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Tudor Pelagos LHD ref. 25610TNL with, 2016

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Tudor (maker)
Date
2016
Country of origin
Switzerland
Object type
Wristwatch
Dimensions
Case 42 mm
Stock no.
TDRPLGLHD
Credit line
Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (TDRPLGLHD)
Catalogue title (original)
2016 Tudor Pelagos LHD ref. 25610TNL with Box and Papers (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number TDRPLGLHD), this is a wristwatch by Tudor, made in Switzerland, dated 2016. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 42 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Craft & Tailored

Per Tudor "In a nod to its past, the new TUDOR Pelagos evokes the brand’s history of dive watches designed specifically for left-handed professional divers. During the 1970s, the French Navy commissioned bespoke models for its left-handed divers." The crown on the Tudor Pelagos LHD "Left Hand Drive" Numbered Edition is on the left, yes, and Tudor mentions their Reference 9401, a left-handed dive watch made for the French Navy as a vintage predecessor of this new watch. While the Pelagos is an appreciably more modern take on that model from some 35 years ago, the resemblance and core elements is clearly still there. The Tudor Pelagos LHD combines vintage and contemporary details like nothing else available on the market today. The Tudor Snowflake Submariners, much like the other Submariners produced by Rolex and Tudor, have a long standing history and were supplied to military forces including the U.S. Navy and the Marine Nationale (French Navy) and this specific Tudor LHD Pelagos model with its uniquely numbered case back is an homage to those specific pieces worn by the Frenc Navy divers of the past. Marine Nationale Diver Wearing Turdor Submariner "Snowflake"7016/0 This specific example would make a great addition to a growing collection or be a great first piece as it retains the classic and timeless look of the Submariner while being unique and eye-catching as a result of the unique dial and hand configuration specific to the Tudor Pelagos LHD Stock # TDRPLGLHD Brand Tudor Style Pelagos Model 25610TNL Serial I6XXXXX Size Men's Material Titanium Dial Black Matte Millimeters 42mm Bracelet Tudor Titanium Bracelet & Tudor Rubber Dive Straps CASE & BRACELET The titanium case of this 2016 Tudor Pelagos LHD ref. 25610TNL is in factory and flawless condition. The bracelet retains all of its original links and also remains in factory condition showing no visible wear or stretch. The ceramic luminescent bezel like the case and the bracelet also remains in flawless factory condition without any blemishing or wear. DIAL & HANDS The dial and hands are in pristine original factory condition. The LHD has Pelagos in red font and the lume is a stunning and factory beige coloration which is the trademark of the Tudor Pelagos LHD ACCESSORIES

Historical context

Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)

Silicon components, connected watches, optical-lattice research clocks and a thriving independent scene.

Smartwatches became the world's best-selling watches, while mechanical watchmaking focuses on craft, innovation (silicon components, new escapements) and independent makers.

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Atlas type guide

Wristwatches

Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.

After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.

What to look for

  • The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
  • The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
  • Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
  • Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.

Dating clues

  • Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
  • Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
  • Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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