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MT5652

Cal. MT5652 is an in-house automatic movement with GMT from Tudor, introduced in 2018.

Cal. MT5652 is a GMT movement with date, and is similar to the date-only Cal. MT5612. It is a mainstream automatic movement, including common features like central seconds, bi-directional winding using a central rotor, hacking seconds, quick date correction, and instant date change. Being a modern design created by Rolex, it uses a variable-inertia balance with micro-adjustment by screw and silicon balance spring.

Tudor MT56 Family Overview

Tudor traditionally used movements from major manufacturers, chiefly ETA in modern times, as a differentiator from parent company Rolex. Beginning in 2015, the company began producing a line of “Manufacture Tudor” movements for certain models, beginning with Cal. MT5621. These are based on Rolex technology, and include that company’s silicon hairspring technology, full balance bridge and free-sprung Microstella balance wheel.

In 2016, Tudor founded a new movement producer in Geneva known as Kenissi managed by Eric Yvon Pirson (head of Tudor), Jean-Paul Girardin (formerly of Breitling), and Philippe Jacques Dalloz. Two years later, the company constructed a new factory in Le Locle on land owned by Rolex. Chanel invested in Kenissi in 2019, taking a 20% stake in the company. As of 2020, Kenissi produces movements for Tudor, Chanel, Breitling, and Norqain.

31.8 mm33.8 mm
No DateMT5602MT5601
DateMT5612
Breitling B20
Power Reserve, DateMT5621
Big DateMT5641
GMT HandMT5652
Norqain NN20/2

Note that Tudor also produces a smaller movement, Cal. MT5402. Although it shares many characteristics with this family of movements, it is different in many details and is considered unrelated.

Tudor MT5612
Norqain NN20/2
Breitling B20

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