Tudor Royal Day-Date 40 Stainless Steel - Yellow Gold / Champagne Ref. M2840D1A3-0002

The Tudor Royal M2840D1A3-0002 debuted in 2026 as a 40mm day-date model within the updated Royal collection, combining a stainless steel and yellow gold case with a champagne-colour dial and integrated two-tone bracelet. This reference is also notable within the Royal line for its applied stick marker configuration, a dial treatment that was not offered on the previous generation and which gives this execution a different visual character from the Roman numeral versions. Its case measures 40mm in diameter and 11.4mm in height, with polished and satin-brushed surfaces across the steel construction and yellow gold accents. The fixed bezel is executed in solid yellow gold and follows the sharply notched profile introduced for the revised Royal family, giving the watch a more defined and faceted external appearance. The screw-down winding crown is steel capped with 0.1mm of yellow gold and bears the Tudor shield in relief. Water resistance is rated to 100 metres, and the dial is protected by a sapphire crystal. The dial is executed in a champagne colour and fitted with applied stick hour markers rather than Roman numerals, which shifts the watch toward a cleaner and more restrained presentation. On the 40mm Royal, the display remains the established day-date layout, with the day at 12 o’clock and the date at 3 o’clock, but the change in markers alters the balance of the dial considerably. In combination with the warmer dial tone and yellow gold bezel, the result is a reference that retains the traditional structure of the Royal day-date while presenting it in a more streamlined and less classical way than the Roman numeral variants. Inside is the Tudor Manufacture Calibre MT5633, a self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system, 26 jewels, and a power reserve of approximately 70 hours. It is regulated to a tolerance of -2/+4 seconds per day on the fully assembled watch and incorporates Tudor’s current Manufacture movement architecture, including a variable inertia balance, a non-magnetic silicon hairspring, and a stop-seconds function for precise time setting. The bracelet is the Royal’s integrated five-link design in stainless steel and yellow gold, with centre links constructed around a steel core capped with 0.2mm of yellow gold. It is fitted with a T-fit folding clasp with safety catch in steel, finished with a logo in solid yellow gold. As with the rest of the Royal family, the bracelet forms a continuous extension of the case, but in this reference it also reinforces the material contrast that defines the watch, while the baton-marker dial gives the overall composition a more pared-back and contemporary feel within the broader two-tone Royal range