A Moonphase Watch You Can Wear Every Day - Tudor 1926 Luna

Hi everyone, Teddy Baldessar with teddybaldessar.com and in this video we're looking at a fantastic newer release from Tudor, came at the tail end of 2025. This is the Tudor 1926 Luna. So if you're new to this channel, this is where we cover watches available for purchase on our website teddybaldessar.com as an authorized dealer. In this video we're going to be going through all the details about the Luna, everything you need to know, and then also final considerations at the end with links in the description down below to the product page. If you want to look at the watch, learn a little bit more, and also purchase it. Without further ado, let's jump into the video, take a closer look at this new Tudor watch. Today we look at a first from Tudor, the brand's very first moon phase watch released in September of 2025. And with a name that was registered by Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf 100 years ago, it's a bit of a surprise that we've never seen a watch with this lunar complication before from the brand. Then again, Tudor is best known for tool-oriented watches with its complications leaning more towards the practical side of things, such as GMTs or chronographs. But a moon phase display is a classic feature on traditional dress watches, so it makes sense that the brand chooses to introduce the complication as part of the 1926 lineup. Named for the year of Tudor's founding, the 1926 is their sporty take on the dress watch formula, offering boardroom to beachfront versatility with its blend of polished presentation and 100 meters of water resistance. The lineup includes three distinct colorways with a massive moon phase indication above six, providing a striking youthful take on the complication. Now starting with the case, the Luna wears much like the 39 millimeter version of the standard 1926. You have a trim 47 millimeter lug to lug measurement, but a bit taller at 10.1 millimeters for the case height, just under a millimeter taller than the time only version of the 1926. But all told, the newest 1926 remains an extremely comfortable wear for most wrists. Finishing of the 316L stainless steel is well done with a full polish that extends to the sloped bezel framing the dial. The lugs have a gentle curve adding to the overall elegance, and a domed sapphire crystal offers a touch of vintage style. The sharply textured push-pull crown is signed in relief with the iconic Tudor shield and aids in achieving a surprising 100 meters of water resistance, an unexpected bonus given the dressy presentation, especially compared to other moon phase watches. That leveled up rating does wonders for the go anywhere capability of the 1926 and has always led to it being more of a sleeper collection from the brand. You hear about the Black Bay all the time, but would you have guessed the same amount of water resistance is going to come from this model as it does with the Tudor Black Bay 1. Another perk is the solid screw-in case back simply engraved with the Tudor Geneva and famous shield around the outer edge. For those that might ask, how is a solid case back on a Swiss watch a bonus? The answer is twofold. First, the non-displayed back reduces the overall case thickness. Second, the open area inside the text offers ample space for engraving, something that most brands are not really enabling nowadays. Now, just opt for an exhibition case back. When everybody asks me where can I go get a watch that can be engraved, there really aren't that many options. It's nice that Tudor still considers this as a differentiating point. As far as the wearing experience goes, the brushed and polished seven-link bracelet is the only option on the Luna, but it's a comfortable one. The links are shorter than many and the result is a supple articulation that recalls the Jubilee in terms of flexibility. The wider links are rendered in a vertical brush and the alternating narrow links receive a high polish with their reduced size giving off just the right amount of dazzle without overpowering. A signed flip-lock clasp adds reassuring security without resorting to push buttons opening to reveal a milled two-part folding section. The clasp arrangement doesn't allow for micro-adjustment, but the links are small enough where getting a good fit shouldn't be too difficult. Lug width is 21 millimeters, but fortunately a healthy aftermarket for odd-sized straps now exists, including Tudor's own. And the 1926 just so happens to look great on any number of leather or fabric options. Now it's time to put a spotlight on the dial, and there are three variants currently available. You have your choice of black and gold, blue and silver, or champagne and black colorways, and all three offer their own unique feel. They all share a dome profile in sunray finish with the blue feeling the most traditional, the black offering a bit of sizzle with its yellow gold tone accents, and the champagne as the most contemporary with its black dial components. Starting at the outer dial, a simple dotted minute track leads to applied indices in the form of faceted triangles at the odd hours and sans-serif Arabic numerals at the even. Printed elements come in the form of the Tudor shield. You have the word mark in Geneva below 12, and they are pretty sharp and crisp in their execution. An unframed date window resides at three along with a partial applique, a bit of a visual compromise, but perfectly functional. The hands are also rendered in contrasting tones that match the rest of each dial's furniture, and Tudor characterizes the hands as sword shaped, but they could also be described as leaf hands depending on your preference, and are joined by a simple stick second hand. Legibility is excellent given the sharp contrast between the various dial elements, but the literal stars and moon of the show comes at six with the boldly graphic presentation of the moon's phases framed by a polished bevel, dominating the lower half of the dial above six. The black and champagne dials both utilize a gold on black disc to portray the moon and stars, with the difference coming in the form of the cloud that partially covers the wheel below the moon phase aperture. The black dial gets a brushed golden cover while the champagne dial goes with black, again allowing for maximum contrast. The blue dial plays on the silvery accents with the silver stars and moon against a deep blue backdrop, and a silver cloud covers the lower section of the wheel shaped to form the phases of the waxing and waning moon as the month progresses. And I would just say this execution is very modern of a take of this complication steeped in watchmaking tradition. As the 1926 lineup serves as the point of entry for Tudor, it slots in below the manufacturer movement tier within the catalog, but rest assured the Luna has a Swiss heart. The caliber T607-9 is Tudor's branded version of the tried and true SW200 that adds a moon phase complication to the package. The movement gains a bit of height to account for the added moon phase complication, but remains perfectly respectable at 5.4 millimeters. The T607-9 has 26 jewels, features hacking and hand winding, hacking stopping the seconds when you pull the crown to the farthest position, has IncaBlock shock protection, and runs at a beat rate of 4 Hertz or 28,800 vibrations per hour. Power reserve is an average-ish 38 hours, probably nowadays going to fall behind the standard that we typically see for 4 Hertz calibers. And it's worth mentioning that while the T607-9 isn't COSC certified, the caliber is chronometer grade, one of several levels of Selita movements available, so make of that what you will. All right, so now to conclude here on the Tudor 1926 Luna edition. Now starting with some of the cons and then shifting to the pros of this piece, I think one of the first that I'll mention is going to be the power reserve. I think we've gotten very spoiled with performance in 60 plus hours to 72 hours nowadays for both Tudor, but also for the industry more broadly. So seeing a 38-hour power reserve might not be enough for some people out there. In addition to that, this watch is not going to have all the bells and whistles of other Tudor models. Yes, you're going to be able to get it at a more attainable price, but things like T-fit, master chronometer certification, even COSC certification is not something that you're going to find in this package. And then a final point is that this is not going to be a watch that's going to appeal to hype, maybe the same way that some of the Black Bays are going to, and not going to be as in line with enthusiasts' interests. But then shifting into some of the pros, first I will just bring up, I think they did a nice job in executing a moon phase watch from a brand that typically is not doing this. And then currently right now within the Rolex catalog, there is no moon phase to speak of now with the Cellini moving out of the collection. So from the crown to Tudor, there is currently only one moon phase watch available in modern production, and that is the 1926. And I think they did a nice job in executing it. Nice size, going to work on most wrists out there. Finishing is going to be on par with its price. And then in addition, 100 meters of water resistance. What I love about the 1926 is just these like sneaky elements of its presentation that might not be thought of initially. You think of the Tudor Black Bay 1 having 100 meters of water resistance, despite the looks, here you're getting a moon phase with just the same capability in the water resistance department. And I think that's the main element that I would bring up about the Tudor 1926. You look at the landscape of moon phase watches from 2000 to $4,000, most are going to appeal to the elegant side of things. And with that are not going to come with the robust tool watch type of ideas that many watches from Tudor are going to uphold. 1926 basically splits the difference. It gives you everything that you would expect from a moon phase watch while getting it at a pretty compelling price with an ability to play both sides without making compromises to both the dress and the more casual everyday perspective. So I have always been a general proponent of the 1926 just because it's one of those collections from Tudor you don't suspect on a variety of levels. One that it even exists altogether, so many people overlook it. But further in terms of its positioning, it's going to be that entry point for the brand in many ways, but also offers a level of flexibility and versatility that I think many people overlook. All right guys, thank you again so much for watching. If you did enjoy this one, please give the video a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel as that does help us out in the future as well. 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