Category: Rolex

  • Honor the Special Forces with this Special Forces Issue Rolex Submariner

    Honor the Special Forces with this Special Forces Issue Rolex Submariner

    Tactical military watches that are sold to the general public are usually tough, rugged watches that can take the same abuse that soldiers in the field take during the dangerous physical strain felt during war time. They would not be considered luxury time pieces by anyone. Until now, that is, with the release of the…

  • Ridiculously Rare Rolex Oyster “Paul Newman” Daytona Gold Watch Sold at Auction

    Ridiculously Rare Rolex Oyster “Paul Newman” Daytona Gold Watch Sold at Auction

    Known as “The Legend”, the Rolex Rolex Oyster Paul Newman Daytona Gold Watch was just sold for just over $3.7 million USD on the second day of one of the most important timepiece auctions ever to take place—the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction. This watch was the second most expensive Rolex ever sold publicly. The first…

  • Bao Dai: The Most Expensive Rolex Ever?

    Bao Dai: The Most Expensive Rolex Ever?

    Next month – at the Geneva Watch Auction: Five – one watch is poised to break the all-time high Rolex auction record. The Bao Dai, otherwise known as reference 6062, has a presale estimate set by Phillips Auction house at $1.5 million. This Rolex triple display calendar with moonphase is one of only three yellow…

  • Most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction

    Most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction

    Yesterday, at the Geneva Watch Auction: Five, the Rolex reference 6062, aka the “Bao Dai,” broke the all-time record for a Rolex at auction. According to Phillips, “Following an eight-minute bidding war, between ten bidders in the room and three on the telephone, the iconic Rolex Reference 6062, ‘Bao Dai’ sold for CHF 5,066,000 to…

  • Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona coming up for sale in October

    Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona coming up for sale in October

    This October, Phillips Watches will host their first ever watch auction in New York, highlighted by a timepiece that will surely garner the attention of the worldwide watch collecting community. Aurel Bacs, in association with Phillips, will be auctioning the most coveted Paul Newman Daytona, possibly of all time: Paul Newman’s actual Ref. 6239 Rolex…

  • Rolex debuts Sky-Dweller in stainless steel

    Rolex debuts Sky-Dweller in stainless steel

    Rolex has announced six new “Rolesor” versions of the Sky-Dweller for 2017, which consist of 904L stainless steel cases with 18K yellow or white gold bezels (the bracelet center links on the yellow gold versions are crafted in 18K solid gold). Previously the Sky-Dweller – which was introduced in 2012 – was only available in…

  • The Rolex Sea-Dweller Hands-On

    The Rolex Sea-Dweller Hands-On

    One of the most newsworthy Rolex introductions from 2017 was surely the new 43 mm diameter Sea-Dweller. The 2017 Sea-Dweller features the next generation Rolex 3235 caliber automatic, that has a 70-hour power reserve and is a so-called Superlative Chronometer with impressive -2/+2 precision after being cased up. A new ceramic bezel with numerals and…

  • Baselworld 2017: Rolex Sea-Dweller

    Baselworld 2017: Rolex Sea-Dweller

    Originally created in 1967 – in collaboration with the French diving company COMEX – the Sea-Dweller is a more robust version of the Submariner. While the Submariner is a professional dive watch, the Sea-Dweller is the thicker, more athletic, deeper diving brother. Rolex is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sea-Dweller this year and at…

  • The Rolex Reference 5513 Matte Dial

    The Rolex Reference 5513 Matte Dial

    Rolex Ref. 5513 Matte Dial This is a Rolex Ref. 5513 Submariner with a matte dial and no-date. It is was produced for a longtime by Rolex (from 1962-1990) and so there are a number of variations between different model years. This is an earlier example from 1967 which has “feet” printed on the dial…

  • Introducing the Rolex Milgauss “Z Blue”

    Introducing the Rolex Milgauss “Z Blue”

    Originally created in 1956 for engineers and technicians who are exposed to magnetic fields which disrupt the watch accuracy, the Milgauss was designed to resist magnetic interference up to 1,000 gauss, hence the name “mille” which is French for “thousand.” The big Milgauss news for 2014 is the new Z blue dial — combined with…

  • Rolex GMT Master II with black-blue bezel and black DLC case

    Rolex GMT Master II with black-blue bezel and black DLC case

    Personally, the GMT Master II with black and blue Cerachrom bezel is one of my favorite current production Rolex watches. And while I could never see paying extra money to coat it with a DLC treatment that effectively devalues the timepiece, and voids the factory warranty. The blacked out GMT Master II looks pretty badass,…

  • Rolex Submariner 1680 X Horween Strap

    Rolex Submariner 1680 X Horween Strap

    Fullscreen For this hands-on review, we paired a vintage Rolex Submariner and a locally made Horween leather strap, resulting in a dinstinctive aesthetic that is as handsome as any Submariner with a steel bracelet. Most people that buy a Submariner, wear it with the included steel bracelet, and that is not a bad thing, but…