The TUDOR Ranger “Dune White”: Spirit of Expedition Reborn

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For TUDOR, 2025 was a spectacular year. Alongside a trio of burgundy Black Bay 58s, chromatic Black Bay Chronos, and a new moonphase-adorned 1926 Luna collection, TUDOR refined one of their most understated icons: the Ranger. As TUDOR’s ultra-robust and fuss-free field watch embodies their spirit of expedition, the Ranger receives a fresh “Dune white” dial and a compact 36-millimetre case size.

Here’s everything you need to know.

Spirit of the Ranger

Since 1929, the TUDOR Ranger has been an accessory of adventure. Registered by Hans Wilsdorf in the year, the then-new ‘Ranger’ title represented TUDOR’s bold spirit of adventure and exploration, rather than a specific model or collection. In the latter half of the 20th century, humanity rose from the ashes of World War II and focused on exploration. While so, an Oyster Prince’s design established the blueprint for TUDOR’s modern Ranger — large luminescent Arabic numerals at three, six, nine, and twelve, and uniquely designed hands set upon a plain dial.

Robustness always remained at the heart of TUDOR’s philosophy. Alongside enduring real-world extreme conditions at the British North Greenland Expedition, this was brilliantly showcased in an early 1970s TUDOR catalogue. It featured a humble lumberjack wearing a Ranger on his wrist, saying he “chose his watch as carefully as he chose his chainsaw”. Over the course of history, the Ranger saw countless iterations, many bearing the TUDOR rose logo and automatic or winding movements. In 1973, TUDOR’s ‘Ranger II’ introduced the iconic TUDOR shield logo on its dial along with an integrated bracelet.

An Epic Adventure on Ice

Traversing into the Arctic, the British North Greenland Expedition of 1952-54 was led by a crew of brave military and civil scientists. The objective? To perform geological, meteorological, climatological, and physiological studies upon Greenland’s 2,700-meeter thick ice sheet at extreme sub-zero temperature. In addition, the crew planted their flag upon previously uncharted mountain peaks and researched to develop extreme temperature military clothing and gear (including watches).

As the TUDOR Oyster Prince was introduced the same year, Hans Wilsdorf supplied the British North Greenland Expedition crew with new watches to test out and provide feedback. Every day, the crew tested the watches’ accuracy and performance by comparing them against the BBC’s daily radio broadcasts. The British North Greenland Expedition represented a seminal moment for TUDOR’s tool watches and their heritage, as one of the brand’s first long-term, real-world extreme condition tests.

The TUDOR Ranger “Dune White”

As one of TUDOR’s premier launches of 2025, the latest Ranger channels the Oyster Prince’s spirit of exploration from the 1950s with the British North Greenland Expedition to the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter with the Dakar Rally. In a new 36-millimetre case size and “Dune white” dial, it boasts the classic three-six-nine-twelve Arabic numerical index layout and ‘Ranger’ hands painted with Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova. Upon close inspection, you’ll notice that the seconds hand is burgundy-tipped, nodding to the Dakar Rally endurance race. Also available in a 39-millimetre option with the “Dune white” dial, the brushed smooth satin-brushed 316L steel case offers 100 metres of water resistance. Inside, the automatic calibre MT5400 is COSC-certified, offering a 70-hour power reserve.

Experience the TUDOR Ranger at Kapoor Watch Co.

In 2022, TUDOR marked the 70th anniversary of the British North Greenland Expedition, presenting the refined Ranger model — a tool watch that perfectly embodied TUDOR’s spirit of daring adventure, complete with a 39-millimetre case and carrying its fuss-free architecture. Kapoor Watch Co. embraces the Ranger’s near-century-old legacy and tradition of expedition as an official retailer of TUDOR watches.

In current catalogues, the Ranger arrives in a fresh “Dune white” dial or classic matte black dial. With size options of 36 and 39 millimetres, it’s cased out of smooth satin-brushed 316L steel. You may choose between bracelet options of three-link stainless steel with TUDOR ‘T-fit’ safety catch or green fabric strap adorned with red and beige stripes. These tri-colour fabric straps are woven by the Julien Faure company in the Saint-Étienne region, France, on jacquard looms from the 19th century. Inside, the automatic calibre MT5400 (36-millimetre models) and MT5402 (39-millimetre models) are both COSC-certified chronometres with approximately 70-hour power reserves.