Dear friends The Rolex Milgauss was designed to meet the demands of the scientific community and is capable of withstanding magnetic fields of up to 1,000 gauss. The reliability and precision of an ordinary mechanical watch can be affected by a magnetic f...
The difference? The straight second hand, while the 6541 had a lightning second hand. Here is a 6543. Credit picture: Squarespace. A superb 6541 I saw in Paris: Patrice's 1019 in Italy: A black 1019 seen in Paris: 1019 Black Swan. Credit picture: Phillips...
That is, a chronograph in a case like the Air King (ie not a Cellini), with a smooth bezel and tachymeter scale on the dial (no bezel). Make it water proof and anti-magnetic. I’d prefer steel but they could also do such a watch in precious metal. Now THAT...
Swapped the silver one for a 5711 and auctioned off the black one. I love the design, but didn’t want to wear them with the very real scarcity of spare parts.
... as prices of vintage Rolex tool models have escalated to the sky in the last years. The ref 1019 is one of my grails which have been eluding me for years. Soon its prices will be in the sky as well. A great option is the modern interpretation of this ...