Tudor’s blacked-out Black Bay has always been the brand’s most technical-looking diver. Now it finally gets the bracelet its ceramic case seemed to be waiting for. The new Black Bay Ceramic pairs a matte monobloc case with a full black ceramic three-link bracelet and keeps the Master Chronometer movement inside.
At a glance
- Tudor has added a full black ceramic bracelet to the Black Bay Ceramic for the first time.
- The 41mm matte ceramic case is joined by a revised charcoal dial, updated hands and the METAS-certified MT5602-U automatic movement.
- The watch joins the permanent collection, priced at CHF 6,300 or EUR 7,040.
The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic now feels less like a strap-led variation and more like a fully resolved watch, with the bracelet pushing its monochrome, high-tech character much further.
It remains a 41mm Black Bay at heart, but the material mix, certification and almost total absence of bright contrast put it in a different lane from the steel burgundy and monochrome models.
A stealth Black Bay with sharper hardware
The case is still a monobloc construction in matte black ceramic, using micro-blasted surfaces with polished bevels to keep the shape from becoming visually flat.
At 13.55mm thick and 49.4mm lug-to-lug, it keeps familiar Black Bay proportions while coming in almost a millimetre thinner than the earlier ceramic model.
The bezel remains a unidirectional 60-minute setup, with a black PVD-coated steel construction and a radially brushed black ceramic insert with engraved dark-toned markings.
Tudor has also reworked smaller details around the watch, including the bezel-edge notches and the crown, which now has deeper fluting and a more traditional Black Bay profile.
The ceramic bracelet changes the whole watch
The main event is the three-link bracelet, made fully in black ceramic and finished to match the case’s restrained tone.
Ceramic bracelets are difficult to manufacture well because the material is hard, brittle during machining and unforgiving when tolerances are wrong, which makes this update more technically meaningful than a simple strap swap.
The bracelet uses a proprietary double-folding ceramic clasp rather than Tudor’s familiar foldover clasp with T-Fit adjustment.
For buyers who liked the earlier Black Bay Ceramic but wanted a more complete factory bracelet option, this is the version that finally answers that brief.
A charcoal dial with a darker lume treatment
The dial still presents as nearly all black at a glance, though Tudor has moved it toward a charcoal tone with a subtle sunray satin finish.
The outer minute track is now black, the text has been revised and the depth rating returns to the dial, adding a little more traditional dive-watch identity back into the design.
Applied geometric markers and Snowflake hands use Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova, but the luminous material has been darkened in daylight to preserve the watch’s low-contrast look.
The handset has also been updated with a pinched profile near the central axle and a seconds hand with a classic lollipop design.
The MT5602-U keeps the technical pitch intact
Inside is Tudor’s manufacture calibre MT5602-U, the Master Chronometer version of its automatic movement developed with Kenissi.
That means COSC chronometer certification plus METAS testing for a 0 to +5 seconds per day precision window, magnetic resistance up to 15,000 gauss, confirmed water resistance and verified power reserve.
The calibre runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour, uses a silicon hairspring and variable-inertia balance, and offers 70 hours of power reserve through bidirectional automatic winding.
The trade-off is the caseback, which is now a solid black PVD-coated steel back rather than the display back used previously.
That will disappoint anyone who enjoyed the blackened movement view, but the closed back does suit the more tool-focused direction of this bracelet-equipped version.
The result is one of Tudor’s most cohesive modern divers, less vintage-adjacent than most Black Bay models and more clearly aimed at someone who wants the brand’s specs in a sharper, darker package.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Tudor |
|---|---|
| Model | Black Bay Ceramic |
| Reference | 7941A1ACNU |
| Case size | 41mm diameter, 13.55mm thick, 49.4mm lug-to-lug |
| Case material | Matte black ceramic with micro-blasted finish and polished bevels |
| Bezel | Black PVD-coated steel unidirectional bezel with black ceramic insert and engraved 60-minute scale |
| Crystal | Domed sapphire crystal |
| Caseback | Solid black PVD-coated steel |
| Water resistance | 200 metres |
| Dial | Domed charcoal-black dial with sunray satin finish |
| Lume | Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova with darkened daylight appearance |
| Movement | Tudor manufacture calibre MT5602-U automatic |
| Certification | COSC-certified and METAS Master Chronometer-certified |
| Frequency | 28,800 vibrations per hour |
| Power reserve | 70 hours |
| Bracelet | Three-link full ceramic bracelet with satin finish |
| Clasp | Double-folding ceramic clasp |
| Price | CHF 6,300 or EUR 7,040 |
| Availability | Permanent collection |
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