Tudor

In 1971, Tudor launched references the 7031 and the 7032, ‘the Oysterdate’, perhaps more affectionately nicknamed and known as the ‘Home plate’ due to the luminous hour markers resembling the home plate of a baseball field. Rather unusually for the time, these were all released in very large 40mm cases with crown guards and screw down pump pushers. They all featured the signature sporty orange accents and unusual pentagonal detailing that made them so recognisable, even in the two short years they were in production.

There were several configurations of the dial and cases; The Ref. 7031 featured the black acrylic bezel, whilst the Ref. 7032 featured the brush Steel bezel. There also existed the Ref 7033 which featured the bi-rotating acrylic bezel, but this was never made in series or at least never went beyond the prototype stage.