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Rolex: Rolex Daytona Lapis Lazuli Platinum Ref. 16516 1999 Wrist 3.270 3.973 07/12/2020 Hong Kong Sotheby's [89] [90] 50 Patek Philippe Serpico y Laino Gold Ref. 2499 1952 Wrist 3.235 4.051 11/12/2018 Geneva Christie's [91] [92] 51 Rolex Daytona Turquoise Hardstone Lacquer Ref. 16516 1998 Wrist 3.139 3.139 04/23/2021 Hong Kong Sotheby's [93] 52
The Rolex Daytona was inspired by racecar drivers and enthusiasts, most notably, iconic actor Paul Newman, who reportedly wore his Daytona every day after he was gifted one by his wife. Newman typically wore it on a leather military strap, and was photographed wearing it in this fashion for the 1972 book Paul Newman - Les images d'une vie . [ 9 ]
Bob's Watches is an online marketplace for the resale and trade of watches, with a focus on Rolexes. It was one of the largest watch reselling websites in the United States in 2016. [3] The company was founded in the mid-1990s by Bob Thompson in North Carolina as a local seller of various watch brands and models.
Though Rolex usually sets its prices annually on Jan. 1, the company introduced a 4% increase in some of its gold watches in the U.K. last June, including raising the retail cost of the Rolex ...
Rolex watch in original packaging. Rolex (/ ˈ r oʊ l ɛ k s / ⓘ) is a Swiss watch brand and manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. [2] Founded in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis by German businessman Hans Wilsdorf and his eventual brother-in-law Alfred Davis in London, the company registered Rolex as the brand name of its watches in 1908 and became Rolex Watch Co. Ltd. in 1915.
The 2005 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the sixth season of the Rolex Sports Car Series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The format was reduced to two classes, Daytona Prototypes (DP) and Grand Touring (GT). 14 races were run from February 5, 2005 to November 5, 2005. Laguna-Seca and Hermanos Rodríguez were added.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner is a line of sports watches designed for diving and manufactured by Rolex, resistant to water and corrosion. [1] The first Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954 at the Basel Watch Fair . [ 2 ]
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust is a self-winding chronometer manufactured by Rolex. Launched in 1945, the Datejust was the first self-winding chronometer wristwatch to indicate the date in a window on the dial. [1] [2] Today, it is available in a variety of sizes from 28mm to 41mm, in stainless steel, two-tone gold, and solid gold versions ...