Blog posts from Ed Estlow
Notes from the Miami Beach Antique Show
Picture about two acres of upscale trade show booths filled with antique furniture, art, jewelry, and watches and you have a good idea of the Original Miami Beach Antique Show. The best news for Rolex fans is that a big percentage of the watches on display (and of course for sale) were Rolex. Everything from […]
The Rolex 24 at Daytona
The famous 24 hour endurance sports car race at Daytona Beach, Florida was run this past weekend. This was the first race in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship for 2014. The contest kicks off speed week at Daytona, which is the venue for which the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona was named. The place is as synonymous […]
Watch Security Revisited
OK. This isn’t a real pleasant or upbeat subject to talk about, but I think we need to. There was a robbery – actually a theft (apparently there’s a difference) at a mall in Memphis Saturday evening. Five or more thieves got away with between 60 and 70 Rolex watches in a smash-n-grab. The retail […]
Genuine or Fake?
Just a few days ago another potential Rolex hoax came to our attention. Our good friends over at Hodinkee reported the event on Monday. This is a cautionary tale still playing out over on the Vintage Rolex Forum. A proud new owner of a vintage ref. 6538 four-line Submariner posted pictures of his new acquisition […]