The role of the dive watch may have evolved, but the Snowflake hand has endured. It's the quickest way to recognize a TUDOR watch. But how is this unique design achieved?

It begins with a thin yet strong brass ribbon, approximately the thickness of the watch hands—very thin. This brass ribbon is first unfurled, and a stamping machine punches out the shape of a Snowflake hand. The resulting pattern forms the "inside" of the Snowflake hands. To complete the entire hand, the diameter of the pattern is enlarged and stamped again. This time, the whole hand is produced, but it remains hollow at this stage with no material filling the hand.

The hand is polished and finished before being filled with luminescent material to ensure a long-lasting glow. Using a proprietary technique, the hands are filled and then placed on a card, ready for a watchmaker to install by hand. This step cannot be done by machine, making the watchmaker essential to this phase of assembly. After all, the hands are a key feature of the watch, visible every time you check the time.