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The new Tudor Black link Bay GMT M79833MN is known, officially speaking, as the S&G (steel and gold). At its core, this is a two-tone Black Bay GMT with yellow gold link accents, a golden – shall we say gilt – aesthetic on the dial, and a new bi-color configuration on the bezel to match the golden color palette. I mean, could you imagine a blue and link red bezel contrasting against steel and yellow gold? Luckily, you don't have to.

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This watch is something of an exercise in celebrating the old by rebuilding it with all things new. To that point, the bezel insert is made of sapphire – a design flourish consistent with all modern Blancpain divers. The bezel is lumed, with the same patinated look as the markers, and has a domed effect link to it which plays off link of the vintage-aesthetic boxed sapphire crystal. That crystal creates a distorting effect to the outer edges of link the dial. The case itself is water resistant to 300 meters.