Steel Rolex – $1,000,000+, Take Two
Once again, a steel Rolex has sold for over a million dollars. On Tuesday, December 17, Christie’s in New York held its Important Watches auction. When the dust had settled, Lot 186, a circa 1953 Rolex ref. 8171 stainless steel automatic triple calendar with moon phases, had fetched $1,145,000, shattering its pre-sale estimate of $250,000 […]
A good Rolex holiday travel story
Published earlier this month, a story of a Rolex and how it was found speaks to the goodness of people and a warning when traveling with your Rolex. Typically, when traveling to first world countries, including the United States, there are typically no worries of traveling with your Rolex. In this particular story, a couple […]
One Man’s Early Christmas Present (Rolex) – First Impressions
Not too long ago, this article was written about which watch would be the ideal one for me. After much deliberating and conversing with my colleagues, and some esteemed friends and fellow time geeks, I had settled on the Rolex GMT-Master II Day and Night. Also known fondly as the ‘Bruiser’ though in my mind […]
Matt’s Ultimate (Rolex) Watch Christmas List for 2013
Beckertime’s columnists decided to post their top five watches for the holiday season. Here are my favorite Rolex watches that have always spoken to me every time I look at them. Explorer II 216570 The updated Explorer II, 216570 is my most favorite Rolex because of its provenance, the new features that came with the […]