DrStrong

The introduction of screw down pushers and a larger winding crown in the mid 1960’s changed both the aspect the status of the Rolex Cosmograph: although is still had the same diameter, the watch appea

1950's Rolex ad for the Explorer (Credit: Jake's Rolex Watch Blog) Most people believe that the Explorer I was launched by Rolex for commemorating the Everest expedition and that this watch was with B

A Soirée Blanche somewhere in the south of France, on a hot july night...

to see the speed master

I have just added this ploprof prototype to my collection. It was used by Omega for in-house tests at the early stage of the developement of the Ploprof. A familily shot with my other Prototype from t

I finally had some time to write down the story of the Flightmaster I bought from the son of the first owner two years ago. I was lucky enough to spend two hours with him and take pictures of his phot

I have been hunting a Submariner 1680/8 for quite a long time, as I have always been fascinated by the concept of a vintage toolwatch made of solid gold: It is a quite common concept today, but back i

Nautilus Owner Group, that is ;-)

Here are a couple of shots from my trip to California, with my good old tropical 16800 Tiffany on the wrist. Having a beer across the famous Dolores Mission (Vertigo) in Sans Francisco In front of the

Courtesy of PhilippS, an amazing red Submariner without a minute track... Just Wowwww !!! This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2008-10-05 01:06:12

a little photo report of my 5980 enjoying a short break in St Stropez: The magic of the Pampelonne beach... Trying to catch the perfect light... and eating the perfect fish... then enjoying the mandat

for those who missed Jocke's Baselworld report on HoMe, here are his shots of the Rolex and Tudor hot stuff Here's a link to Jocke's full report:

The year 1969 was a turning point for humanity: for the first time, the man managed to break free of gravity to explore space. Astronauts - who did pioneering work in setting foot on the moon - wore O

During the late 1960s, commercial work in the oceans and seas created professional diving organizations that needed tool watches designed for conducting safe diving operations at greater depths – know

I have already presented here in details several first owner divers watches of my collection. I am lucky enough to live in an area where there are lots of retired divers who still have their “diving t

our 2015 Comex meeting in the South of France has just ended. This year was a very sad edition, as we were informed of Marcello's death in the middle of our GTG. He was the most famous expert in Comex

Nicolas has recently told us his ten years love story with his Platinum Patek Philippe World Time : That story reminded me that I treated myself with a Paul Newman Daytona when I turned 40…and that I

The ever-increasing depths at which divers were working led to the creation of the famous “PloProf” Seamaster 600, which was launched to the public in 1970 after four years of intensive research and t

It has a rubber strap on a rose gold case. This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2015-03-20 04:42:44