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Luxury Watch InformationLuxury Watch InformationBlog for those interested in high end luxury watches such as Rolex. How to buy pre-owned watches. Care and maintenance of watches. Luxury art, motorcycles, sailing information.
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Luxury Watches: Three Answers
2008-05-28 20:59:00 1. Can Rolex watches be worth the high price? Rolex watches can’t possibly be worth the high price. Or can they? There two answers to this question. You figure out which one is right. Why do some people automatically say “no”? Because the Rolex corporation manipulates the price of its watches by limiting the yearly supply of ... More About: Watches , Luxury , Answers
Watches: Why To Buy Vintage
2008-05-25 18:43:00 Watch making today has reached the height of efficiency. Even complex watches can be had for inexpensively, and they tell time down to the microsecond. Atomic watches are unparalleled in accuracy, diving watches are completely waterproof, and nearly all will never need anything beyond battery or strap replacement for a hundred years. Yet, there is something ... More About: Watches , Vintage
Rolex - Blank Dials
2008-05-08 20:21:00 When Wilsdorf & Davis, the company that became Rolex , sold their first watches they were delivered with blank dials. It was up to the retailer to put their own name on the dial. Many of these watches had porcelain dials and when they were printed with the dealer’s name it had to be printed on ... More About: Blank
Marilyn Gave JFK A Rolex
2008-03-08 07:01:00 Many people know the stories of the affair that supposedly went on between president John Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe. It is crazy to think that a sitting President would have the nerve to date a well known actress. Even though he was married to a beautiful woman evidently he also was with this beautiful and sexy ... More About: Rolex
Rolex On The Internet
2008-02-26 20:35:00 Buying used Rolex watches on the Internet is one of the best kept secrets Rolex lovers have, says San Francisco collectible Rolex expert Avi Dayan - but how can you make it a safe process? “Experienced Rolex buyers know that reputable Internet dealers provide one the widest selections of quality used Rolex watches anywhere. But ... More About: The Internet
Can A Rolex Watch Be Sued?
2008-02-11 23:58:00 The federal government is suing former State Senator John Ford’s Rolex watch. They are claiming the watch was seized during the commitment of an unlawful offense. This makes confiscating it is within the law. A lawsuit, filed in federal court Tuesday, sets the watch itself as defendant. Its value is established at $70,000. It’s not ... More About: Watch , Sued
Need Watch|Need Help
2008-02-11 20:48:00 Found this on an auction web site. This person was so serious about the need to own a Rolex Sea Dweller and felt that the need to buy a luxury watch was important enough for charity. This is the level of attachment people can feel toward a high end mechanical watch like a Rolex. Would you get ... More About: Watch
Citizen to Buy Bulova for $250 Million
2008-01-31 19:07:00 Japanese watchmaker Citizen Watch Co., Ltd said that it will buy U.S. watchmaker Bulova Corp., from Loews Corp., the New York-based conglomerate. The purchase price is $250 million, JCK was told by Darren Daughtery, director of Loews? Investor Relations. Bulova has been a subsidiary of Loews for almost 30 years. Announcement of the sale was ... More About: Million
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Leopard
2007-11-04 21:06:00 The Cosmograph Daytona Leopard - surely crafted as showpieces to exhibit what can be done with a Cosmograph Daytona. With a 40mm diameter, 18ct yellow gold oyster case. The Bezel is set with no less than 36 baguette Cognac sapphires and the end pieces with 48 diamonds. The dial has a Leopard print and is ... More About: Rolex
VAT on luxury items
2007-11-02 11:20:00 I thought VAT was only on luxury items?? So is my cars repair bill a luxury item!!? More About: Luxury , Items
Used Rolex Watches: Collectible Watch Expert Launches ?Call Us First? Servi
2007-10-25 08:07:00 A San Francisco used Rolex watches expert is launching an information service aimed at collectible watch owners who are stumped about the best way to buy and sell valuable pre-owned watches. The program is called ?Call Us First.? Avi Dayan, owner of A&E Watch es, a 17-year-old company located in the San Francisco Gift Mart, says ... More About: News , Watches , Expert
Rolex Awards
2007-10-13 06:02:00 Given biannually, the Rolex Awards are for people taking on new projects or realizing ongoing ventures, who normally work outside the mainstream and often don’t seek funding. Started to create a spirit of enterprise worldwide, the awards “provide visionary individuals with the means to turn their ideas into reality”. Men and women of all ages, ... More About: News
Rolex In Asia
2007-10-07 07:32:00 I’m not sure if Rolex is the leader of the Swiss watch industry. I am never positive that Westerners really love Rolex. But I am sure that in Asia Rolex is the most popular luxury watch. It is proof that to Asians Rolex is the champion of all brands. One indication of this love affair is ... More About: News
Rolex Watches and BMW Cars
2007-09-28 18:49:00 I see many similarities between the drivers of a BMW car and those luxury watch owners who choose a Rolex . I often wonder if there is any correlation. Are there many who own both? I would be surprised to find out otherwise. Both of Rolex and BMW have been making their products for close to a ... More About: News , Cars , Watches
Joke
2007-09-21 03:50:00 George: “I had a Rolex drop down an old well and 20 years later someone discovered there and it was still keeping time? Henry: “That is quite a coincidence. My grandfather disappeared for twenty years and was also found in an abandoned well!” George: “I can hardly believe that, how would someone stay busy for that ... More About: News , Joke
Rolex World Of Sailing
2007-09-18 03:06:00 Rolex watch company has been a backer of world class sailing for a long time. Racers, who really need to have a precise watch have used Rolex for even longer, it is a natural connection which Rolex has kept alive. Here are but a few of the major races Rolex is nice enough to sponsor. ... More About: News , World , Sailing , Rolex
My First Rolex
2007-09-12 20:58:00 When I turned thirteen, in 1968, I was to have a Bar Mitzvah. Where I lived in Northern New Jersey this was not unusual and I had been preparing for many years. I was ready for this and couldn’t wait for the event. I had learned from others that I would get many gifts ... More About: News , Rolex
Rolex: Buy Pre-Owned
2007-09-09 15:02:00 Rolex are a good brand of watch to find pre-owned. The reasons to buy a used Rolex are many. The prestige, quality and reputation of a Rolex are high and the price is as well. As with many high priced consumer goods the price of a luxury watch usually drops as soon as you make ... More About: News , Owned , Rolex
A Timeline Of Watches
2007-09-05 07:58:00 1524 - First time telling devices created. Used weights and were not very good at telling time accurately. 1675 - Creation of the first balance spring. Followed shortly by the “second hand”, watches were now accurate to under a minute. Early 1800’s - As Industrial Revolution allowed for custom machines watches were mass produced and pocket ... More About: News , Watches , Timeline
Watches, Motorcycles and Art
2007-08-31 20:38:00 Any Rolex or other luxury watch enthusiast would be interested in the fine arts blog I recently visited. I saw some amazing art by a poster who calls himself artman (certainly an apt name judging from his work). He takes pieces from various watches and creates sculptures of motorcycles from them. Very inventive and cool artwork. Here ... More About: News , Motorcycles , Watches
How Accurate is an Authentic Rolex Watch?
2007-08-28 05:24:00 Rolex has officially given a margin of 5-7 minutes per month lost or gained as acceptable for accuracy of their watches. However there are some actions that can minimize this gain or loss. Much of the time change is attributable to the elevation or altitude of the watch and its user. Expect a slight manual ... More About: News , Watch , Rate , Rolex , Accu
Analog Watches
2007-08-20 19:33:00 Not all watch users fit neatly into one group or the other but most can be split into those who like a traditional analog watch and those that favor a more modern digital variety. Throughout history there was no need to differentiate as there was only one type. Rolex never saw themselves as making analog watches. ... More About: News , Watches , Analog , Anal
Leader Of The Israeli Diamond Industry Dead At 86
2007-08-20 19:32:00 One of the original leaders of the Israeli diamond industry, Moshe Schnitzer has died at the age of 86. Born in Romania he emigrated to Israel before the country’s independence. Starting as a diamond sawer he rose through the industry to help found and lead the Israel Diamond Exchange. He served as the Exchanges president ... More About: News , Industry , Dead , Lead
Milgauss Is The Rolex For The Magnetized
2007-08-17 19:32:00 The Rolex Milgauss was introduced in 1954 to be a watch for the tiny amount of people that needed a wristwatch to be around a strong magnetic field. It had features that made it magnetic resistant to a degree. The watch was never one of the most popular Rolex models and after a while they ... More About: News , Magnet
Keep That Rolex Looking Good
2007-08-11 04:51:00 This has been a topic of debate lately, and I think it is rather simple to keep your Rolex and other luxury watches clean. Soap and water is what has been working for more than 15 years on all my luxury watches with bracelets. I will say that using a dish washing detergent is not advised ... More About: News , Good
Mechanical Watches: No Longer For Divers|Sailors
2007-08-08 08:48:00 Mechanical watches were relied on for navigation for the last two hundred years. However with the increased use of GPS and quartz marine watches, they are no longer a necessity. Just as the sextant and astrolabe were displaced as navigation tools by the mechanical watch now the simple watch is taking a backseat to other ... More About: News , Watches , Divers , Mechanical , Mecha
Rolex, Submariner And The Sea-Dweller
2007-08-06 21:07:00 Swiss watch company Rolex makes the Submariner model as one of their Oyster Perpetual watches designed for diving and known for their resistance to water. First manufactured in 1953 it was hailed as the first watch made to be water proof and certified in pressurized tanks It is part of The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Professional ... More About: News , Mari , Well , Weller
Watches: Precision Necessary
2007-08-02 07:11:00 No one can show you how to make a watch in a single article. But it is possible to provide the basics of what goes into every watch. Before to the 13th century timekeeping was limited to very crude means. Sundials tracked a shadow produced by the motion of the sun. Water clocks dripped at an ... More About: News , Watches , Precision , Reci
a funny concept, what is your thoughts?
1969-12-31 20:00:00 i was talking to a friend of mine about his 22 years as a submariner and I asked him if it ever occurred to him that to sail a sub underwater, it had to be in a dive the entire time since the earth is not flat. he thought about it for a while and ... More About: Funny , Thoughts , Concept
Just started this story, rough, rough draft, looking for opinions?
More articles from this author:1969-12-31 20:00:00 Part 1 of 4 How this all came to be? 1. Wednesday?s are notorious for being the slowest day of the week. tick of the clock seems to move backward, and watching it only makes those movements backwards a hell of a lot slower. as those ticks clicked backwards, Johnny could feel his pulse and temperature rising ... More About: Story , Opinions , Draft 1, 2 |
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