This is how the new Glidelock Ref.98210 works.   And some info about Rolex dials. ===For Axelzon's original post in Rolex forum, please CLICK HERE ...

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I never understood why this 16570 was underrated. The White dial?The Model in itself?I always loved it, and even more with the white dial, as we don't often see white dialed Rolexes...This one has a particular story.In 1996/ 1997, an Expedition was organized to the North Pole, in the Norwegian Part of the North Pole, to be more precise...This was a scientific Expedition, and some people was invited to join this trip, as Photographers, Artists, etc...As a Tradition, Rolex provided to each member of ...

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Here is another one of my Rolex comparisons off my website.  Do a search for Sheldon Smith Rolex and you'll find the others as well as other tidbits.  This review is a couple of years old, but still valid. -Sheldon    The Rolex Submariner and the GMT II With the Anniversary editions of the GMTII now released, there has been much discussion on the older, now “classic” GMTII that is still widely available. My GMT II D serial I have had since March 2006 af...

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This Green Mil Gauss is a surprising watch.I remember my thoughts when I saw it first in pics, last year during the Basel Fair...I found it strange, a bit freakie with all these colors, and not that appealing...Till my AD gave me a call to ask me to pay him a visit, with a surprise ....It was the surprise.Not that I find it very appealing nor beautiful. But the Mil Gauss has something, especially in this version... This is in fact a funny watch, which makes it interesti...

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I've merely borrow one for the summer!I have gone through a few stages of collecting watches since I entered this mad world. First I bought what I liked. Then I bought complicated watches that I liked. Then I bought only Vacheron Constantin watches that are round and date from the 1940 or later, both complicated and simple, and that I liked. Once I "completed" (a mythical concept) my VC collection I blew it up, laying down a lot of money on a tourbillon from an independent watchmaker (watch the AHCI forum ...

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The Rolex small crown James Bond Submariner     History   The production of the Rolex Submariner started in 1953 and the watch was first presented to the public at the Basel Fair in 1954 under reference 6204. This watch is generally considered as the first modern diver's watch, together with the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms which was issued the same year.     The design of the Submariner was based on the already existing Turn-o-graph ref. 6202: it had a bi-directio...

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The Basel Show 2008 by Jocke   As usual we start early in the morning when we do this trip. 04:00 the clock says.    The weater in Sweden looks ok. So we leave for Denmark. Copenhagen here we come, Bo watch out. Then we hit the ferry to Germany in a eyeblink. Here we go. Tony start the trip hunting for some cheap watches at the ferry. But he only got this one. That will be fine, now I will get some peace in the car when he fall in sl...

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I hope you will like them... Submariner 5512: Explorer 1016: GMT Master 6542: Turn-o-Graph 6202: Cosmograph 6239: ...

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The Basel Show 2007 By Jocke  We start in the middle of Sweden at 04:00 and a few hours later we hit the sign: Last exit in Sweden. Now the watch shows 08:45 and we are going to Denmark. After around 150 kilometers we hit the boat to Germany. And now it´s not crystal clear longer. But it been better as longer we go into Germany. Now it´s real nice weather.  Even my friend Tony smiles in the sun. A screenshot from the navigator tells this when we are hit the hotel: Total...

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This is a handy chart of serial numbers to corresponding year. Starting from 1927 to present....

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Bill has asked me to do some research about Rolex bracelets, I imagine others will be interested... Sorry for the lack of credits, I can't remember who has built this table. ...

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The Real McCoy is a Japanese company reproducing WWII American flight jackets. In 1997, they customized 200 Rolex GMT Master’s to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier. The watches sold out almost immediately and have become mythical.                                         ...

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The story of the Rolex Oyster Cosmograph (with screw-down waterproof pushers) started in 1965 with the launch of ref. 6240. In 1971, the ref. 6263 (with acriclic bezel) and 6265 (with steel bezel) were introduced to replace the previous models: they had a larger winder, a solid bracelet and were both powered by Rolex cal. 727 (based on Valjoux 72). Here are some close-up pictures of my former ref. 6263 Cosmograph from 1974. The watch was special in the sense that the dial had white gold marke...

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        The production of the Submariner started in 1953 and the watch was first presented to the public at the Basel Fair in 1954 under reference 6204.     (Submariner ref. 6204 Photo: Ed Delgado)   It had a bi-directional bezel with no minute markers between 0 and 15, a straight minute hand and the luminous dot was located at the very end of the sweep second hand. There was no maximum depth on the dial and the watch was waterproof to 600ft. The ve...

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Rolex Explorer Ref 114270     I got this watch in 2001 a few months after Rolex haven nshows it in Basel I was one of the first guy who got one here in Sweden with then nnew (current) Explorer ref 114270 and I have order it a couple ofn nmonths before I got it. I have look forward to recieve the new one with SEL andn nthe new movement cal 3130. It have the same size (36 mm) as the classicn nDateJust but it feels a little smaller, I suppose it´s the black dial as fooln nthe ...

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Press ReleaseThe Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph is the first watch to have a programmable countdown feature with a mechanical memory, which gives it the advantage of being able to be set according to the countdown time of each regatta.  Intended for lovers of yachting as well as for experienced skippers, it is an indispensable tool at thestarting line of regattas.With the Yacht-Master II, it is possible to program a countdown of 0 to 10 minutes. During the starting sequences, it c...

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