesting watch..
Love my North Flag, love the custom (Combat Straps) stingray strap that I got made for it, even though I own BOTH official straps!
Great review, and hope it inspires others to consider this wonderful timepieces 😊⌚💛
TheOneInYellow what u pay ? For the watch
Love this Tudor! I will buy it next year !
Dear Teddy,
First off, I am a huge fan of your channel and congrats on 90k! I really got into watches because of you and own an snk809 and an orient bambino. However, I am looking to add a diver to my collection and have been looking at some orients, I have heard a lot about the mako and ray but I would like for it to have a sapphire crystal. Since I am only 18 and in high school, my budget isn't very high. I have been looking at the new Kamasu they recently released and can't decide if I want to pull the trigger on it. I really love the design and also enjoy the dial on the limited edition model, but just can't make up my mind on if I want to drop around $300. Please help me make up my mind!
Sick intro my dude 👍
Tudor is a brand I’ve grown quite fond of as of lately, I just wish there was more options for guys like us with smaller wrist sizes. Fingers crossed for watch brands to start making smaller sizes for an under serviced market.
No, not another Tudor for my grail list!! Thanks a lot Teddy!
Do You know some pieces in simmilar style? The case shape and this yellow streak makes me love it!
That is a cool watch. It reminds me of a sweet Honda S2000 I have seen in a metallic yellow. That yellow pops. Normally yellow is a solid miss, but done correctly, it looks great. Great review Teddy.
Teddy I'm thinking about buying this watch 61/2 in wrist is it too big, Honest option ?
Wow, I'm absolutely in love.
Fun watch... What's with that ding on the bezel though?
Realizing how weird it is to have a watch channel built MOSTLY on reviews of watches you've never seen in person, owned, or had any experience with, other than pictures on the internet. Glad to see Teddy starting to speak from actual experience with a watch and not just internet research and borrowed pictures.
Please do a review of the JLC Master "Sector" Dial. It's my husband's Grail watch. Would love to see your thoughts on it.
Thinking about picking one of these up. Love that it has the power reserve 👍
Love it! I’d certainly consider it!
Hey teddy could you please do a review on filippo loreti watches. I have heard about what they do and I don’t want to risk the money so could you please review them?
Hey teddy many people talk about the Japanese seiko and orient but no 1 talks about the Casio edifice. Is it a bad watch ? Or do people just not know about it ?
Love it, have it with the steel bracelet! Finally it gets recognized by someone who are a watchguy. :) I don´t think i wears that big even though I have pretty small wrists. So by your definition I now can call myself a watchenthusiast!
That blue tudor chrono with nato what is its reference showcased at 0:20?
That a really nice watch by Tudor !!!!
It’s something different that we used to see ...
Can you please do a video on how you style your hair?
NF - perfect watch for me, for over 2 years. Also have Rolex Explorer 1 (2018), but like NF better.
I love Tudor, and would also love this watch, but for the bright yellow power reserve indicator. It just goes a step further than I feel necessary. That said, I love your honest take on this piece. Another review where I think a lume shot would have been an added bonus.
Yeah. Lume shot will come in the future!
that yellow will stay yellow underwater whereas other colors go darker at various depths. its a ++ for a tool watch that will actually be used
love the watch that yellow stand out really nice
Toughts on a Christopher Ward C60 Titanium? I love the way it looks but unsure of the movement and quality. Thank you.
I really like it. I'm kind of getting over my obsession with dive watches.
I love the case shape, but not a big fan of the integrated straps, I’d like the choice to switch out for a brown leather or metal three-hole rally strap
Can you make review on soviet era watch, there is a lot of interesting and cheap pieces
Great video. Thank you. Based on your video - I recently purchased this watch and love it. I think it will become a cult classic...... We shall see. I purchased it with the band and bracelet.
Love mine - purchased in 2016 👍🏻👍🏻
Just the perfect blend of playfulness and sobriety! Loved the watch.
Admittedly, this was not a watch I liked. But, as I've seen it more and more. I've grown to kind of l Ike it for its unique design identity.
Can you compare it to blue Pelagos?
I like this watch, the power reserve complication and display case back is a breath of fresh air in the Tudor / Rolex catalogue. This design is way more Seiko than Rolex, in a good way
I had fun with this power reserve indicator. Like I said, it felt like going from empty to full on gas 😂
Great review Teddy. Reviews on this awesome piece are few and far between. I bought mine on bracelet a couple of years ago. The PR is fantastic and it is really comfortable to wear. I usually alternate between the bracelet and one of Erika's original M&N straps. I looked at the Rolex explorer but found this was for me a better option. Cheers, Luke
Nick J , mate I just bought your standard M&N strap and made a minor adjustment to fit. If you like you can see the result on my instagram @ Ekulwatch 👍😊
Nick J thanks for the positive feedback. I’m really with how the NF wears on the M&N strap. Highly recommended if that’s your thing. Yep, stoked with the Sinn. I think I’ll pick up a 556e and I’ll be done for a while, famous last words. You on Instagram with your watches?
The North Flag is gorgeous in my opinion. I like it with the bracelet or the strap. It’s just a nice watch
Your manicure looks great in the thumbnail! 😂
Hahahaha
So how do we know if we won the watch? I like Tudor before Rolex!
Looks very nice
Just found the North Flag. I'm a little behind the times, but a beautiful watch. thx
i love this watch only on bracelet love the integrated look wish it was 38mm and a smaller lug to lug
North flag on the strap was love at first sight. Wish I could have pulled the trigger at that point. One day I will get to be.
Ted what size is your wrist for reference. 6.5?
6.25 inch
It’s a cool piece which is readily available and provides plenty bang for the buck. I like the clean look and funky yellow accents. I did try one of these on but it didn’t quite light any fire in my soul, maybe it’s one of those slow burners that could catch alight further down the line. Tudors put me off somewhat with their bulky cases but this one looks fairly well proportioned. With the current rarity, hype and pricing of Rolex I may well take another look, once the shops reopen that is! At an AD I’d be looking for a 20% discount however. It’s going to be very interesting what transpires once Covid has run its course, whenever that may be.
Great review! Not my cup of tea. However a huge fan of yellow on a watch that’s why I love my Seiko flighty!
It's nice but the date window should be black with the numbers in yellow to keep with the colour theme
Power reserve is a fantastic usable complication. Great looking watch, the only Tudor I actually like. Shame about the size and the price. Great review though Teddy, thanks
...love that ding at 11.....
I don’t get this watch at all but great review as always Teddy.
Chris Davis what watches do you like?
I prefer the diver bracelet, but keeping the leather handy
How about the Tudor Ranger?
It's a great piece. Got good heritage and evolution. I tried it on but I'm happier with my BB58. Besides, I'd rather get the P01.
I really like the pelagos, I wish itd get more love and variants
Easily Tudors best watch
Perfect for my 3 inch wrists
Damn, lucky
The North Flag was actually the watch that got me into Horology... And I still would like to own one.
That is one beautiful watch.
my absolute favorite watch. better than my Oris. Better than my IWC. Better than my Black Bay. the watch I seem to wear the most. Not many online for sale, so others must agree with me
Following on from exactly what you said, Teddy, have you ever looked at something like a piece of artwork or piece of furniture and thought, "I can really appreciate the design and everything that went into it, but I would probably never buy it"? That's how I feel about the North Flag. I really can appreciate the watch, but would probably never own it.
You put it perfectly for me in my personal taste! Great comparison.
love it! i want it!
I'd like to see this watch in the flesh,Teddy. Bet it looks totally different......? Best regards from Adrian in Sheffield England 😀😺
It’s a substantial watch. Nothing very Tudor or Rolex about it. Significant watch for the brand though.
I love the north flag, but I HATE that it has an integrated bracelet :(
It looks sharp on the metal
Same here. That’s the only killer.
Does “integrated” mean that it can’t be removed at all? So you’re stuck with it?
J.J. H you can remove it, however you can’t put a normal strap on it. You’d need to buy one from Tudor themselves.
@@j.j.h.atemycereal think like apple watch or Swatch. You can't put Teddy's straps on it but you can get a new strap from tudor.
The edges are so sharp it will ding so easily, as seen here. Tried it on in an AD and it also had a ding.
Design is really cool and interesting. Love the yellow.
But the text at the bottom is far too big and off balance. The Tudor logo needs to be a bit larger to make it more harmonious.
And the “L Y” un-kerned spacing is an atrocious typographic error.
Underrated
I think that without the success of the Black Bay, other models from Tudor like the Pelagos would probably get less attention. If anything, the BB re-established Tudor as a brand within the luxury watch market. No one talks about the Northflag because it carries an aesthetic that people aren't looking for in watches of this price range (in my opinion).
Great looking watch except for the power reserve meter, ruins the clean look of the dial for me.
Agreed. That's the reason I can't get into Grand Seiko
I love this watch.
Love it
I'm a tool & die guy, however wearing a watch in my trade is brutal, but this would be the one to use or abuse!!! I like it.....
Cool video idea: Watches of famous race car drivers
I think the watch is really cool. If the yellow was replaced with red I would be lusting after it.
Teddy the spring is silicon not silicone. Silicon is a brittle element, silicone is a flexible compound that contains silicon, and gets used on straps. You know this!
Also I love this one, I don't care if it's got an integrated setup, it has a great look and honestly reminds me of Sinn. But I think I'd be better served with a Sinn.