Blog posts from Ed Estlow
When is a Rolex not a Rolex?
With a title like that, you’re probably thinking we’re talking fakes again this week. Well, not quite. Call it a little artistic license. My wife and I saw the Leonardo DeCaprio film, “The Wolf Of Wall Street the other night.” Unfortunately, DeCaprio didn’t win for his contribution to the on-screen debauchery. And frankly, we think […]
The Babe’s Watch
Yet another iconic timepiece – and arguably THE most iconic piece of sports memorabilia ever – has gone across the auction block. Babe Ruth’s 1923 World Series watch, a Gruen VeriThin, sold at Heritage Auctions in New York last Saturday. The price, including buyer’s premium, was a cool $717,000. The watch is a unique pentagonal […]
Five Reasons To Be Proud Of Your Rolex
Rolex has its haters out there, we all know that. Whether it’s because they’re too common, too successful, too secretive, too loved by non-watch lovers, too representative of some segment of society of which we secretly don’t approve, too blinged out with diamonds, or something else entirely, some people have their reasons for disliking the […]
Ladies Too!
When one thinks of watches and watch collecting, too often it’s men and men’s watches they’re thinking about. So it was refreshing to notice the ladies were nicely represented in the selection of vintage watches at the Miami Beach Antique Show last week. As retailers know, there’s a major element of ladies watches in the […]