Report... Rolex Exhibition: "A Journey Through History"...

Nov 28, 2010,13:30 PM
 

Under the title "Rolex: A journey through history," my dear friends of an Rolex AD in Spain have organized an exhibition that, frankly, I´m really happy didn´t got lost.

Yesterday, a good number of friends got together for a pleasant Saturday, the excuse for the meeting ??... simple: what better than a good number of friends together, a nice environment where a good time and a stunning exhibition at the height of the best events I have ever enjoyed. The answer, as you see, is simple.

Well, without further blablabla, let's enjoy what I could find in this exhibition ...




The first showcase is a summary of major milestones of Rolex and more specifically of the submersible models: the birth of the box "Oyster" in 1926 and an explanation of the right-hand record of Piccard, the deepest dive (10.916m) in The Marianas.

All this with submariners from different periods: two 1680 double red letter, a 5513 NOS, Sea Dweller 16660, a 5508 James Bond from 1959 and a spectacular 1680 in yellow gold.








Of course, them combined with all the current models with ceramic bezel and some models recently discontinued.

Do you like to think in green ???.... I am not referring to the ad model...




Uff, what a Marvel... Rolex ref. 6536 / 1 in perfect condition. I must admit that is one of the most beautiful vintage Rolex I've ever seen ...













In the second window we can admire the other professional models: the conquest of Everest (Explorer) and the watch of the pilots (GMT).


We can see one Explorer 1016, one Explorer II 1655 freccione 1 st series, one GMT 1675, and all the current models, included the new Explorer I.

In the center a 6263 Daytona and a Daytona Zenith in perfect condition.



For Explorer´s Lovers...





And for the one Gmt´s nuts...





Dayto Love...










More green...





Another interest of the exhibition was to see the evolution of the Submariner over the years. For this, the exhibition was ordered in 5 areas with speakers inside and iconic versions of Submariner and Sea Dweller models:






James knew to surround himself with beautiful things...




 














And, of course, the new Sub Date:



Nothing better than a table-shot to be able to admire the dimension of the event...





Let´s see and "in depth view" of some of the marvels that I found there:

Sea-dweller double red.... magnifique!





















Pure plexi porn!



And now, some pics of the, IMO, the Star of the event...Sub no crownguard ref 6536/1 en quite good condition... original crown, no graduated bezel, extensible bracelet quite Nos.... a Marvel!



























Rolex Brevettato Crown...






And now, an amazing 5513 Maxi Dial...


















And now, the Star is a soberb 5513 Cornino...





















The Cornino in detail...












Nice duo...



And some pics of a 5513 latest series, circle dial and a nice bezel...













A chick touch... the rotor runs! smile...







And now, the best pics....

A magnificent place, a host of first class... the Excuse: the watches; the Reason: friends ....







I want to acknowledge the effort and dedication preparing this wonderful event to Alejandro and Daniel.

Hope you enjoyed it.

Un fuerte abrazo a todos.
Emilio

This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2010-11-29 01:23:17 This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-12-06 22:47:34


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Superb, my friend. Superb post!

 
 By: amanico : November 28th, 2010-13:36
I like the way Rolex mixed old and modern watches. And, through you words, I feel all the love you have for the no crownguard Sub. Wish you dream becomes reality, Emilio. Thanks a lot for this nice " slice " of Dream. Un fuerte Abrazo. Nicolas.

Thanks Emilio for a wonderful post..

 
 By: EdwardL : November 28th, 2010-18:04
It was a feast for the eyes.. Cheers

My pleasure, Edward...

 
 By: E.J. : November 29th, 2010-15:11

Awesome report Vintage and Modern Rolex

 
 By: Bill : November 28th, 2010-18:37
Hi Emilio Thanks for taking us on this Journey through time and through the lens of Rolex. Like Nico said I see a no crown guard in your future. Bill

a wonderful post!

 
 By: playtime : November 28th, 2010-21:36
thanks for the pics!

Thanks, Playtime...

 
 By: E.J. : November 29th, 2010-15:15

Thank you for this treat

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : November 29th, 2010-04:39
you guys just won't let me forget some "things" .0) BEST Damjan

Great day

 
 By: Mecanico : November 29th, 2010-05:06
Perfect report of Daniel and Alejandro's exhibition. There are rare and precious Rolex. But the best is Daniel's explanations. A pleasure. Gracias por las fotos, Emilio.

Genial, Emilio!

 
 By: AlexSunrise : November 29th, 2010-08:20
Many thanks for this wonderful journey through the history of Rolex! What a pleasure it must have been to be able to see all these beauties! Congratulations to those who organized this marvelous event. Best of luck in your quest for a 5508. Abrazo, Alejan... 

simply AWESOME post!

 
 By: ocwatching : November 29th, 2010-11:05
thanks for sharing this great event!

Thanks, Ocwatching!

 
 By: E.J. : November 29th, 2010-15:19

Great post....

 
 By: MiniCooper : November 29th, 2010-13:57
thanks for sharing it with us...... Hopefully you can soon join the family of the "no guards" Cheers

Amazing post, Emilio!

 
 By: dxboon : November 29th, 2010-20:15
My eyes fell out of my head, rolled across the room, and then I had to retrieve them and place them back into their sockets!!! There are so many gorgeous watches in your post! Where to start? Of course, I love James Bond's Submariner the best. The picture... 

Wow. Thanks for the report Emilio.

 
 By: SJX : November 30th, 2010-05:22
The vintage Submariners are quite something. - SJX

Thanks, my friend...

 
 By: E.J. : November 30th, 2010-13:37

A fascinating journey !

 
 By: DrStrong : November 30th, 2010-06:35
thanks for sharing !

what a...

 
 By: eparisini : November 30th, 2010-08:40
wonderful world!

Passion drips from your words, Emilio . .

 
 By: Dr No : November 30th, 2010-09:46
. . . a passion for the essence, and not the substance, of Rolex. Muchas gracias, amigo . . . cordialmente, Turo

Fantastic coverage

 
 By: AndrewD : December 1st, 2010-12:42
Thanks for this presentation, Emilio. The 6536 is superb, as you say, and your pictures, likely taken in a difficult lighting environment, bring this out. Is this a traveling Rolex exhibition/collection? Thanks again! Andrew

Really thanks, Andrew,,,

 
 By: E.J. : December 1st, 2010-13:35
I tryed to do the best. Certanlly, the lighting enviroment was no the best, but there are some nice pics. the one I most like are the 6536´s dial... it´s simply awesome admire the depth of this lackered dial and this amazing tritium. This watch is awesome... 

the second pic from below is my favorite

 
 By: amerix : December 3rd, 2010-08:11
which I title with "Give me the money or my watch back!" Frivolously yours, amerix

Good one...:)))

 
 By: E.J. : December 3rd, 2010-13:50
I love your frivolously humor! Very best. Emilio