STYLE Edit: Tudor’s new Clair de Rose women’s watches bring feminine grace to a storied Swiss brand – ideal to celebrate International Women’s Day

Mar 4 , 2022

Tudor’s Clair de Rose is a revered women’s watch from a brand known to many for its rugged male watches. Photo: Tudor

Since its founding in 1926 by industry legend Hans Wilsdorf, the brand has been known for its robust, sporty men’s watches, such as the Black Bay and Pelagos ranges

The Princess, Glamour and Miss Tudor collections all influence the new Clair de Rose line, which offers with straps in steel, black leather or the house’s traditional fabric design

Throughout its long history, since the name was first registered as a brand in 1926 by watch industry legend Hans Wilsdorf, Tudor has been known for robust, sporty timepieces, such as the legendary Black Bay and Pelagos ranges. Indeed, over the years Tudor watches have been the reliable choice for numerous adventurers and of several navies around the world.

But the revered Swiss watchmaker has long proved equally adept at crafting feminine timepieces that expertly apply bold aesthetic codes to delicate, refined designs. They include elegant collections such as Princess, Glamour and Miss Tudor, each of which has left a clear imprint on the look and feel of the newest models in a line that encapsulates everything that distinguishes Tudor’s watches for women: Clair de Rose.

The Clair de Rose is available in three sizes, each with a choice of two styles of numeral: all in blue Roman characters, or with diamonds in place of eight of the numbers. Photo: Tudor

There have been numerous editions of this model over the years, including examples with dials in a variety of different colours and a Tudor rose emblem at their centre, and even some with gold on the bezel and selected areas of the bracelet. But the most recent refresh of the line saw it evolve elegant new models that reference all that heritage, and are available exclusively in stainless steel.

These Clair de Rose models – references 35800, 35500 and 35200 – come in six different designs. Each is presented in a robust case with a polished finish that is available in three sizes: 26, 30 and 34mm in diameter. Waterproof to a depth of 100 metres, each of the cases is produced in Switzerland from a block of 316L stainless steel.

There are three strap options too – the steel shown here, black alligator leather and a Jacquard fabric design. Photo: Tudor

One of the features that marks these timepieces out as an unmistakable continuation of the Clair de Rose heritage is the steel screw-down winding crown. Set with a blue spinel cabochon, the crown is a direct reference to the Miss Tudor collection. It is accompanied by a smooth steel bezel with a polished finish, which offsets the range of dial designs. The opaline dials feature delicate decoration in relief and blue lacquered Roman numerals, with the showier option of diamonds instead of eight of the
hour indications.

Since 2015, Tudor has been proudly making its own movements, and these Clair de Rose models are powered by self-winding in-house mechanical movements that come with a date function and carry about 38 hours of power reserve: calibre T601 in the 34mm models and T201 in the 26 and 30mm editions.

The watch’s opaline dial is decorated in delicate relief, a typically elegant touch. Photo: Tudor