The Rolex Air-King, introduced at the 2016 BaselWorld watch fair, has prominent features such as the 3, 6 and 9 Arabic hour numerals, combined with the smaller numerals for the minutes (in five-minute intervals, that is 5, 10, 20, 25, etc). What is probably more appealing for collectors is the “Air-King” lettering; these are the same fonts used for the … More
Sorry folks, watching television is bad for you. If you are over 25 years old, every hour spent watching TV reduces your life expectancy by around 22 minutes (to be precise, 21.8 minutes) on average, according to the research article, Television viewing time and reduced life expectancy: a real life table analysis, found in archives of biodmedical literature found in … More
Even though this watch does not work because its movement was removed, this Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513 made in 1972 (case no. 2,683,776) and worn by Sir Roger Moore (born in 1927) when he played the famed British master spy, James Bond, in Live and Let Die has proven that it simply gains in value over time. We are pretty … More
While you may know that the oceans cover 71% of the Earth’s surface, are you aware that it contains around 97% of our planet’s water? Do you also know that 95% of our oceans remain unexplored? Or, that more men have landed on the Moon than those that have dived into the deepest areas of our oceans? The point is, … More
The Rolex Deepsea, launched in 2014, with its graduated dial with a top half in blue that fades to black and combined with the black bezel with the Cerachrom insert offers a kind of hypnotic spellbinding effect. Well, at least for us it does. The dial is symbolic of the deep blue waters that turn pitch black as one goes … More
A couple of years ago, when a good friend asked what accessories came with the Rolex GMT-Master reference 16700 , I must admit to being stumped. Being the hardcore Rolex collector that he is, he gave a smug smile and began spewing out terms like the Jubilé and Fliplock bracelets. The GMT-Master reference 16700, made between 1989 and 1999 which … More
At the annual BaselWorld watch fair in March 2015, the Rolex Yacht-Master collection added another family member – one in a new black and Everose gold. The Rolex Yacht-Master story began in 1992 and it was known as the “sailors’ watch”. The early model, the ref. 16628, water-resistant to 100 metres, was in yellow gold and was powered by the … More
In 1956, the Rolex Milgauss was introduced and it was targeted at engineers and technicians, notably those who were regularly exposed to magnetic fields due to the nature of their profession. The Milgauss was designed to resist strong magnetic interference of up to 1,000 gauss. The “Mil” came from “mille”, the French word for “thousand” while “gauss” is a measurement … More
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master with its iconic bezel in red and blue is back (Note: The original GMT-Master was launched in 1955). This time, the half-red, half-blue bezel on the 2014 GMT-Master II showcased at the 2014 BaselWorld watch fair is in Cerachrom. This 2014 GMT-Master II model features the second time zone display (with the 24-hour indication on … More
![This Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller ref. 1665 Mark II with tropical dial, ref. 1665, is being offered by Swiss Auctions during its auction on 28 November 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The asking price for this piece, Lot 523, is between US$32,000 and US$38,400 or between MYR108,800 and MYR130,600 (Malaysian Ringgit) [Source: Swiss Auctions catalogue]. Photo: © Swiss Auctions](http://www.timewerke.com/testsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Rolex-Sea-Dweller-Mk-II-TimeWerke-150x150.jpg)
It is simply described as the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 with a brown dial powered by an automatic movement and housed in a 40mm diameter stainless steel case in the catalogue. This is Lot 523 and it is being offered for sale by Swiss Auctions, a unit of DKSH, on 28 November 2013 during its “Important Timepieces Malaysia … More