Book Review: Collecting Rolex Milgauss, Yacht-Master, Turn-O-Graph, Explorer I, Explorer II
Apr 22
In 2010, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg did a hilarious film comedy called “The Other Guys” with the premise being to show how important and meaningful the non-super star performers are on a team in the grand scheme. On team Rolex, watches like The Submariner, Daytona, and the GMT Master II are the “super star” performers which tend to grab all the mainstream...
The Rest of Rolex’s Basel 2012 New Products
Mar 08
For Rolex, the SKY-DWELLER (which I wrote about yesterday) was clearly their lead launch product for Baselworld 2012. In addition to several jewel encrusted monstrosities which hold no interest for myself and my readers, they did roll out some other items of interest. First, the long-anticipated non-date Submariner 114060 which has all of the upgrades (ceramic bezel, blue lume, bracelet,...
Rolex Unveils The SKY-DWELLER At Basel 2012!
Mar 07
A surprise new model from Rolex was debuted this morning in Basel Switzerland at the annual Baselworld Watch Fair – it’s called the SKY-DWELLER: Visually it appears to be some sort of a hybrid between the Yacht-Master II and a Datejust II. It’s not exactly what I’d call a “pilot style” watch either and the name suggests. What the SKY-DWELLER is however...
Some New Grips On My Springfield Armory EMP
Mar 04
Below is a photograph I decided to take of my recently purchased (and recently reviewed on my other site thrumylens.org) Springfield Armory EMP dressed in some new custom G10 grips: Just click on the image to see the full-size version. Pretty cool eh? ...
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...
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