Rolex Day Date Watches

Rolex is expect at developing professional watches, and it’s well know that every Rolex watch embodies Rolex’s obsession with perfection and its insistence on unique design styles. And the GMT Master watches is one specific kind of watches of Rolex, because it’s designed for pilots and serious travelers who always fly around the world. Now let's feel the unique charm of the GMT Master watch together.Rolex designed and developed the GMT Master in collaboration with the Pan Am to meet the needs of international airline pilots in 1955. At that time, the GMT Master watches had allowed the time of any two time zones to be read simultaneously.And today Rolex continues to show the unique splendor of the GMT Master II to the world. Multiple Time ZonesThe GMT Master II has a 24-hour hand and an independent, adjustable 12-hour hand. So you can set the time of another time zone while the watch is functioning normally, maintaining the exact time. The two hour hands allow you to read the time of any two time zones simultaneously.The Ceramic BezelThe GMT Master II’s 40 mm case is graced with a ceramic bezel which is forged by an extremely hard ceramic material that has an excellent corrosion resistance. What's more, there are numerals and graduations in yellow gold or platinum on the bezel.The Ceramic Bezel 24-Hour Bezel24-Hour BezelThe GMT Master II has a bi-directional rotating 24-hour bezel and the well-identified GMT hand. Thanks to the use of a high quality spring, the bezel can be turned to both directions quickly and accurately, without virtually wear and tear. But you can just turn it from one position to another without pause. And that makes it possible for you to read the time of the 3rd time zone.The history of the GMT Master is always sandwiched between legend and reality. The GMT Master watches have became he best chose for many travelers; what's more, its elegant and unique design has win the GMT Master II great popularity, and it enjoys high reputation in the world. So, why not experience the charm of the GMT Master yourself, maybe you will find some surprise from it?

doesn’t seem to make too much noise about their 100 year anniversary, but Guido and Franca Mondani do! Yet another great book from the famous publisher Mondani is this ““-book, written by himself and his wife.This book covers the Rolex-story (about founder Hans Wilsdorf and the Heiniger-family who are running the Rolex organization since 1963) from 1908 till now, including the introduction of the Rolex Deep Sea-Dweller during the . The book covers all important Rolex watches of the last century by publishing great detailed photographs of these watches, where Mondani also favors Rolex collectors by putting much effort in capturing details of bezels, bracelets, boxes and papers. All texts in this book are in Italian as well as in English.As the pictures above and below indicate, the book has a nice and almost complete overview of watches that were introduced in a certain year. Besides that, the book comes with a smaller booklet with estimates of modern and vintage Rolex wristwatches. Additionally, Rolex dealers (authorized and unauthorized) placed ads in this booklet which might be usefull when you are planning to buy or sell your Rolex timepiece. Our own blog sponsor is also listed in this section. This book is limited to 4000 pieces, which makes it even a nicer ‘wannahave‘. Gone is gone I guess and I am more than happy to have my copy. It is a nice addition to Mondani’s ‘Collecting GMT-Master watches’ and ‘Collecting modern and vintage Rolex watches’ books, but certainly interesting when you don’t have either of these books. 100 Years of Rolex covers all watch series produced by Rolex, either vintage or modern and is very up-to-date. sells 100 Years of Rolex (over 340 pages and an extra booklet with collectors price guide) for the special price of 299 Euro (normally 350 Euro)! Click if you are outside The Netherlands. is a trusted party for all your (modern and vintage) Rolex purchases.