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New Releases · 2025-11-19

Tudor Ranger 36 Black: an expedition watch without excess

The 2025 Ranger 36 black-dial reference M79930-0001 reduces Tudor's heritage field-watch design to compact proportions and a robust 70-hour automatic movement.

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By Chronolume digest · Original English summary · Based on Tudor official product; Dubai Watch Week 2025 reporting

Tudor Ranger 36 M79930-0001 with black dial and steel bracelet
Tudor Ranger 36 M79930-0001 with black dial and steel bracelet Lepage / Tudor ↗

What to know

The black-dial Tudor Ranger 36 demonstrates that restraint can be the most durable design language. Announced with the Dune White models at Dubai Watch Week 2025, the 36 mm M79930-0001 keeps the expedition-watch vocabulary intact: pale luminous Arabic numerals, a broad arrow-shaped hand, a high-contrast minute scale and an unobtrusive smooth bezel.

Its satin-brushed steel case is only 11 mm thick yet provides 100 m water resistance. Inside, the COSC-certified manufacture MT5400 winds automatically and offers around 70 hours of reserve. Tudor's steel bracelet includes its adjustable T-fit clasp. The decision to shrink the Ranger from its familiar 39 mm size suits its functional dial and recalls the compact proportions of historical field watches.

Black Tudor Ranger 36 mm field watch on a wrist
Black Tudor Ranger 36 mm field watch on a wrist Hodinkee ↗

At a glance

Specifications reported by Tudor official product; Dubai Watch Week 2025 reporting
ReferenceM79930-0001
Case36 mm steel; 11 mm thick
MovementMT5400 COSC automatic
Power reserve70 hours
Water resistance100 m
DialMatte black
BraceletSteel with T-fit
LaunchNovember 2025

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Tudor Ranger 36 Black M79930-0001 · M79930-0001 ↗

Source & attribution

Tudor official product; Dubai Watch Week 2025 reporting · Published 2025-11-19 ↗

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