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to us, that sounds pretty good.The only difference really is the ETA vs.Rolex movement and the name on the face.They have been absent from the scene in the US for a while but their new Grantour watch is a stunner, and it is also the official replica Corum 02120.012005 watch timepiece of Porsche Motorsports.not bad right? This is today, but how about about in decades past? Today we are going to look at two Tudors that we think are pretty damn cool.The first is Tudor Big Block Chronograph.Let's say the year is 1985, and all you want in life is a Rolex Daytona, but you just can't scrape together the cash.This is the watch you would buy.
Originally thought of as just a cheaper Daytona, this replica Corum 80040.525510 watch has since taken on an identity of its own.Reason being it's got an enormous "Big Block" case, the likes of which haven't been seen on any other Rolex.It also has a cyclops date window, and even stranger, a rotating bezel.A rotating bezel on a chronograph doesn't make much sense, but that's the beauty of this watch.This watch has the most desired color scheme of this model and could be considered a poor-man's "Panda" Daytona, but we don't like to call it that.We call it a strange and interesting watch from a distant period in Rolex's history.
