THE ESSENTIALS

MAKE: TUDOR
MODEL: 7926
YEAR: 1961
BOX/PAPERS: NO/NO
CASE DIAMETER: 34mm
CASE MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
BRACELET MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
MOVEMENT: AUTOMATIC

We love 1950s to 1970s Tudors here at FATHOM. Purpose-built tool watches, made to a high standard, and often with a touch more flair than their Rolex counterparts. While Submariners were undoubtedly the brand’s flagship line at the time, Tudor also produced a range of other references — quietly innovative and now largely under the radar.

This is one of them. Released in 1957, the Tudor “Advisor” may appear at first glance to be a straightforward, mid-century, time-only watch. But behind its 34mm case sits a mechanical alarm function — a highly practical complication at the time, even if now made slightly redundant by the average ringtone.

The ref. 7926 ran for around a decade, offering Tudor’s take on the wrist alarm concept alongside contemporaries like the JLC Memovox and Vulcain Cricket.

This example is in excellent condition. The silver crosshair dial is clean, with all original radium lume plots intact and aged to a warm pumpkin tone. The case has been polished, but remains well defined and retains its original profile.

It comes on a full-link rivet bracelet, stamped 3/61, with negligible stretch and fit for a 19cm wrist.

The movement was serviced last year and is currently running at -6 s/d, 290 amplitude, with a 0.8 ms beat error.

If you’re after an affordable 1960s Tudor that stands apart from the usual suspects, this is as strong a candidate as we’ve seen.