Lot Essay
With Tudor Guarantee dated December 1995, brochure, original fitted red presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with an example of Tudor Anthology by Alberto Isnardi in which the present watch and its original Guarantee are prominently illustrated and described on pp. 198-201.
The present watch is from the first generation of reference 79270, introduced in 1995 together with references 79260 and 79280, fitted with thinner cases and sapphire crystals. Reference 79260 is however the rarest of the three models, featuring a revolving bezel calibrated for 12 hours instead of the more common tachymetre scale of its peers. It was discontinued already in 1999 whereas production of references 79260 and 79280 continued for a number of years.
The present watch is from the first generation of reference 79270, introduced in 1995 together with references 79260 and 79280, fitted with thinner cases and sapphire crystals. Reference 79260 is however the rarest of the three models, featuring a revolving bezel calibrated for 12 hours instead of the more common tachymetre scale of its peers. It was discontinued already in 1999 whereas production of references 79260 and 79280 continued for a number of years.