Tudor 05723 41 mm: what to check on a used piece

Tudor 05723 41 mm is the reference in this note. Lay the watch on a plain cloth under a lamp. Read the case flank before you read the dial, because the flank shows tool marks and a polished edge that a photo crops away. Count the lugs. Note whether they are drilled. A drilled lug means the strap can be changed with a spring bar, and the hole should be round rather than oval from a bar that was forced. Flex the bracelet at the first link. Stretch that does not return is wear, not a style. The clasp should close with one click and sit flat. If it stands proud, the fold has been bent. Look through the crystal at an angle. Dust on the inside of the glass is a different problem from a scratch on the outside. Write which one you see. Then set the hands and watch them for a full minute so you can say whether the seconds hand ticks or sweeps. That single observation tells you the kind of movement in the case. Record it next to the reference engraving. The two notes belong together.

How it differs

Tudor 05723 41 mm should be checked as one case, one dial, and one bracelet or strap. Measure the width and the lug-to-lug distance. Read the engraving. Then see which part looks newer than the others. People change crystals, inserts, clasps, and straps. The case is the part that should still match the reference you wrote down.

What to check on a used piece

What to check on a used Tudor 05723 41 mm starts with the engraving. The reference to read is 05723. Measure the case. Listings often say 41 mm, and the ruler is the check. Then check end-link play, clasp fold, and whether the hands pass each other. There is no price in this note.

Common mods

Common changes are the strap or bracelet, the crystal, the clasp, and sometimes the hands. Write which of those looks newer than the case. Leave the reference name tied to the engraving.

What people change

On the Tudor 05723 41 mm, people change the bracelet, the case, or the movement.