Stride Into The Year Of The Horse With TUDOR
Feb, 2026
4 min read
Mark the start of the Lunar New Year with TUDOR’s bold and beautiful wrist statements
If there is an attitude to adopt for 2026, there is no outlook that we’d recommend more highly than TUDOR’s rallying cry, “Born To Dare”. For those who celebrate the Lunar New Year especially, 2026 marks the Year of the Fire Horse, a Chinese zodiac sign that embodies ambition, energy, action, and new adventures—just the type of characteristics that inspire us to venture forth with courage and gumption.
To help us step out—and ahead—a trusty wrist companion goes a long way to elevate our presence and confidence. A fine watch arms you with sartorial sophistication. A truly exceptional timepiece, however, manifests your tastes, personality, and spirit—and does so with gravitas. From Black Bay models that endow your getup with auspicious shades of red and gold, to the latest Ranger offerings that invite you on journeys of discovery, here is a curated selection of the best TUDOR timepieces to get you going in the Year of the Horse.
Ranger
Will the Year of the Horse be one defined by seeking new frontiers? If so, the TUDOR Ranger ready to make that leap alongside you. As its name suggests, the Ranger is made for watch lovers who desire performance, versatility, and a sense of adventure in their timepieces.
TUDOR founder Hans Wilsdorf patented the name in 1929 and, throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Ranger came into its own as an emblematic expedition-inspired watch distinguished by a utilitarian spirit. Relaunched in 2022 to mark the 70th anniversary of the British North Greenland Expedition—a defining field test where TUDOR’s watches excelled in performance and precision despite the treacherous conditions—the Ranger prides itself on robustness and precision.
The watch’s highly legible dial, now offered in a sand-coloured ‘Dune white’ dial in addition to matte black, makes the Ranger instantly recognisable. Its Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock, arrow-shaped hour hand, pointed minute hand, and seconds hand with a trapeze marker are all design elements based on vintage Ranger models from the 1960s. Meanwhile, the case and bracelet, which are satin-brushed for a matte finish and available in 36mm or 39mm options, endow the watch with rugged demeanour. Driven by TUDOR’s in-house automatic movements with COSC certification, with precision guaranteed to -2/+4 seconds daily deviation, and 70-hour power reserve, the Ranger earns its rightful stripes as a high-performance workhorse.
Black Bay 58 ‘Burgundy’
It would be remiss of us to present a list of watches for the Lunar New Year without a mention of the Black Bay 58 ‘Burgundy’. Symbolising vitality and good fortune, the watch’s exuberant hue is omnipresent—and some will say, necessary—to Chinese New Year celebrations. Given this, the eye-catching Black Bay 58 ‘Burgundy’, emanating auspiciousness from every angle, makes it the perfect accompaniment for the occasion and the months ahead.
TUDOR introduced the watch in 2018 with the intention of offering a more refined iteration of the iconic Black Bay collection. Taking its name from the year that the brand launched its first diver’s watch that was water-resistant to 200m, the reference 7924 “Big Crown”, the Black Bay 58 brandished all of the collection’s well-loved design hallmarks, transposed within a sleek 39mm case.
The Black Bay’s vintage-inspired aesthetics loom large on the Black Bay 58. The domed sapphire crystal and “Snowflake” hands (a hallmark of TUDOR’s dive watches since 1969) continue to dominate the watch’s throwback-style dial. On the inside, however, a modern in-house movement runs the show—the Master Chronometer-certified Manufacture Calibre MT5400-U with a silicon hairspring and 65-hour power reserve, promising 200m water resistance, top-notch precision, and magnetic resistance of up to 15,000 gauss. But of course, it is the watch’s burgundy hue that commands the most attention. Featured on the bezel of the first Black Bay from 2012, the colour now extends to the sunray finished dial for optimum allure—and perfectly primed for the Lunar New Year.
Black Bay One S&G
If you are ever unsure about how to dress for Lunar New Year, a touch of gold always puts you in good stead. This fine selection of Black Bay One S&G models (short for “steel and gold”) certainly fits the bill, gleaming with the polish of steel and the warmth of yellow gold on the case and five-link bracelet to add pizzazz to your outfit.
A dressier expression of the Black Bay aesthetic, the Black Bay One watches take the collection’s familiar retro-inspired dive watch design hallmarks and reimagine them with greater refinement. The signature high-contrast dial with “Snowflake” hour hand remains, accompanied by a “lollipop” seconds hand that recalls that on the vintage TUDOR Submariner Ref. 7923. At the same time, the lines are sleeker and more elegant, with the case sporting a new curved winding crown and polished bezel.
Offered in a range of case sizes, dial colours (black, silver, and gold), as well as diamond-set options on the bezel, the Black Bay One S&G collection makes for a happy conundrum. The dainty Black Bay One 31 S&G and more imposing Black Bay One 41 S&G—the numbers referring to the case dimensions—would be suited for ladies and men, respectively. Meantime, the Black Bay One 39 S&G occupies a sweet spot that makes it a versatile, unisex option. Regardless of size, the Black Bay One S&G promises uncompromising mechanical performance—powered by in-house movements that are certified by COSC, and backed by five-year international guarantee—and most certainly can always be counted on to make an impression.
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