Tudor Submariner Ref.79090

The Tudor Submariner Ref. 79090 belongs to the generation that firmly established Tudor’s own identity while remaining unmistakably connected to the technical language of Rolex. Introduced in the late 1980s, the 79090 continued Tudor’s evolution of the Submariner with a 40 mm Oyster case, automatic calibre 2824-2, plexyglass crystal and the characteristic Mercedes handset.

Its Rolex connection is fundamental to understanding the model: the case, Oyster architecture and bracelet follow the same design philosophy developed by Rolex, while Tudor provided the movement and its own distinctive execution. The 79090 is therefore an important chapter in the period when Tudor was still closely intertwined with Rolex in both construction and visual language.

This 1992 example, serial B39xxxx, is fitted with the period-correct Rolex/Tudor Oyster bracelet Ref. 9315 with 380B end links — an essential detail for collectors of the reference.