Tudor snow flake hour hand

It's the most distinctive feature of Tudor. If you don't like it, probably best to look at other brands.

It'sa Tudor thing. Other than the Ranger, I'm not interested in Tudor. There are other brands to choose from. Some people love the snowflake hands

That could cause the Tudor second hand market to drop even further, if that is possible.

I why don’t they change it? Probably because they like it and given the success of the Black Bay, they’re clearly on to something with their audience. Seems pretty obvious to me. 🤷🏾‍♂️

They do have a sharper version, which you can see on the second hand and GMT hand on the BB Pro. Would it look better if the hour hand had something similar? Maybe, maybe not.

I initially disliked it as well when I only saw it in photos, but really liked it when I saw it in person . It’s distinctive, and looks right to me on the watches they have it on. The BB Pro wouldn’t look as good with simpler hands to me. I don’t think it would match the Ranger, though, so they probably made the right choice there.

I couldn’t imagine a Tudor without the snowflake hands. It just wouldn’t be a Tudor.

The official explanation is the French Navy divers requested it for better visibility underwater in low visibility situations...

...but when you're diving, you need to track minutes, not hours. I've never understood the "official" explanation and I've never heard a credible explanation for why any diver needed better visibility of their hours underwater.

It makes it easier to distinguish the hour and minute hand easily. If you are tracking minutes, the last thing you want is to mistake the hour and minute hand.

I didn’t get the snowflake hands until I handled an FXD and then they made perfect sense. That is the most legible watch I’ve ever handled.

That actually makes sense. Was that something you read, or personal reasoning?

I did a little digging, and the earlier explanation offered appears correct. The snowflake hands allow for more lume, also assisting with visibility under water. But I could find no record of the Marine Nationale requesting any design specs.

Yeah I can understand that you need good visibility in low light but a square box?

Thanks guys you all have valid points, I still don’t like the stubby point with a square box, I just had to ask, Tudor seems to a higher quality watch being they are the little brother of Rolex, it just stumped me, being I think a higher brand would at least add a pointed tip to the hour hand and add a Mercedes type of hour hand, but I get it they are not Rolex

Sadly me too

From a stand point of looks for sure it would look a lot better but I guess that’s just me

Legibility in low light, and/or distinction from other hands, again in low light. Hearsay, old wives tales, or not, they are hella easy to spot in the dark.

That was then, now it's their thing/identity. Much like Rollies and their stupid crystal wart. At least mount it internally Rollie, my .02¢.

For analog watches, I personally don't understand why it needs to be any more accurate than pointed generally in the right direction, at minimum the start of the hour, after that floating somewhere between the hour markers.

For me and my uses, typically I'm a bit more concerned with the location of the minute/second hand, usually in relation to a bezel scale of some sort, YMMV. 🤏🏻

Thank you for your .02 I’m sure that’s how much it would cost upgrade the stubby snowflake eh

BaBam exactly

I don't think that snowflake hands suit the BB, but then I don't like any of the BB watches because of the case shape. I like the Ranger, Royal, North Flag and the Pelagos (but they suit the Pelagos)

I get the comments about it being distinctive but it’s overused. in the black bay diver lineup it makes sense to keep it but it gets in the way on the chrono and it looks out of place on the black bays with the smooth bezel both those models would be improved vastly by better hands

Tudor have made great comeback and found a very good customer base but have failed to grow outside this base over the last 4 or 5 years and I think they are at a cross roads where they either continue to service the customers they have ( no bad thing they have now got great base to continue on ) or they need to make some design changes to attract new to grow. My biggest gripe is the slabsided case design I can live with the hands because I like them enough to look at them on the divers

I had a gmt and it looked so thick I couldn’t wear it the watch felt like the biggest chunk of metal I’ve ever had and I was wearing a 44mm sinn Ux at the time that was over 200g and the Tudor made it feel small

Yeah I think it’s time for new additions for Tudor I’m sure they reliable and tough watches

I do look at others watches I just think they can add to what they already have in their collection

I like the snowflake hour hand.

Looks awful on the Black Bay range because of the horrible round indices, but look splendid on the Pelegos.

The why doesn't the ranger have it or the nothing flag and lots of vintage tudors....

Well, fair point, and I guess nothing is stopping Tudor from changing their mind and releasing a bunch of watches that don't have it. But I think, based on sales figures, marketing, etc, it's just not very likely that they will.

It is an acquired taste. But if you know, you know.

..why not update the Tudor’s major distinctive feature and make the watch look like every other wannabe Rolex diver..? Sorry for the sarcasm - but it’s what makes it a Tudor imho

I love the snowflake hand of my Pelagos. It's one of these design decitions that let you recognice it from far away.

Sarcasm welcomed we all have an personal opinion and deserved to express it

I don’t have a Pelagos, but +1 for snowflake hands on a time only dial being ridiculously legible.