Tudor Fastrider Blackshield Chronograph 42000CN Watch Review | SwissWatchExpo
Fresh from the showcase here
at SwissWatchExpo. Today,
we have a beautiful all ceramic chronograph
to share with you. So let’s check it out,
This super fresh new arrival that I’m excited
to share with you today is a Tudor Fastrider
Blackshield, which is a pretty unique entry
into their line of watches. It was originally
the Fastrider line was a collaboration
between Tudor and Ducati. I believe to
make a super sporty type of chronograph with a
lot of flair involved. And this is definitely
what this watch has. It’s been discontinued
pretty short production run of less than 10
years. That’s across the entire Fastrider
line. And I think the most interesting
offering they have ever given is this beautiful
all ceramic black shield with an incredible
ceramic bezel case and dial. And this one’s on
a super unique strap to just the first thing
about this watch. Most people associate Tudor
with being the “Baby Rolex” brand. And there
is a lot of truth to that and the history of the
brand, and then a lot of the watches they make.
But you will notice the Fastrider is certainly
where they come into their own. This watch has
absolutely nothing in common with a
Rolex Daytona. So this is definitely
a
intrinsically Tudor and not anything that I think
they got a whole lot of inspiration from
Rolex on at least not compared to a lot of
their other models like dive watches and such,
but let’s go ahead and get into it. The first
thing you’ll notice is this watch is all black.
Everything except the hands and the markers,
but I’ve noticed that the markings on
the sub dial are also black ceramic.
So this is a beautiful looking black matte
finish which if you love that, I certainly
do. I love the way it looks on luxury cars and
I love the way it looks on this watch as well.
Something about this sort of collaboration between
Ducati and a Tudor with the Fastrider is this is
definitely a style over substance watch. This is
not something that’s going to be super effective
at actually, I don’t know, reading times
on the fly, if you were actually a timing
racetrack or race cars around the track. So,
but this is definitely keeping with sort of
the monotone look and they do make versions in all
black, including the hands and markers. That’s if
you really just want a cool piece of black ceramic
on your wrist, but at least this one is going to
be very effective at telling time. And I do love
the red accent on the sweet chronograph hand here
as well. That adds just a bit of a splash of
color and makes it a little more sporty because
there’s something I don’t know, kind of dressy
about the black and gold combo of this dial,
even though I would not consider this a dress
watch by any stretch of the imagination.
It’s 42 millimeters. So already going to be
noticeably larger than a Daytona and heftier
on the wrist. Another interesting combination here
is what I do like is that this does have the pump
pusher chronograph pushers, which I do think is
pretty practical. Even if it’s not as waterproof.
I definitely think screwing and the pushers
on the fly can make it a little challenging
to actually engage the chronograph of one thing
you’ll notice is that unlike most chronographs
with the pump pushers, this does have a screw down
crown, and I did have to look up, this is water
resistant to 150 meters, which I think is really
more than you would need for most chronographs,
especially when this one’s on a strap. So I do
think that’s a sort of an interesting combination
that this is still considered waterproof or water
resistant, at least even though sort of the crown
and pushers have sort of been switched to the
way that a lot of other chronograph watches do.
One of the things that’s particularly interesting
about this model is the strap. This is an
Alcantara strap, which I had to look it up. I’m
not that big into different type of faux leather
finishing, but this is a suede type material,
which is supposed to be much easier to clean
and a lot more durable than traditional suede, but
it is super, super comfortable and is also going
to be great for those super hot summer months. I
mean, I know we’ve been steadily cracking 90 here
in Atlanta, so definitely would prefer to have
a strap like this on my watch, then some sort of
calf leather, but it is an incredibly neat look.
It almost looks, it looks incredibly comfortable
and not just for a great casual look that goes
great with this watch as well. Lastly, the
deployant is also ceramic, which I think is again,
super consistent in keeping with this really great
dark sinister look here, and you don’t have
an exhibition case back or anything like that.
They kept it ceramic all the way around the back,
which again, I think is great for the consistency
of this watch. And it’s just a beautiful
aesthetic. This is probably going to be a
controversial choice, not for everyone, but then
again, not everyone has a black ceramics watch in
their collection. And if that’s something you’ve
been tossing around in your head or considering,
this is definitely one to go to, it’s going to
be a much more different look than say a Panerai
or a lot of other brands that do black ceramic
cases and do them very well. But this is a much
different look, super modern, super sporty, and
still a very casual watch too. Even if it’s not
going to be great for actual racetrack use, of
course, we’ve got a lot more traditional type of
chronographs and sport watches from a variety
of brands. I’m sure you already know that,
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