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Rolex Submariner 16610 LV, Rolex Submariner 50 anniversary watch. Compare with Submariner 16610, the Mercedes-Benz hands of 16610 LV is slightly wider. Submariner has experienced 50 years of Rolex mechanical watches from win to bad, and recovery. Submariner’s success, will forever be etched in the milestone of Rolex.

(1) Ads in 1973, culture anthropologists took the reed boat “Titan II” after 57 days and nights, finally conquered the Atlantic Ocean. During this voyage, he just relyed on his Submariner. In addition, other country Navy also used Submariner.

(2) The ad base on the theme of Harbour village, Japan: Marine Science and Technology Center in order to developed the ocean, since 1972 to 1975 first carried out large-scale undersea living experiments, which was called Harbour Village project. The operators were wearing Submariner watches.

(3) Title with the diver Luis Marden who in that sank Bounty in 1790, told the world that: there was a place called Pitcairn island 1300 miles south of Tahiti in Pacific, where founded Marden’s favorite Rolex watch in that sank Bounty.

(4) The theme of marine archaeologists, international ad: Searching the often used Rolex watches from fifteen century to the seventeenth century by the sank Spanish and United Kingdom.

Those ads all mentioned that: Submariner is essential watch during marine operations. This sentence was no common used in promotional, but wasn’t exaggeration

There exists a wrong idea: all of the good watches are in high above, with complicated functions. This doesn’t mean I am opposed to the so-called complicated, or grand complicated which was significance for a good watch. However, don’t forget, a good watch first was used to wear, and relatively display precise time.

Finally talk about the “wear”, except Omega Seamaster Professional, Rolex Submariner those well-known good watches, there are IWC Aquatimer Chornograph and Ingenieur watches, there are some basic common. Most of them are have the case waterproof to more than 50 meters, some even waterproof to more than 100 meters. In additional, the movements are relatively strong, with a good anti-shock device.

Different series have different features, shuch as Seamaster series or submariner series are good at waterproof, while IWC Ingenieur has the advantage on anti-magnetic.

We usually heard about modified cars, but few of us heard about midified watch. Now top end Rolex also can be modified, you can design your personal Rolex watch, this is UK customized brand Bamford.

Rolex Bamford Milgauss is the favorite watch of Japan influx fashion leader Hiroshi Fujiwara.

UK Bamford always midified some precious models, except limited edition, the PVD vacuum coating also become the selling point, thus owned the unique painting technology, the color will not so easy to fall off. Among the Rolex models, the anti-magnetic Milgauss also included which Hiroshi Fujiwara loved most, the lightning bolt second hand and 3-6-9 marker position change to green in order to match with the vintage light green crystal glass face, very coordinated .

Last year was 10th anniversary of Japanese brand SOPHNET, to celebrate this important day, Hiroshi Fujiwara designed a Fragment Design × SOPHNET Rolex Submariner for Hirofumi Kiyonaga, this time EXIT reintroduced Submariner which without the logo Fragment Design and worlds, but the word “Submariner” was the same with original, very eye-catching.

The super three registers designed has become the eternal sign of Daytona, in fact Bamford put the focal point on three registers, full black PVD and the three registers was the same with the vintage Daytona racing panel model.

The first exhibition (from May 20th) has introduced some Japanese masterminds’ fashion lucky devil, 7 masterpieces of Bamford Watch Department Rolex black steel, and first on sale for public.

Check the information of Bamford, to modify a Rolex is a simple thing, but if you are a stranger of Bamford, perhaps have to wait for more than one year. In other words, the models introduced by EXIT can be yours soon, but the price is that you’d to pay for about 3 or 5 times price higher than the genuine Rolex.

The dazzling Explorer I, marked with Fragment Design, lightning logo and words. Another Explorer I was full black, Bamford only change the color of 3-6-9 numeral and hands, has 3 colors green, blue and purple, and the blue one will be most popular because Hiroshi Fujiwara loves it very much, and this Explorer I global limited to 90 pieces, it’s very rare.

UK brand Bamford Watch Department was well-known for its Superb modification skill, especially the black coated luxury watches. It has designed a number of watches since its foundation in 2004, and worked with various brands, such as Mastermind JAPAN and SOPHNET. and other limited modified models, which was known as Japan fashion zone queen modification watch brand. You can order your favorate model and color, but have to wait more than one year. But I have to remind you, the modified Rolex can not send back to the original factory for maintenance, and also will affect the second hand price, so you should think twice before modification.

Have you ever see the brand Rolex has a model with black steel case?

Rolex model 16600, No. 053, made in 2007. Black steel case with PVD coating, the case diameter was 40mm, thickness of 15mm. Screw-in caseback, unidirectional rotating bezel. Triple waterproof crown, luminous Mercedes-Benz hands and hour markers. Cal.3135 self-winding rhodium-plated movement, 9 o’clock position helium escape valve, waterproof to 4000 feet(1220 meters), COSC certificate, lever escapement, monometallic balance wheel, stopwatch device.

The designer of this Rolex Pro-Hunter was Kamal Choraria, he was a antique Rolex experts, at the same time also was businessmen who specialized on antique military watches in London.

Only 100 limited edition watches, all were sold out soon when first launched. The case with black PVD coating, the glass face with anti-reflective coating, while the lugs were designed to be fixed, this was the typical military style, which was solid and not easy to come off.

This watch in auction was one collection of the director Brett Ratner, who directed “Rush Hour” Hollywood series. Soon will be his 40-year-old birthday, the total box office of his first 5 movies reached $10 billon.

James Cameron, who is the famous American film director and the explorer of the National Geographic Society, drove the custome-made submersible Deepsea Challenger and successfully dived to 35,756 feet, arrived in the deepest place of the earth – the Challenger Deep of Mariana Trench. This activity was an important part of the marine science adventure Deepsea Challenge, carried out by James Cameron, the National Geographic Society and Rolex. James Cameron drove submersible and successfully completed this expedition, he is also the man who once again reached to the deepest place of the earth since 1960. Throughout the deep journey, he made the first scientific exploration to the Challenger Deep.

For this deep sea diving adventure, Rolex specially designed and produced a prototype watch – Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge, whose water resistance is up to amazing 12,000 meters(39,370 feet). This watch was placed on the robotic arm of the submersible Deepsea Challenger, along with Mames Cameron to dive to the Challenger Deep, ad maintained accurate time, once again confirmed the leadership of Rolex in mechanical watch waterproof area.

Rolex expressed warm congratulations on the historic success of James Cameron and the Deepsea Challenge  expedition team. “In the coming era of new exciting adventure, they are undoubtedly the pioneer.” Rolex CEO Gian Riccardo Marini said. “Their achievement is the crystallization of extraordinary enthusiasm, courage and skill that are reflected in exploring the unknown areas. Rolex enjoys a great honor and joy to be able to participate in the Deepsea Challenge adventure project, and continues the legendary performance in the field of deep sea diving area.”

People who love Rolex must have a deep desire to buy Day-Date, since the starting of this blog, many readers have been asking me where they can find a solid 18K Day-Date watch in good condition. As you know, it’s hard to find a good watch, especially the one with some historic value, and at cheap price. Because a natural Rolex watch that is good condition and has little production will be sold at an expensive price.

From the 1959′s, the last generation Day Date Ref.6611(Cal.1055/18,000bph) has been out of production, its successor was Ref.1803(Cal.1555/18,000bph), because Ref.6611 has ever been worn by U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower, it was also called “President Watch”.

At that time, Ref.1803 was loved by many rich people and became the watch that can mostly represent the status after the 1960′s. Later, Rolex made some detailed modification on the movement and installed the new movement(Cal.1556/19,800bph) into Day Date. Many people thought that Cal.1556 has hack mechanism, but I must tell you, all Rolex movement that featured hack mechanism started from the 1970′s. So, don’t worry if you bought a Rolex watch with Cal.1556 but without hack mechanism, this is right, but if with hack feature, that movement might be modified.

People who love Ref.1803 mostly like its temperament, without diamond embellishment, you can feel elegant and wealthy on your wrist.