A NEW ERA OF WATCHMAKING
THE NEW TUDOR WATCH MANUFACTURE
Every TUDOR watch is assembled and fully tested to TUDOR’s superior standards and at the brand’s new watch Manufacture located in Le Locle, Switzerland. This new state-of-the-art facility, bringing together the know-how of watchmakers with the best in production management and automated testing systems, was completed in 2021 after three years of construction.
All decked out in TUDOR red, the manufacture spans over five levels totaling 5,500 square meters and is physically and visually connected to the neighboring Kenissi Manufacture, the TUDOR movement production facility. With Kenissi and a network of TUDOR-owned affiliates, the brand has been able to integrate the development and production of high-performance mechanical calibres. As a consequence, TUDOR now fully masters the manufacturing of strategic components and can guarantee their quality.
The manufacture is home to a team of 150, all working hard in numerous functions to produce the most reliable and robust watches possible. A core tenet of TUDOR is to ensure that its watches offer the ultimate in value to the consumer. To do this, it has perfected a unique blend of automated production technology with the technical know-how of highly skilled watchmakers The most cutting-edge technology available and in-building logistics systems as well as automated testing is leveraged to offer the best possible watch at the best possible price to the consumer.
Many of TUDOR’s watches feature a Manufacture Calibre, which is developed and assembled at Kenissi, TUDOR’s movement production arm. In fact, the buildings are conjoined. Everything from research and development to final assembly takes place here for TUDOR’s Manufacture Calibres.
All TUDOR watches are tested at the TUDOR Manufacture. Every model passes the TUDOR Performance Control, meaning the watch, fully assembled, meets (-2/+4) seconds precision per day if it is equipped with a Manufacture Calibre, (-4/+6) with other calibres. In addition, all watches are tested for waterproofness in hyperbaric water tanks. Some models in the TUDOR range meet the METAS standard, which is much more exacting. Eventually, every TUDOR watch will be Master Chronometer-certified by METAS.
Tudor Collection
Black Bay Burgundy
TUDOR watches, including this Black Bay with a burgundy bezel, are manufactured and tested in Le Locle, Switzerland to ensure exceptional quality.
