rolex deep sea dweller

Armed with the vision of leading the world towards triumph and a greater ambition, the world leader in creating the finest watches, Rolex sponsors several sporting events around the globe. The incredible sport of sailing has had the support of Rolex for over three decades now. Collaborating with organizing committees from the shores of United States and England to the blue waters of the Caribbean and the China, Rolex has aided the transformation of sailing into a world class sporting event. The effort to increase the opportunities for exceptional sailors has been immensely successful with numerous awards and sailing events that honour and provide a platform for their development. The latest venture as a part of Rolex's global design is the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week. Set amidst the quaintly beautiful island of Ilhabela, located about a 140 miles from Sao Paulo in the Brazil, the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week brings together numerous teams from around the world to compete in this one of a kind regatta.Fusing the tenacious vivacity of the Caribbean sailing events and the high level of competition of the European sailing regattas, the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week delivers the best of both the worlds. As one of the biggest sailing events ever organized by Rolex, the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week attracted the most talented sailors from around the world. The entire island of Ilhabela in Brazil transforms into a large sailing village where almost every one is involved with the eminent Rolex event.? A total of 205 boats loaded with teams from around the world set sail from the starting line to compete in the 55 nautical mile challenge of the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week. The flurry of the 22 knot winds in the Brazilian winter set the boats in motion as the crew on the competing boats tried to utilize every technique in order to harness the wind better. Battling the shifting winds and the strong currents of the high seas, sailors on board their S40, ORC International and ORC Club classes fought it out against each other in the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week.The chief umpire for this Rolex sailing event was Alfredo Ricci, who is also a part of the jury members for the Rolex Capri Sailing Week as well as the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. Stunned by the amazing level of competition and the immense scale of the sailing event, Alfredo Ricci was fully aware of the astonishing scope and range of the Rolex Ilhabela Sailing Week. Marcelo Massa representing the famed Massa family won the ORC International Class onboard the Loyal in the sailing event while Fabio Filippon onboard the Katana II triumphed in the ORC Club class.The remarkable success of the sailing event was a clear indication of the surging growth and popularity of Rolex sailing events around the globe. The strikingly vivid surroundings of the Brazilian waters bustled with activity as sailors charged down the waters of the sea in an effort to clinch the Rolex award. In tune with its philosophy of promoting excellent sporting events around the world, Rolex attained yet another ambition as a part of its grand global design.

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.