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Unique Rolex Explorer 2 Today Only

In this virtual catalog of Rolex wristwatches, gatherers and buyers will find 3,621 wristwatches in over 14 dissimilar model lines: Oyster, Bubbleback, including Chronograph, Submariner, Explorer, and more. Each watch is shown in full color, with the most necessary technical details as well as reference numbers, and year of construct provided. This potpourri of info is of inestimable worth for the wristwatch gatherer and buyer. In one place, for example, they may see the typical Oyster from the 1940s and closely all the case and dial variations that were available. The same applies to all the lines made by Rolex. In short, for every one who collects Rolex or only wants to acquire a pretty vintage wristwatch with the crown this book an sheer must.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Fascinating, but flawed
By Adam M. Dubin
Yes, there are 3,261 photos of Rolex watches, of all types, through the decades, and they are of systematically good quality (albeit small). But this book is rather poorly organized, edited, and proofread, so it will prove to be perchance more discouraging and hindering than rewarding. Buy for the pictures and overview of Rolex history (and to see those beautiful, rare dials), and not for the elaborated data regarding the models (which is many times incorrect).

4 of 4 humans found the following review helpful.
Lots of photos but very little text and some errors
By Ozlanka
Well here is yet another Rolex book. This one is unluckily error prone in spite of the minimal text.

Model numbers are transposed in numerous places and may mislead a person new to Rolex watches.

The author makes sweeping affirmations that are incorrect. E.G. In the original section underneath GMT II he states that this model was discontinued in 2000. Sorry that I have to disagree as I have a late Z series of this same model (2007)- in fact the Z is the last of the series and now and then called the STICKS dial.

The arrangement of the chapters leaves much to be desired. The same topic comes up again in another share of the book and reason is unclear, perhaps this adds more content?

The saving grace of this book is that it has an immense collection of photos of Rolex watches. Many of which are not in any other book. But here too the author has missed a outstanding probability to add value to his book, in a great deal of cases, under the photos he has failed to give a model number and year of construct for the watch.

Rather adverse as this is the type of data severe collectors are seeking when buying a book on watches.

Well this is a book I purchased to add to my existent library of Rolex books, for the price - well what the heck.

1 of 1 humans found the following review helpful.
Informative but not very accurate
By William
Lots of pics of all the respective models, not much reading, a little on Rolex history.If your looking for good refrence this is not the book for you IMO

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