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Watches and Wonders 2026: Some thoughts on the Tudor Monarch.
Rare are watches which can be really called novelties. More of them only have different dials and colors or metal iterations.
The Tudor Monarch is truly a new watch. New case, new dial, new look, new spirit... For a new pleasure!
" Born to dare " is Tudor's new motto, I would say " Born to have fun " is another one which could work very well, too. This " wave " of freshness is as rare as it is pleasant, nowadays.
The only thing which is not new here is, movement apart, the name, as this designation existed in the Tudor catalogue in the 90's, for time only and chronographs, with a typical, and to be honest, not very appealing look from this era.
The brand new Monarch is a totally different watch, with both the case and the dial playing the neo retro / modern registers.
The steel case is faceted, blending polished and satin finishings, with good proportions: 39 mm big, 11, 9 mm high ( sapphire glass included ). I can add that, in real, the Monarch looks a bit smaller, and that I find its case really charming, mixing sensuality and strength. It has the good taste to be water resistant to 100 meters, which will allow you to wear it in every circumstances of life, formal or casual, as this Monarch is very versatile.
The dial is champagne colored, with " California " applied numeral hour markers and indices, which they call error-proof, which means arabic and roman numbers. The finishing is vertically brushed. The look is qualitative and charming.
As for the movement, it is the Cal MT5662, automatic, with a power reserve of 65 hours, but the most interesting is that it is COSC and METAS certified, which offers to this watch a great accuracy ( better than the COSC ) and a resistance to 15, 000 Gauss. It is also pleasant to the eye, with traditional finishes ( Côtes de Genève and Perlage ).
One word about the bracelet: I am not a bracelet fan, but to be honest, here it works. Especially due to the angular shape of the case.
This Tudor Monarch is well born. And I am pretty sure, or better said, I wish that it will be developed as a family product, with different dials, complications and sizes.
I will go farther, The Monarch is one of my very rare coup de coeur from this Watches and Wonders Edition, and the price is still fair, for what it is: 5,400 Euros VAT included.
And, as I said, it is a real novelty!
Looking forward to reading your comments and thoughts,
Best.
Nicolas
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Watches and Wonders 2026: Some thoughts on the Tudor Monarch.
Rare are watches which can be really called novelties. More of them only have different dials and colors or metal iterations. The Tudor Monarch is truly a new watch. New case, new dial, new look, new spirit... For a new pleasure! " Born to dare " is Tudor...
I find the design interesting,
but I'm curious to see how the dimensions will work (or not) on a wrist like mine: 39 x 11,9 mm in the Tudor way is probably too bulky, but I might be wrong. Chopard's Alpine Eagle measures 41 x 9,7 mm and it's surprisingly wearable even on a smaller wris...
Thanks for this great report.
I was able to see this watch at the local Tudor boutique and really liked it. Really great finishing as we have come to expect from the brand ! The dial color,although very nice,was however not for me and I would wait to see for Tudor releasing other vari...
I referred to this Monarch in my Breitling B19 post as an “honest watch.”
Why? Because, from my perspective, so many things simply come together here: the construction, the fresh idea behind it, the beautiful design, and also the fair price-to-value proposition. I had the chance to see the watch during Watches and Wonders, and ...
Thanks for the report Nico.
I liked it the moment I saw it a few weeks ago. As you mentioned it is a fresh new design and belongs on the bracelet, I specially like the shape of the center links. If I may be a bit picky I would have liked that the crown could have had a bit the shape...
Thank you for that enthusiastic review of the Monarch, Nico.
I was smitten by the first images of it coming out of W&W and have since been visiting ADs here regularly (sometimes several a day) in hopes of seeing it in the metal and possibly snaring one. No luck yet, but reading your thoughts just now has redoubled ...
I think this is a super interesting watch and a great design
I just think a thinner design would make a huge improvement. I am of course saying that without having tried it on the wrist. I also think a solid case back would be more cohesive with this type of watch.
Imagine around 10 mm and a solid back
This would be THE watch release of 2026. Still I have not tried it and it can very well end on my wrist.
I really, really like this.
It just seems to work. I look forward to taking a closer look.
Great report.
Tried it on during W&W, it was a love of first sight. Not only the case, dimensions and wearability on my 6.5, but the papyrus dial color in reality is much nicer than in any photo I’ve seen. It’s still hard for us to digest a5$k+ simple Tudor, I thin...