My good friend, and colleague, Michael Morgan, has garnered a favorable reputation dealing in top-condition vintage Rolex sports models. Michael has also amassed a fairly impressive, yet focused, personal collection comprised of classic Rolexes....
Read MoreThe most expensive Rolex listed on Chrono24 is a Submariner. Shocking, no? This ultra-tropical big-crown Sub, priced at a whopping $511,659....
Read MoreLast Sunday, I hopped on a plane and flew down to Miami for a week-long watch dealing extravaganza. Throughout my stay, I acquired some amazing vintage Rolexes and I had the incredible opportunity to get a hands-on look at Ed Ticheli's personal watch collection....
Read MoreMy insight into laser-welding, professional polishing, and the overall restoration of vintage Rolex cases. Moreover, I discuss the poor ethics of dealers who "enhance" these Rolex watches, only to misrepresent these watches....
Read MoreWith Patek Philippe's 175th anniversary celebrations, watch releases, and auction behind us, I think it's about time we return to reality and explore other watches, from other brands. Christie's will be holding a Hong Kong sale later this month which will feature a fine array of vintage and contemporary timepieces, ranging from incredibly sought-after enamel dial Vacheron Constantin....
Read MoreChristie's recently released the catalogue for their November Geneva sale. Many of the highlights exceeded my expectations of what would be consigned at a biannual auction, such as the inclusion of many fine and rare chronographs from Eberhard, Longines, and Omega. In addition, a small collection of Stella dial and highly-jeweled variants of the Rolex Day-Date will be featured. In my opinion, the most important pieces of the sale are three exceptional white dial Rolexes: An early 6204 Submariner, a 6610 Explorer, and a 6556 Tru-Beat.
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