Ben Bridge, a famend watch and jewellery retailer with a wealthy heritage in watchmaking, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new Tudor boutique positioned at 2300 Kalakaua Ave in Honolulu. As Ben Bridge celebrates 35 years in Hawaii, this unimaginable new 950-square-foot retailer additionally marks the first-ever Hawaiian Tudor boutique.
The boutique showcases the long-lasting collections of the Swiss-made watch manufacture, together with the Black Bay, Pelagos, 1926, and Tudor Royal. Distinctive design parts embody a Black Bay 58 expertise desk permitting purchasers to not solely interact with the product however with the fabrication itself. The boutique additionally incorporates the Hawaiian browsing tradition with the inclusion of Tudor-branded surfboards all through the shop.
Prominently featured is the famend Black Bay assortment. The Black Bay line attracts inspiration from Tudor divers’ watches produced within the Fifties, incorporating the distinctive angular “Snowflake” palms from fashions within the model’s 1969 catalog. The shoulderless crown and case traits are paying homage to the primary generations of Tudor divers’ watches. This assortment represents a mix of conventional aesthetics and modern watchmaking, merging 70 years of Tudor dive watch historical past with modern-day manufacturing strategies, reliability, and robustness.
The acclaimed Pelagos assortment can be featured on the new Honolulu boutique due to its celebrated historical past in diving. The Tudor Pelagos, the results of years of growth for diving professionals, is the last word diver’s watch. It boasts a 500-metre (1,640 toes) water resistance and is on the market in each left- and right-handed variations with a 42 mm diameter titanium and metal case. In Fall 2023, Pelagos 39 was awarded the “Sports activities Watch” prize on the prestigious Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. The newest addition to the Pelagos household is the Pelagos FXD mannequin, that includes a 42 mm satin-brushed titanium case designed in collaboration with a specialist unit of the French Navy for underwater navigation {and professional} use.
“We’re thrilled to embark on this thrilling new chapter for Ben Bridge and Tudor in Hawaii,” says Lisa Bridge, President & CEO of Ben Bridge Jeweler. “With 112 years of watchmaking heritage, we’ve a profound appreciation for the standard and craftsmanship of advantageous watches. We cherish the longstanding relationships we’ve in-built Hawaii and eagerly anticipate being a part of many timeless moments we’ll share with our clients right here.”
Ben Bridge and Tudor hosted a celebration to have fun the grand opening of the Honolulu boutique. The occasion happened on Thursday, October 24, at Hau Tree within the Kaimana Seashore Resort. Over 100 visitors got here to have fun the opening, as they shopped for the newest Tudor novelties.
The Tudor boutique is a part of the model’s spectacular portfolio, which encompasses 36 shops throughout the U.S. Reflecting the corporate’s long-term dedication to timepieces and advantageous watchmaking, the funding on this location underscores Ben Bridge’s dedication to offering distinctive service, high quality, and a curated collection of advantageous timepieces.
For extra details about Ben Bridge Jeweler and Tudor, please go to https://www.benbridge.com/tudor-watches or the shop at 2300 Kalakaua Ave, Suite 1, Honolulu.
Photographs by Ben Bridges.