Case #83: Tudor Black Bay Bronze 79250BM

🧭 Character

This Black Bay Bronze doesn’t just tell the time — it tells a story. With its 43mm bronze case, the watch has developed a rich, natural patina that makes it unmistakably unique. Every swirl and shade in the bronze speaks to its life lived, while the bezel insert bears a few honest scratches — proof this isn’t a safe queen, but a tool watch with stories of its own. Bold on the wrist, nautical at heart, and brimming with character, this Tudor captures the essence of exploration and endurance.

🧾 Provenance

• Reference: 79250BM

• Case: 43mm bronze, sapphire crystal

• Dial: Chocolate brown with gilt accents

• Bezel: Bronze with brown aluminum insert (scratches present, consistent with use)

• Movement: Tudor MT5601 (COSC-certified, 70-hour reserve)

• Bracelet/Strap: Brown leather oem strap with signed tang

• Inclusions: Watch & Tudor guarantee card only

🧑🎤 Celebrity Provenance

The Black Bay Bronze has graced the wrists of adventurers and watch journalists alike, celebrated in countless features for its ability to age gracefully with its wearer. It was notably showcased in Hodinkee and GQ editorials as the thinking man’s diver — a watch that evolves, never stands still.

🕵️ Story from the Casefiles

From the BST casefiles, this suspect was last seen emerging from the salty spray of a rugged coastline, its bronze shell now seasoned with a rich patina like driftwood darkened by the sea. Unlike steel, bronze tells no lies — every mark, every hue is a permanent record of time lived out in the wild. The scratches on the bezel? Clues of an honest past, the kind of imperfections that only enhance its credibility.

Case #83 is no ordinary Black Bay — it’s a timepiece with a fingerprint all its own. Apprehend it now at Baker Street Timepieces before this well-weathered suspect disappears back into the depths.