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Calling all Clark Gable Fans
What’s a Hollywood Memorabilia Auction Announcement Doing on a Watch Blog? Guess I have auctions on my mind these days. Coming up next Monday is an auction of Hollywood memorabilia by British auction house Bonhams at their New York location. “What Dreams Are Made Of: A Century of Movie Magic“, curated by Turner Classic Movies, […]
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New case design coming to Rolex?
Rolex’s Oyster case design is both a design mainstay, and a watertight technology that many other Swiss watch companies have emulated. The Rolex Oyster case was the first water and dust proof case, a big improvement on watch durability as both water and dust are causes for making watches stop. Rolex many now be on […]
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Rolex Oyster bracelets: hollow link or solid link?
Throughout Rolex’s evolution there has been much emphasis on movement, case, dial, function, but not much focus on one of the watch most important elements –the bracelet. Early Rolex models utilized a customary vintage strap, but starting in 1947 Rolex created the Oyster strap making the watch look like with was strapped on with rigid […]
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Imagine a world without Rolex (and Patrick Heiniger)
Last week Patrick Heiniger, former Director of Rolex died at age 62. Heiniger led Rolex from 1992 to 2008 who ran the company after his father, André Heiniger who had succeeded Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf in 1963. Heiniger embodied the Rolex philosophy of excellence and hard work. Heiniger oversaw the transition of an inhouse movement […]
