The 2014 Tudor Heritage Ranger with its camouflage fabric strap. There are three strap options for the Tudor Heritage Ranger: steel bracelet, bund strap and leather strap. Every watch comes with the camouflage fabric strap as an added bonus. Priced at CHF2,700 (around US$3,000 / SGD3,780 / MYR9,720) for both the bund strap and leather strap options and CHF2,800 (around US$3,150 / SGD3,920 / MYR10,100) for the watch with the steel bracelet. Photo: © Tudor

While it is deeply inspired by a historic model, the Oyster Prince Ranger of 1967, the brand states that the 2014 Heritage Ranger is “far from being a mere re-edition”.

From what we were told, the brand doesn’t create “replicas”; rather it is about appreciating the spirit of the old, re-interpreting it and completely reworking it.

The Tudor Heritage Ranger of 2014 is larger than the original of 1967 with its diameter of 41mm and the entire case is satin-finished.

The finish expresses “the functionality, technical prowess and robustness of an object that could have been standard equipment in the packs of sled-dog mushers” that were about to face the most extreme conditions, states the brand.

Tudor’s 2014 Heritage Ranger with a steel bracelet. Powered by the Calibre 2824, the 41mm diameter steel case is satin-finished and water-resistant to 150m (500ft). Photo: © TANG Portfolio. 2014 BaselWorld

Like the 1967 original, the lugs of the Heritage Ranger are drilled through for the strap bars. The dial with the Tudor rose symbol is matt black and is domed, similar to the brand’s watches of the 1950s and 1960s.

 

 

The original dial of the Oyster Prince Ranger of 1967 is domed and has hand-painted dials. The 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock hour indexes of the Heritage Ranger are likewise hand-painted with lots of SuperLuminova and now has a burgundy sweep seconds hand.

There are three available strap options: the steel bracelet, bund strap and leather strap. Every Tudor Heritage Ranger will also have what the brand terms “a camouflage fabric strap” with a buckle.

While the vast majority of camouflage straps are painted, those provided by Tudor for its Heritage Rangers are weaved from several different shades of green threading. Photo: © TANG Portfolio. 2014 BaselWorld

The camouflage strap for Tudor’s Heritage Ranger is not an ordinary strap. As a Tudor spokesperson highlights, “Around 95% of camouflage fabrics are painted with ‘fake’ colours,” but “… the cotton fibres used for Tudor’s fabric strap are coloured in different shades of green and weaved.”