Tudor's daring spirit is embodied in the Ranger, whose new model marks the 70th anniversary of the British North Greenland Expedition from 1952 to 1954.
The Ranger actually dates back to 1929, when it was registered by Tudor's founder Hans Wilsdorf, who used the term to add an adventurous aspect to certain watches.
The Swiss brand later developed the Ranger collection to perpetuate its robust and practical tool watch, such as the Oyster Prince that accompanied the British North Greenland Expedition.
Defined in the 1960s, the Ranger's aesthetics featured uniquely-designed hands and large Arabic numerals, generously coated with luminescent material.
Over the course of its history, variations include those with and without the date, with automatic or manual winding and initially with the Tudor rose logo followed by the shield on its dial.
In the early 1970s, a version with an integrated bracelet became available under the name Ranger II.
Commemorating the British North Greenland Expedition, the 2022 reinterpretation (Reference 79950) boasts the hallmark dial with Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock.
Painted in luminescent material, beige hour markers contrast with the grained, matte black domed dial and match the tone of the Tudor shield logo and inscriptions.
Also with grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova, the characteristic arrow-shaped hands are rounded for the hour hand and angular for the seconds hand, with the latter having a burgundy tip as a novel touch.
In 316L steel, the 39mm case and bracelet are satin-brushed, creating an overall matte finish, while some elements are polished to strengthen the lines of the case, including the bezel's inner edge.
The new Ranger is equipped with the self-winding mechanical Manufacture Calibre MT5402, whose construction ensures precision, reliability and longevity, due to its variable-inertia balance, which is held in place by a sturdy traversing bridge with two points of fixation.
Thanks to this balance and the non-magnetic silicon balance spring, the movement has been certified as a chronometer by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, with its performance going beyond the standards set by this independent institute.
The weekend-proof power reserve of 70 hours enables the wearer to take the watch off on a Friday evening and put it back on again on Monday morning without having to wind it.
Besides a matching 316L steel bracelet or a hybrid rubber and leather strap, Tudor's new watch can be worn with an olive-green Jacquard fabric strap with red and beige stripes, traditionally woven in 19th century looms by the Julien Faure company in France's St-Étienne region.
