Now what sort of watch do you think Clark Gable wore? Well it turns out that he didn’t restrict himself to a single watch, and that he was a man of varied tastes. Two of his watches, both looking lovingly… Read More ›
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Baselworld 2012 : Tudor Heritage Black Bay
Although we have some (vintage) Rolex devotees amongst us, we also have some Tudor fans, and with this year’s Baselworld 2012 offerings from the former, a few of us have already been muttering aloud about whether Tudor is more interesting… Read More ›
Rolex is the U.K.’s top ‘super brand’ for 2012
Rolex has topped the U.K. Consumer Superbrands index for the first time, with Coca-Cola and Google at second and third place respectively. Administered by the Centre for Brand Analaysis, the annual consumer brands survey lists the top 500 consumer and… Read More ›
A GTG at Scopri Italian Restaurant
Scopri 191 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053 Ph : (03) 9347 8252 A week after having spent a few days in Melbourne, I found myself there again for the Melbourne Watchband’s end of year dinner last month, having been talked… Read More ›
Hands-on with the Rolex Explorer II
One of Rolex’s most talked about announcements at Basel World 2011 was an updated Explorer II (Ref. 216570), with a 24-hour arrow hand in orange, harking back to the original 1971 Ref.1655 Explorer II, which was an addition to the… Read More ›
Sold : John Wayne’s Rolex King Midas
(Photo from Heritage Auctions) The “Personal Property of John Wayne Signature Auction”, conducted by Heritage Auctions, has just closed, with an astonishing total of $5,382,492 for the sale. Amongst the items sold was Lot 44182, described as follows : “An… Read More ›
The Double Red Sea-Dweller (DRSD)
We have previously written about the Rolex Ref. 5510. Today, we look at another iconic and highly collectable Rolex, the Double Red Sea-Dweller. The Reference 1655, known as the “DRSD” by Rolex fans, commenced production in the late 1960s. Very… Read More ›
World record amount paid for Rolex wristwatch
Antiquorum’s most recent watch auction, “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces”, was held in Geneva on Sunday, March 27, with a result of CHF 6,457,937 (USD 7,057, 360) for 564 timepieces, with 83 % sold. One of the most notable sales… Read More ›
Rolex 5510 – Some notes
As we have mentioned in this previous post, Rolex 5510s have been in the news a little of late (and in the US$66,100 ebay 5510’s case, this interest even appeared in the non-watch media). Compared to the 5510 that went… Read More ›
Rolex 5510 – Christie’s Auction 2366
If you lost out on the recent much talked about ebay auction of a Rolex 5510 covered here by Hodinkee, you can always try for this one, up for auction at Christie’s Sale 2366 on 14 December in New York…. Read More ›
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