Review of the Rolex Explorer II 216570
Jan 19
Review of the Rolex Explorer II 216570 By: John B. Holbrook, II January 20th, 2012 If you’re a long time reader of LuxuryTyme.com, you’ll know my very first brand new Rolex was a white dial Explorer II 16570 I purchased back in 2004. When I bought my first white dial Daytona, I decided I didn’t need two white dial Rolexes in my collection, and sold my Explorer II. Truth be...
Rolex Releases Perpetual Spirit: On Exploration
Nov 15
Last week, I got an interesting surprise from Rolex. A few times a year, they usually send me a few copies of the PERPETUAL SPIRIT magazine (which I’ve talked about before here on LuxuryTyme in this article). However, their most recent publication which I was sent was a special edition called PERPETUAL SPIRIT: ON EXPLORATION: This was no mere magazine, but rather a book dedicated to...
Rolex USA Price List As Of May 2011
May 17
If you haven’t yet heard, Rolex has once again increased the US Retail prices on nearly all their models. The Rolex Reference Page at LuxuryTyme.com has obtained a PDF price list containing all Rolex models available in the US, along with their current retail price. You can download a copy for yourself by clicking on the link below: ROLEX PRICES MAY 2011 A few examples from this...
Surprise! Rolex Selects New CEO!
May 04
For a company that historically hasn’t changed very much, Rolex has certainly had it’s share of changes at the top over the last two years. Rolex has just announced that it has a new CEO – Riccardo Marini. Recall that in 2008, long-time Rolex CEO Patrick Heiniger was ousted amidst unsubstantiated rumors that he had invested and subsequently lost a substantial amount of...
The 2011 Baselworld New Models From Rolex!
Mar 23
Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend the Baselworld watch fair and trade show in Basel, Switzerland – my recent shoulder surgery is to blame there. But, I still have a line on all the new models Rolex introduced at the Basel this year: OYSTER PERPETUAL COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA CASE Type OYSTER (monobloc middle case, screw-down case back, winding crown and chronograph pushers) Diameter 40...
VIDEO REVIEW: The Rolex Datejust 16013
Jan 21
For the past few months I’ve been experimenting with producing video content, which I’ve posted to YouTube on the official WATCH TALK FORUMS channel on YouTube. I think I’m finally getting handle on producing content in this new medium, and have done my first-ever watch video on my vintage Rolex Datejust 16013 – check it out: The video is shot in HD – if you click...
A Video Review of My Rolex Collectible Pens
Jan 06
Today I’m releasing my *first ever* Rolex related video – an review and overview of my Rolex collectible Pens! I’ve been experimenting with producing YouTube videos on other topics, and am ready to start adding video content here on LuxuryTyme: The Rolex Reference Page. Here’s the video: The video was recorded in HD using my Canon 7D DSLR. If you click on the...
Changes & Updates On DoubleRedSeadweller.com
Jan 04
Chances are you’ve visited Ed Delgado’s DoubleRedSeadweller.com website before – it’s been a valuable reference for fans of vintage Rolex sport watches for many years. Ed’s one of the most well known and well respected collectors in the Rolex community – and a good friend as well. Ed even moderated the Vintage Rolex Forum on my site WATCH TALK FORUMS for...
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