Collection: TUDOR Ranger

The TUDOR Ranger traces its roots to 1952, when TUDOR equipped members of the British North Greenland Expedition with its brand-new Oyster Prince, the brand's first automatic and waterproof watch, for a two-year scientific mission studying Greenland's ice sheets. The expedition doubled as a real-world stress test, with explorers logging how the watches performed against extreme cold, and that heritage of a rugged, dependable expedition watch would later crystallize into the Ranger name and 3-6-9-12 dial aesthetic that debuted in 1965.

TUDOR revived the Ranger in 2022 to mark the 70th anniversary of that Greenland expedition, reintroducing the collection as a modern tool watch built in the same spirit: robust, practical, and more affordable than TUDOR's dive-focused Black Bay and Pelagos lines. The current Ranger features a 36mm or 39mm fully brushed stainless steel case, a smooth bezel, and a domed sapphire crystal over a black or "Dune white" dial with luminescent Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 and an arrow-shaped hour hand, all recalling the original 1960s design. It's powered by TUDOR's in-house Manufacture Calibre MT5402 or MT5400, and pairs with either a steel bracelet featuring TUDOR's T-fit rapid adjustment clasp or a fabric strap for a more casual, expedition-ready look.

King Jewelers is an authorized TUDOR watch retailer in Nashville, carrying the TUDOR Ranger in both 36mm and 39mm sizes on steel bracelet and fabric strap. Every TUDOR watch purchase includes free shipping, and our team can help you compare Ranger sizes and configurations in person at our Green Hills showroom in Nashville or online at kingjewelers.com.

1952: A Real Scientific Expedition, Not Yet Named "Ranger"
The TUDOR Ranger's true origin predates the name itself. In 1952, the British North Greenland Expedition, a two-year scientific mission studying Greenland's ice sheets, outfitted its team of scientists and sailors with the brand-new TUDOR Oyster Prince, the company's first automatic and waterproof watch. TUDOR used the expedition as a real-world proving ground, asking the explorers to log how the watches performed under extreme cold, arctic conditions no watch had faced before at that scale. Notably, none of those original watches (Ref. 7808) actually carried "Ranger" branding; they were simply Oyster Prince watches undergoing field testing.

1965: The Ranger Becomes Its Own Identity
The name and aesthetic that would define the Ranger crystallized around 1965 with reference 7995, an Oyster Prince model featuring the design elements collectors now associate with the Ranger: luminescent Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12, an arrow-shaped hour hand, and the word "Ranger" printed at 6 o'clock. Curiously, "Ranger" wasn't its own standalone reference number for most of its production history; it shared case references (7965, 7966, 7995, 7996, 9050, and others) with standard TUDOR Oyster Prince and Prince Oysterdate models, differentiated mainly by dial and hand configuration. This makes vintage Ranger authentication a genuinely tricky, well-documented pursuit among collectors even today. The Ranger name itself dates back even further: Hans Wilsdorf officially registered "Ranger" as a trademark in 1929, decades before it appeared on a dial.

Key Milestones

1929 — Hans Wilsdorf registers the "Ranger" name

1952 — British North Greenland Expedition tests TUDOR Oyster Prince watches in Arctic conditions

1965 — Reference 7995 establishes the classic Ranger dial design (3-6-9-12 numerals, arrow hand)

1969 — TUDOR shield logo replaces the rose logo on Ranger dials

1973 — Ranger II debuts (Ref. 9111), introducing an integrated bracelet design

1980s — Ranger finally receives dedicated reference numbers (90330, 90220) as a standalone model

1988 — Original Ranger discontinued

2014 — Heritage Ranger revival launches at 41mm, dropping the "Ranger" dial text but keeping the aesthetic

2022 — Modern Ranger relaunches at 39mm to mark the 70th anniversary of the British North Greenland Expedition

2023 — Ranger expands to include a 36mm size with a "Dune white" dial, a subtle nod to TUDOR's involvement in the Dakar Rally

What Defines a Ranger Today
The current Ranger stays remarkably faithful to the 1965 blueprint: a fully brushed stainless steel case (36mm or 39mm), a smooth bezel, domed sapphire crystal, and the signature 3-6-9-12 luminescent numeral layout with an arrow-shaped hour hand. It's powered by TUDOR's in-house Manufacture Calibre MT5400 or MT5402, and pairs with either a steel bracelet featuring TUDOR's T-fit rapid-adjustment clasp or a fabric strap for a more casual, expedition-inspired look, positioning the Ranger as one of TUDOR's most accessible entry points into genuine in-house Swiss watchmaking.

At King Jewelers
King Jewelers is an authorized TUDOR watch retailer in Nashville, carrying the TUDOR Ranger in both 36mm and 39mm sizes on steel bracelet and fabric strap. Every TUDOR watch purchase includes free shipping, and our team can help you compare Ranger sizes and configurations in person at our Green Hills showroom in Nashville or online at kingjewelers.com.

The TUDOR Ranger is offered in two sizes, 36mm and 39mm, on either a steel bracelet with T-fit clasp or a fabric strap for a more casual, expedition-style look. King Jewelers carries both sizes and strap options for this accessible entry into TUDOR's in-house watchmaking.

Ranger 39mm — Steel bracelet or fabric strap, MT5402 movement, the size matching the 2022 relaunch's original proportions.

Ranger 36mm — Smaller case, includes a "Dune white" dial nodding to TUDOR's Dakar Rally involvement.