Tuesday 26 December 2017

History of Rolex Submariner

Rolex Submariner is one of the most popular Rolex watches, even to this day because of the features it has to offer and for its sophisticated design which makes it stand out even more. Being a water-resistant watch, most people would have the perception that the design on the Rolex Submariner would be quite bulky and would not be wearable on a day to day basis. However, Rolex exceeded all expectations with their design on the Rolex Submariner.
Not only that, this watch has quite a notable history attached to it, which adds to the speciality of the watch. The idea for this watch came up in the 1950s by the director of Rolex at the time who was a diver, but not a professional one. So, on his request, the company started working on an exclusive watch for divers which could resist water to a great depth. However, when the watch was completed and given a test run, the company astonished itself by the depth of which the Rolex Submariner survived, a remarkable depth of 10,335 feet.
The year this Rolex Submariner was released, a documentary was released about the Mediterranean Sea and the man behind this successful documentary was seen wearing the newly released Rolex Submariner watch during the entirety of the film. While the watch gained some popularity after its official launch in the 1950s, the real obsession with this watch stirred up in the 1960s due to its appearance in several 007 movies with Sean Connery who was one of the fan favourite actors who played James Bond.
Over the years, Rolex made little tweaks here and there to the Submariner watches just as an improvement in design and not a lot on the actual mechanism of the watch. Luminous watch hands were one of the later added features which made it easier for the divers to see the time while they were in the deep waters. Another addition was the use of sapphire glass on the watch which made it more durable in most situations.
The addition of the Cyclops glass over the date was quite a helpful feature which was added by Rolex to their newer watches. The cyclops lens basically magnified the date feature so it was more clearly visible and came in quite handy for scuba or professional divers.
Throughout the previous years of the collection of Rolex Submariner watches, most of them were the same monotonous design and colour so all the watches basically looked the same. However, in the recent years, Rolex has added a bit of colour to the newer designs on the Submariner watches. Watches with yellow gold exterior were added to the collection with several pops of colour for the dial.
But the most innovative change to the watches was made at the 50th anniversary of the Rolex Submariner. This was when Rolex started using a very tough, corrosion resistant stainless steel material for their watch exteriors, the 904L. That was a huge change as Rolex is the only brand which can actually afford to use this stainless steel material in their watches.

Sunday 24 December 2017

Best watches with the Day-Date feature

There are several high-end watch brands which make amazing watches, however, some of them are a little too simple and do not have a lot of features. Due to this reason, for most people, paying such a high price for a basic watch seems quite difficult to justify. So if you are looking for a good watch which has the perfect mix of both design and features, then here are few of the best watches.

1.    Raymond Weil Freelancer

This is quite an elegant and classy design by Raymond Weil. The watch bracelet is a silver colour with a matching silver case. The dial colour is jet black with a textured circle in the middle of the dial. There are seconds markings around the dial perimeter. The watch markings are silver lines and a date feature is displayed at the twelve o clock bar. The date feature is right on the six o clock mark. The watch has three, silver watch hands.

2.    Tudor Glamour

 Theis watch has a beautiful design and a colour combination that marries perfectly. The watch bracelet is a silver colour with a gold stripe going down the middle of the chain. The watch case is silver but has a gold ring around it for detail. The dial is a bronze-gold colour with diamonds as hourly markings. The date is displayed at the three-hour mark and the day is displayed at the twleve-hour mark. This placement of day and date feature is similar to the one on the Rolex Day-Date watches. The watch has three centered hands with the seconds hand being black in colour while the other two are gold.

3.    Rolex 228239

This Rolex Day-Date watch has a very clean and simple design on it. The watch bracelet is a stark silver colour which is made from a white gold material with a ridged bezel. The dial has a satin finish, textured silver colour with lines on it. The date on this watch is displayed at the right-hand side of the dial. The day of the week is displayed at the top of the watch above the Rolex logo. The Rolex Day-Date watches are one of the most favourite watches which have the day and date features on them.

4.    Rolex 118346

Another gorgeous design from the Rolex Day-Date watch collection has a platinum body which includes the chain watch bracelet and the case as well. The watch bezel, however, is diamonds encrusted. The stand out feature of this watch is the dial. The colour of the dial is an icy blue colour which gives off snowy winter vibes and is a very cool colour. The watch hands are platinum as well and are placed at the centre of the dial. The date feature at the three-hour mark has a Cyclops lens over it which magnifies the date. The hourly markings on the Rolex Day-Date are diamond encrusted and the day of the week feature is displayed at the top of the dial above the Rolex logo.

Thursday 21 December 2017

Top 4 Rolex Daytona Watches




The Rolex Daytona watches are one of the best collections by Rolex and have received a lot of positive feedback ever since the first Rolex Daytona was released in the early 1960s. Amongst the Rolex Daytona collection, there are a few distinctive pieces that stand out from the crowd.

1.      116508


This is a beautiful watch with a unique colour combination that sets it aside from the other watches in the Rolex Daytona collection. The watch bracelet is a true yellow gold colour with a matching coloured case and bezel. The bezel, however, has a tachymeter engraved on it with a maximum value of 400 units per hour. This tachymeter is basically helpful for the race car drivers who want to calculate the average speed. The watch has 3 crowns on the right-hand side. One is the usual crown which can be used for fixing the hours hand. The other 2 crowns are basically for the chronograph settings. The dial is a pearl finish deep purple colour with a duochrome shift to it. The watch markings are set with diamonds and it has 3 gold subdials within the primary dial.

2.      116505


An elegantly designed watch by Rolex, the colour combination on this watch is rose gold with white. The exterior body of the watch is rose gold with the dial being a white colour. There are three subdials within the primary dial which are rose gold hollow rings with rose gold hands. The chronograph buttons on the right-hand side of the watch case are designed to be extremely precise so that not a second is wasted in starting, stopping or resetting the chronograph feature within the watch.

3.      116515LN


This watch design from the Rolex Daytona collection has a black, smooth rubber strap and a rose gold case. The bezel is a shiny black colour with the tachymeter engrave on it in rose gold. The dial is rose gold and has three black subdials which display 30 minutes of an hour, 60 seconds of a minute and 12 hours of the day. These subdials can be activated using the chronograph buttons in the case above and below the crown of the watch. The best part about these chronograph buttons is that they are designed in such a way that if you are not using them, they can be screwed into the watch case and make the watch water resistant up to a depth of 100 metres. These details on the Rolex Daytona watches are what makes them one of the most popular watch collections by Rolex.

4.      116509



With a stark, white gold body, this watch is the epitome of beauty amongst the entire Rolex Daytona watches. The dial of this watch has a mother of pearl finish in silver and the hourly markings are set with diamonds. The standout feature on the watch is the calibre 4130 which has been designed and perfected by Rolex over a course of several years. It has been updated to be the most reliable and precise movements to be used in watches.