Want to look like every other street styler on the block? Buy this vintage Rolex Oyster Perp “Air-King” with the mil-spec tricolor band. Seriously, you will not feel alone rocking this look. Raise it up with the rest of your urban comrades. Impossible to miss. Available from Park & Bond’s vintage section.

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A banger from Rolex. The Explorer II returns with the classic  orange hands that will prove to be one of the most sought after pieces this year (they first appeared back in 1971). “Here it is Watch Fans, the new Rolex 216670 aka the orange handed Rolex Explorer II.  Everything about this watch is spot on, at least for an armchair Rolex guy like myself. The Rolex 216670 Explorer II marks the 40th anniversary of the original Explorer II.  The case is enlarged to 42mm and houses the NEW Rolex caliber 3187 which is entirely designed and manufactured by Rolex.” (perpetuelle)

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Have to say these custom Rolexes work for me. London’s Project  X Designs delivers some “sub” takes on the Rolex Submariner models. Three Submariners mods are part of the series: the Mk III, Mk IV, and Mk V. “The Mk III pays homage to the Submariner worn by Sean Connery in the 1950s Bond movies; the Bond character was originally a former SBS commando.” The Mk IV comes in on the darker end of the scale with a black carbon casing and a blacked out face, while the Mk V was created for a “subtle and sophisticated contrast to the Submariner models.. the case is satin finished before being treated with a hard-wearing black DLC.” (highsnob/luxist)

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Perpetuelle brings first looks at the Rolex Explorer watch from the new “Hillary Tenzing Series.” “The exclusive and limited edition set of 3 customized Rolex Explorer models is being brought to us by the same creators of the Piccard Single Red Deepsea (Keep in mind that none of these models are officially associated with Rolex.  The ~$39,000 set will come in a custom crate along with several custom-made items (Shell cordovan NATO watch straps with HTE logo, etc.) that signify the historic Everest summit of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay  on May 29, 1953.” Big bucks, people. More looks at the Rolex Hillary Tenzing Explorer Watch after the click.

Pardon the music. Stick through it to witness the process behind the PVD modded Rolexes.

Hodinkee profiles another new startup in the custom Rolex game, and damn if this one is not hot! “Until today, with the release of Project X Designs new limited edition series. Based on the current Rolex Explorer II, which our most prodigal friends proclaimed to be the only modern Rolex worth buying, this limited run of 24 watches is an absolute killer… The Explorer II has been coated in DLC to give in the “blackout” look.  Then, Project X has filled the 24-hour scale on the bezel with bright orange paint.  Finally, and clearly most importantly, the red GMT hand has been replaced with an orange one.”

A new banger on the market from Rolex. In this OPENERS profile of the Rolex Oyster Submariner Date, we see a new face in green. The look of the green face gets some revamp since its introduction this decade. “Green Gold” is a feature of this model as well. “As the name suggests, the result of a combination of a light yellow gold materials.”

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“Hodinkee Explains: A Double Swiss, Underlined, Tropical Dial Rolex Cosmograph”

The National Watch & Clock Museum is celebrating the History of the James Bond Timepieces with an exhibit opening next summer. This will be the first comprehensive showing all the timepieces found in the legendary spy film series including the original Rolex Explorer worn by the Bond creator himself,  Ian Fleming.

“This is the first time that Ian Fleming’s watch has been exhibited in the United States. The watch was recently on display at the Imperial War Museum in London, featured in an exhibit on the life and work of Ian Fleming. Fionn Morgan, Ian Fleming’s stepdaughter, states “Ian would have enjoyed the idea of displaying his own Oyster Perpetual as part of an exhibition of James Bond watches…It is wonderful to see the James Bond legacy presented through the watches that this character has worn… Collectors and the public will learn a lot through this exhibition.” (timezone)

Think Silly has published a profile on two of the most well known sea dwelling time instruments on the market today – Officine Panerai Luminor Submersible Chrono 1000M and ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Deepsea. “The category of deep dea time pieces for professional divers has evolved from functional mechanic into a fine craft for men over the past forty years.” View the features at Think Silly in Chinese and English.

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