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Tudor Snowflake Submariner (Ref. 94110) "Blue", 1979
- Maker / attribution
- Tudor (maker)
- Date
- 1979
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Stock no.
- TDRSUB94110BL-3
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (TDRSUB94110BL-3)
- Catalogue title (original)
- 1979 Tudor Snowflake Submariner (Ref. 94110) "Blue" (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number TDRSUB94110BL-3), this is a wristwatch by Tudor, made in Switzerland, dated 1979. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. 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
The Tudor “Snowflake” is the nickname given to the Tudor Submariners with unique features such as the square hour markers and unique snowflake hands that were introduced by Rolex/Tudor to increase visibility in low light conditions. In production from 1968 to the mid-1980s with dial variants commonly found in black or blue and the watch can feature a date complication. However, there is more to the Tudor’s Snowflake Submariner line than its unique and different visual features. 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) Marine Nationale Diver Wearing Turdor Submariner "Snowflake"7016/0 The second-generation Tudor Submariners also marked the watchmaker’s transition from caliber 390 movements produced by Parmigiani Fleurier SA (Fleurier) to movements produced by Swiss watchmaker ETA which made the Tudor Snowflake Submariners the first Tudor watches to use these modified ETA movements. 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 Stock # TDRSUB94110BL-3 Brand Tudor Style Submariner Model 94110 Serial 94XXXX Size Men's Material Stainless Steel Dial Blue "Snowflake" Millimeters 40 Bracelet Tudor 9315 Folded-Link Oyster Bracelet W/ 380 End Pieces CASE & BRACELET The excellent case has been lightly polished in the past, retaining very thick and symmetrical lugs that show only light signs of use. The original "fat-font" blue bezel insert is superb with a desirable fade and minimal signs of use, the bezel insert also retains its tritium pearl at the 12 o'clock position which matches the dial patina nicely. The case retains its original Rolex trip-lock crown. The case back retains all of its original factory markings in crisp condition. The later but era-correct Tudor 9315 folded-link Oyster bracelet with 380 end pieces is in excellent condition and retains 11 links that show light stretch from use. DIAL & HANDS The vibrant matte blue snowflake dial is in very well preserved condition, showing no major marks or blemishes, there is a small line at the base of the 12 o'clock triangle. The tritium lume plots have taken on a tasteful creamy yellow coloration and exhibit no degradation when inspected under U.V. light. The original tritium snowflake hands match the dial perfectly and show no degradation under U.V. light inspection. ACCESSORIES
Historical context
Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.
Quartz and digital watches transformed the market after 1969. Swiss employment collapsed, Japanese and Hong Kong production soared, and the Swatch (1983) helped the Swiss industry recover; mechanical watches survived as luxury goods.
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Atlas type guide
Dive and water-resistant watches
Keeping water and dust out of a wristwatch was a long-standing challenge. Rolex's screw-down Oyster case (1926) and Omega's Marine (1932) were landmarks; in the early 1950s Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex's Submariner defined the professional dive watch with rotating bezels for timing dives, luminous dials and high water resistance. The ISO 6425 standard (1982) later codified what a 'diver's watch' must do.
Dive watches became icons of post-war design and exploration, and their evolution — helium escape valves, ceramic bezels, saturation-diving depth ratings — records the history of underwater work.
What to look for
- Unidirectional or bidirectional rotating bezel with minute markings.
- Screw-down crown and case back; depth rating printed on the dial.
- Luminous hands and markers (radium before c. 1960, tritium c. 1960–1998, then Super-LumiNova).
- Reference numbers on the case between the lugs or inside the back.
Dating clues
- Screw-down Oyster cases: from 1926.
- Professional dive watches: from 1953.
- Tritium 'T' marks on dials: c. 1960–1998.
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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