HODINKEE contributor John Mayer really dug the Black Bay especially, and the though again, they're not every vintage dive watch lover's brand of vodka, in general each one has opened to rave reviews.

So far, we really like what we see with the Black Bay Bronze. It's cut to the same general pattern as the other Black Bays – snowflake hands; big crown; clean, clear-cut design. But this time around, we have a case in brushed aluminum-bronze alloy, with a brownish bezel and dial ("tropical" if you like) that really picks up both the color of the bezel and dial, and the gold coloration of the hands, absolutely beautifully. One big difference between this and other Black Bays is the case; another is the addition of numerals at 3,6, and 9. Another is that the lugs on this Black Bay are drilled (and as Mayer mentions in his Hands On, that is one thing we really wish we'd seen on previous BBs – better late than never).

The other big news is that this is the first version of the Black Bay that's going to be offered with Tudor's own in-house movement. The very first Tudor in-house movement was of course MT5621, which debuted in the Tudor North Flag, a watch that I liked very much, and which I think has been a bit overlooked thanks to its more easily digestible cousins.