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11 October 2016, 12:37 PM | #1 |
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GQ Guide to Rolex
not sure if posted already...
link courtesy link owner. http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/rolex-watch-guide |
11 October 2016, 12:44 PM | #2 |
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Interesting. Thank you for sharing.
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11 October 2016, 12:47 PM | #3 |
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Interesting little article.
I dont agree with the little hierarchy this person set up. The author of this article makes it sound like collecting watches is classified by how expensive the watch is. Explorer being the "beginner" collector and then ramping it up the Cosmograph Daytona as the "advanced" collectors watch. |
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thanks for this, I too don't agree.
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GQ Guide to Rolex
Thanks for sharing... Interesting.
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As very often before, don't agree with GQ UK when it comes to watches... Thanks thought to OP for sharing.
Cheers, Joe
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Cool article
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Thanks for the read, CJ! They chose 3 great pieces to talk about. The Explorer is my favorite out of the 3.
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Interesting find, thanks for sharing.
While the author's choices and rankings of Rolex collectability are up for debate, I will disagree with him on one fact in particular...Sir Malcolm Campbell was not the first person to break the sound barrier. Campbell set a number of land speed records and was the first person to exceed 300 mph in a land vehicle. He was wearing a Rolex when he did so. Yeager, flying the X-1, was the first person to break the sound barrier. Oh, and he did it wearing a Rolex too |
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That stopped me in my tracks, too, but otherwise a good article. Even though I started with an Explorer and eventually proceeded to a GMTII, by way of a DJ and a Sub, I don't believe in hierarchies of collecting. I certainly don't think that owners of Daytonas have superior collections to mine by that very fact alone.
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Where did the author get the idea Campbell broke the sound barrier? Should have stopped reading there....How could a he think guy who doesn't even fly be the first to break the sound barrier? Obviously knows nothing about these people...and obviously can't google correctly....fail. He should really check his facts before publishing an article...embarrassing. |
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Andy Green was the first to break the sound barrier on land in a manned vehicle in 1997.
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Interesting article, other than the fact check failure. |
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Thanks for sharing.
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"Since 2005, the GMT has used Cerachrom (Rolex’s version of hardened ceramic) for the bezel, alongside other technical enhancements such as a highly stable Parachrom hairspring and Triplock crown for waterproofness. Whilst precious metal versions are available, the GMT’s charms are in its roots as a tool watch, and we feel it’s hard to beat the 2013 reference in 904L steel."
I thought the ceramic bezels came out 2007 and later...?? |
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According to the article I am an intermediate collector, Ill take it.
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11 October 2016, 10:28 PM | #17 |
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GQ are actually correct here. Rolex started producing the GMT with the ceramic bezel back in 2005. However only in yellow gold. (16718LN). And the first, first one was the anniversary model with the green dial.
Steel only, (116710LN ), saw it's first light at the Basel fair 2007. And in between those, Rolex gave us the steel/yellow gold version,(116713LN), 2006. So lots of numbers to keep track of... Cheers, Joe
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Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
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