In the past 10 years, Tudor has been has been doing a fantastic job with their contemporary offerings.

Watches such as the Black Bay, Heritage Chronograph and Pelagos collections have been flying off the shelves for their impressive looks, sporty construction and aggressive price points.

This watch, a North Flag, is somewhat of a landmark piece for Tudor, as it would house the brands first in-house movement — setting the tone for nearly all watches to follow, as well as the direction of the company.

Prior to the calibre within this piece, all Tudor movements since the brand was conceived in 1926 have been outsourced from suppliers to keep production cost, and therefore retail pricing, down — an ethos that the brand was almost entirely founded with.

Drawing inspiration from a vintage piece, the Ranger II, the North Flag was designed to be a function-forward daily-wearable piece, utilizing a high-contrast dial for legibility, a screw-down crown, and versatile proportions. It features a 40mm stainless steel case with an integrated bracelet and signed fliplock clasp, a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, a luminous matte black dial with a power reserve indicator at 9:00, a date at 3:00, and a matching white 'broad arrow' handset.

Powered by Tudor's Calibre MT5621 automatic winding movement with a 70hr power reserve, this now discontinued, thoroughly modern tool watch is suitable for a wide variety of occasions and while somewhat overlooked, is an important piece in the history of one of the hottest brands of the last decade.

Though not for everyone, it's hard to fault, and we're fans.