As part of my interest in these lovely watches, I am also getting interested in what is not visible to the naked eye. Watch movements strike me as beautiful, intriguing and fascinating in the same way - I suppose - as others have been fascinated by vintage car engines or indeed vintage steam trains.
Whilst researching Jubilee bracelets for my 1500 restoration project (see Newbie Objective & Strategy ) I came across this one being offered for sale. It was described as a 15cm vintage stainless steel Rolex Jubilee band with bracelet ref 6248 19 m12 and 555 end links. The first thing that struck me
*************************************APOLOGIES**********************APOLOGIES********************** This is the new url for my 1967 Rolex Date 1500: flickr.com Photos courtesy of Fred Dawson. Cheers, Chipshop
They weren't subs - I can't afford those and I wanted to start start with the modest end of the line anyway. As chance would have it, I came across a Precision 6694 (manual) first and then a Date 1500 (auto). I'm glad I did: there's something fundamental to the Rolex character in these two. I love t
As far as liking watches goes, I’ve long admired the design and “presence” of Rolex watches, particularly the 1965-75 era stainless steels with plain or off-white dials. A few years ago (blimey, its actually 20 years!) I gave my wife a beautiful plain and simple stainless steel Lad
Hi guys!, I'm new to the world of Rolexes but given that I've been married over 20 yrs with 4 kids, I don't have much dosh that is mine alone. However, I've saved up some beer vouchers from my pocket money & recently acquired 2 "vintage" Rolexes in unperfect condition. The aim is to restore them, ma