MilitadoML06
Homage to the Tudor Black Bay 58
about$149
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Militado ML06 is a homage to the Tudor Black Bay 58, with a 38 mm case, 1 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 200 m. It costs about $149 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference M79030N-0001. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | ML06 | Black Bay 58 (M79030N-0001) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38 mm | 39 mm | −1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 46 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 13 mm | ≈ 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 20 mm | ≈ 20 mm | same |
| Water resistance | 200 m | Not published | |
| Movement | Automatic, NH35 | Automatic, MT5402 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, high clear AR coating, domed | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Rotating, Matte ceramic, black or grey | Unidirectional rotating, steel, coin edge, Black metal insert with gold-toned markings | |
| Case material | 316L steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Super-LumiNova C3 on the vintage dials; BGW9 on the General Black dial and the red bezel model, on dial, hands and markers | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Rivet-style steel bracelet, 20 mm at the lugs tapering to 16 mm | Steel, rivet-style | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ ML06, Lug width: median of 7 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Black Bay 58, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (11.9–12 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Black Bay 58, Lug width: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Tudor
Black Bay 58
Reference M79030N-0001, black dial, steel bracelet
- Case
- 39 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- ≈ 12 mm
- Water resistance
- Not published
- Movement
- Automatic, MT5402
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness4 / 61 mm apart
- Lug width4 / 4Same size
Design signatures— / 40
- Snowflake hands10 / 10Angular snowflake-style lumed hour hand with a sword minute hand and a square-tipped seconds hand in every official image.
- Black unidirectional bezel with gold-toned markings and arrow index4 / 8The vintage matte black variant has a black bezel with gold-toned markings and a red-tipped triangle; the general black variant has white markings and the red variant a burgundy bezel.
- Domed black dial with gilt-toned print and applied plot markers3.5 / 7Domed black dial with round and bar markers; the vintage variant has gilt-toned print and cream lume, the general black variant white print.
- Oversized crown5 / 5Large screw-down crown, unsigned, that stands out against the case flank.
- Rivet-style steel bracelet5 / 5Riveted-look steel bracelet, 20 mm tapering to 16 mm.
- Dateless dial1.5 / 3Dateless on three variants; a date-window version is also listed.
- Brushed case top with polished flanks and edge1 / 2Mostly brushed case and bracelet; the polished flank and edge of the original are not clearly visible in the images.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications8 / 8Time only, as on the original; one variant adds a date window.
- Bezel action2 / 4Rotating bezel; the brand page does not state the action, reviewers describe 120 clicks, unidirectional.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L steel case; the bezel insert is ceramic (black or grey) or coloured, where the original has a metal insert.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Domed sapphire crystal with AR coating and no cyclops.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 7 reviews we read or watched, 2 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
Reviewers found the ML06 well finished for the price: a domed sapphire crystal, a 120-click bezel with little or no back play, a screw-down crown and a bracelet with solid end links and a full milled clasp. Those who measured it found about 38 mm across, 46 mm lug to lug and 13 mm thick, close to the brand's figures, and 20 mm between the lugs.
The common complaints are about the bracelet clasp, which has no micro-adjustment and is described as basic, the faux rivets, and the thickness for a 38 mm watch. One reviewer found slack in the end links and bracelet holes, which others did not report. One thought the hands were a shade whiter than the dial lume, and one found the lume weak. Reviewers describe the design as following the Black Bay 58 with an NH35 movement in place of the original's in-house one.
Good
- Compact 38 mm case, about 46 mm lug to lug
- Domed sapphire crystal with AR coating
- 120-click bezel with little back play
- Solid end links and a milled clasp
- Several dial and bezel colours
Less good
- About 13 mm thick for a 38 mm case
- Clasp has no micro-adjustment
- One reviewer found slack in the end links
- Faux rivets on the bracelet
- Lume described as weak by one reviewer
Versions and colours
- Red bezel, BGW9 lumeIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $149
- Vintage matte black, C3 lume, no dateIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $149
- General black, BGW9 lumeIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $149
- Vintage matte black, C3 lume, date windowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $149
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.