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Tudor confuses me and polarises opinions.
I'm prob just about to splash out on a black bay but every now and again a little voice in my head says "its just a Rolex with an ETA movement in".
There are a lot of good value watches out there with ETA movements in. You could buy the whole range of Steinharts with ETA movements in until their supply dried up and they ended up having to develop their own movement (the ST5). I don't think this is a coincidence. I reckon Tudor see the Steinharts of the world as their biggest rivals and are throwing their weight about to smother them.
Alsal had a handful of ETA based GMT watches made a while back and I was really impressed with the build quality and finish but I just couldn't face parting with over a grand for a watch with a movement in that you can buy in watches for less than £500.
That said, the Tudor urge is strong in me.