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My Passion Rolex Parma watch show Report: Mille grazie to my Italian friends!!
My Passion Rolex Parma watch show Report: Mille grazie to my Italian friends!! I was really impressed by the warm welcome from all the great Rolex collectors that come to Parma every edition. I also got so many nice remarks about our previous Passion Meeting and many asked me to arrange an ‘italian’ version…maybe in […]
Vintage Rolex 100% Passion Meeting 2011 – Incredible rare vintage Rolex dreams in 1 place!
What an unbelievable weekend I’ve had with so many close friends sharing our passion for vintage Rolex together!
Goodwood Revival / Vintage Rolex & Historic Sports Cars @ Bonham’s Auction UK
Goodwood Revival / Vintage Rolex & Historic Sports Cars @ Bonham’s Auction UK Many thanks Paul Madsley from Bonhams for the invitation to Goodwood. It was super cool to see all the great cars and passion of their owners & spectators!! Special thanks to my good friend Mike for taking so good care of me! […]
All ‘Sir Edmund Hillary’ Rolex watches at Antiquorum are finally back now at the Hillary family in New Zealand
Today I went to Geneva to collect all the Hillary Rolex watches at Antiquorum. Most of you remember the hectic around Sir Edmund Hillary’s watch collection came up for sale last year. Lady June ( second wife & widow of Sir Ed ) decided to offer all the watches her late husband got from Rolex […]
My Vintage Rolex Passion Report From Christie’s Hong Kong Auction
My Vintage Rolex Passion Report From Christie’s Hong Kong Auction I’m just from a power trip to hot HongKong to meet up with some wonderful friends to attend the impressive Christie’s auction. Top lot was definitely the 2 singing automatic bird pistols…Sold for $5.8 million to a chinese collector.
The Hillary Tenzing Edition Charity Auction at Christie’s Geneva
My Vintage Rolex Geneva Auction Report – Hillary Tenzing Edition Charity auction at Christie’s Geneva.. Sir Edmund Hillary’s Rolex ref 1655 Orange Hand…now in my collection! 😉 Whaooo, what a trip!! I never have been more nervous about going to Geneva auctions! It was super cool to see so many passion friends joining me on […]
A Vintage Rolex Report about the Geneva Auctions
A Vintage Rolex Report about the Geneva Auctions I love lake Geneva… and the Geneva auctions. Well it was a blast last weekend. Geneva auctions at Christies, Sotheby and Antiquorum. And for me mainly an event to meet friends from all over the world. Meet new passionate collectors and dealers. Well it is one big […]
The Historical Important Tenzing Norgay Rolex..
THE Tenzing Norgay Rolex, one of the most important historical Everest Rolex ever, has been discovered! In my humble opinion, one of the most important Rolex out of their enormous heritage I can present to you: THE Tenzing Rolex!!! A lot has been said about the Rolex of Tenzing Norgay, the best Sherpa you needed […]
The HTE Hillary Tenzing Edition – Passion Rolex Meeting in Maastricht, The Netherlands
Great report on the HTE Maastricht event by my good friend Bernhard! Here we go…. The HTE event in Maastricht. Afternoon session… about collecting vintage Rolex: At a cool location in the middle of Maastricht the event took place. With a lot of great watches at display. Milsubs, Bigcrowns, Newmans, Milgausses, vintage Panerai, Exploreres… all […]
Vintage Rolex Passion HTE Meeting Maastricht NL
Vintage Rolex Passion HTE Meeting Maastricht NL The evening was for the lecture of Jamling Tenzing Norgay and Peter Hillary. And a lot of fun and party. HTE Part 2 with pictures and text by Bernhard. First a drink…Legendary Mr. George Band, Mt Everest 1953 Expedition Member.
My Rolex Mount Everest Expedition Quest
My Rolex Mount Everest Expedition Quest. Following up on my previous post on my quest about finding the truth on Rolex & Mount Everest. I still had some questions about the delivery of Rolex towards the British Mt. Everest Expedition. How many Rolex exactly where send to UK for the 1953 Expedition was NOT 100 % […]
Vintage Rolex @ Parma watch show, di nuovo
Life is beautiful in Italia, we all know that food, women & watches are of the finest quality. This time I first went to Bologna to meet up with my good friend Peppo. After a very relaxing morning downtown, we drove together to see what would be on show this time at the Parma exhibition. […]
If you are going to San Francisco…Vintage Rolex in SF and Nappa Valley
If you are going to San Francisco… Vintage Rolex in SF and Nappa Valley We were quite lucky with the weather as it rained for the previous 2-3 weeks before our arrival, every time I go to SF I have a warm feeling. Great organic;-) food is the talk of the day when you meet SF-ers. […]
Geneva Time, back again to the Capital of Rolex!
Geneva Time, back again to the Capital of Rolex! What can say, always when I go to Geneva, I come back flabbergasted. Confused to see absolute stunners, hear wonderfull stories and meet great people I respect. One of the reasons to go was to see the latest ideas of watchcollections on display at GTE & […]
Vintage Rolex Passion trip to NY – Christies stunning 6541 tropical Milgauss!
Vintage Rolex Passion trip to NY – Christies stunning 6541 tropical Milgauss! Today I was at Christie’s NY for their preview of their upcoming watch auction. As always, I focused on the rare Rolexes but there where also many nice less $$. The star for me personally is definitely the tropical brown 6541 with smooth […]
Spectacular results for vintage Rolex at the Geneva auctions
Not one but 2 x RCO Paul Newman and a gold Rolex Killy. What a blast, new record price broken!! What can I say, i’m still dizzled by all impressions & experiences I’ve gone through at the Geneva auction weekend. We had a wonderful group of deeply passionated guys (+ 1x girl ) that came together […]
Mi piace Parma, Vintage Rolex Passion Trip….
Mi piace Parma, Vintage Rolex Passion Trip…. Back from Parma where I met some wonderful friends!!….. What can I say after a mindblowing weekend… First of all, THANK you guys for your wonderful passion in all good things that make life so great! For me, Friday is the day to meet all the ‘die hard’ […]
100% Vintage Rolex Passion Collectors Meeting 2010 – Better than ever!!
100% Vintage Rolex Passion Collectors Meeting 2010 – Better than ever!! Just a quick post to thank ALL members for joining us this weekend!!! Most of you have done an enormous effort to share your endless passion with us, some of you are still traveling to get back home again but it’s clear to all […]
East meets West: My Vintage Rolex Hong Kong Impressions
East meets West: My Vintage Rolex Hong Kong Impressions I’m just back from a powertrip to HongKong and as always, when I see my beloved brand, I have to capture this..enjoy!!
The new Rolex Explorer I in 39 mm arrived today. VERY nice Rolex!!!
The hands are to small, it looks like Rolex used the old hands. It will probably be updated with longer hands in the next batch. The rest I like very much…
