Tudor Submariner 76100

The 76100 follows the earlier 9400-series Submariners, but the handoff is not a clean production-line event. Specialist descriptions place it after the 94110, while other material describes overlap between the references. That uncertainty matters because the 94110 belongs to the earlier Snowflake visual and ETA 2776 context, whereas the 76100 introduces the round-and-triangle dial and its lollipop hour hand. The reason for the overlap is not documented.

The movement change is clearer than its rationale. The 76100 is documented with a Tudor-signed ETA 2824-2 family movement, replacing the earlier movement families seen in the 9400-series. Its 28,800 vibrations per hour, approximately 40-hour reserve, and 25 jewels are reported in contemporary specifications, but descriptions alternate between ETA 2824 and ETA 2824-2. That variation supports an ETA 2824-2 family identification, not a proven internal sequence of 76100 movement marks.

The dial layout remains the reference’s stable visual base. Looking through the acrylic crystal, round luminous plots form most of the hour track, with triangles at 6, 9, and 12 and the date at 3. The tritium inscription is a separate variable. “T SWISS T” is associated with earlier production, while “T-SWISS-T” appears on later examples, including a documented 1985 example and a late 1988 watch. Because the 1985 evidence already reaches into the later form, collectors infer a broad tendency rather than a fixed punctuation cutoff.

By the end of the run, the 76100 does not simply receive a final, securely documented factory closing date. Examples are recorded from 1984 through 1988, while the successor 79090 is generally placed around 1989. The case and overall format stayed stable, while dial printing and handset details provide most of the dating signal, which is why originality checks matter so much on this reference.

These three references frame the 76100 as a transition rather than a clean replacement. The 94110 shows the earlier date Snowflake context, the 79090 shows where the lollipop experiment led, and the 94010 isolates the no-date side of the preceding 9400-series family.

Buying a Tudor Submariner 76100 is principally an originality problem. The reference shares enough visual language with the 94110 and 79090 that a genuine case can be paired with a plausible but incorrect dial, hand set, bezel, or movement. The safest purchase is not the prettiest isolated component, but a watch whose independent details agree.