"It's Clean" The Tudor Ranger Beige

Which as we all know is what attracted Major Lawrence to the desert.

With those cinematic bon mots out of the way, on to the latest offering from Tudor -

Courtesy of Tudor

First impressions? Well, here gentle reader, I have to be honest -

Meh.... 

Meaning I was left unmoved, unimpressed, and uninspired. As mentioned on more than one occasion - I am the proud owner of a Tudor. I have had some desirous thoughts about the Tudor Professional (opaline dial), and although it's not everyone's baby, the pink dialed chronograph was an inspired release. And for once Tudor showed restraint by not flooding the market with a gazillion of them. What was mocked by some has become a hot ticket! 

So in fairness, Tudor can execute. It just seems that the execution is somewhat sporadic. The new Tudor Ranger in beige is not "born to dare". It is like my high school soccer coach - playing not to lose. When you're so fearful of losing, you become too afraid to win.

But with that said, and in all fairness, this might be just the ticket for you. So here are the pertinents, straight from Tudor -

Watch Specifications

Reference: M79930-0008

• Five-year Guarantee

  Five-year transferable guarantee with no registration or periodic maintenance checks required

• Case

  36mm steel case, satin finish

  Lugs: 19mm lug width

  Case thickness: 11.0mm

• Movement

  Manufacture Calibre MT5400 (COSC)
  Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system

• Power Reserve

  Power reserve of approximately 70 hours

• Winding Crown

  Steel screw-down crown with the TUDOR rose in relief

• Waterproofness

  Waterproof to 100m (330 ft)

• Bezel

  Smooth satin-brushed steel

• Dial

  Beige, domed

• Crystal

  Domed sapphire crystal

• Bracelet

  Green fabric bracelet with red and beige stripes and buckle