TUDOR SUBMARINER SNOWFLAKE – CIRCA 1978 – Very special. Original with beautiful patina. Very collectible.

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A very interesting piece from Tudor’s archives is the vintage Tudor Submariner “Snowflake”. The Tudor Submariner was actually launched just a year after the Rolex Sub, in 1954. Being a robust and reliable diver’s watch, the Tudor Subs were eventually used by the French Navy and US Navy. The Tudor Submariners used by the military were not customized to their specs, they were purchased as is. The only differentiation between a civilian Tudor Submariner and a military issue one was an engraving on the caseback. The French Navy issued Tudor Submariners, for instance, were engraved with M.N (Marine National Français) plus the year they were bought.

To increase the legibility of the Submariner underwater, Tudor introduced the “Snowflake” dial. It is speculated this was a special request of the French Navy, although this hasn’t been officially confirmed by the brand. Characterized by the square hour markers and angular shaped hour hand, the Snowflake design was produced by Tudor from 1969 until 1981. The first Tudor Submariners with the Snowflake dial were the ref. 7021 with a date function and the ref. 7016 without the date, powered by the self-winding ETA caliber 2484 and ETA 2483 movements, respectively.

This particular vintage Tudor Oyster Prince Submariner ref. 9401/0 with the Snowflake dial dates back to 1978. Its 39mm stainless steel Oyster case is waterproof to 660 feet (200 meters) thanks to the Rolex Triplock screw-down winding crown and screw-down fluted caseback. The unidirectional knurled rotating diver’s bezel in black secures the domed acrylic crystal protecting the face of the watch.

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