The Paul Newman Straps are live

Years ago when i bought my first Rolex Daytona Paul Newman i wanted such strap. As i was so in love with this looks on all these well know images Paul Newman wearing his famous watch. I not only loved his style, but also loved that these straps with the underlining fit great with an modern style of mens fashion. A bit of an rebel style added to an classic watch. As i love the contrast.

Finally we are able to offer it to you... the latest product from B&S + JPM. The famous Paul Newman Strap.

London Calling... Rolex friends meeting.

This week we had a great meeting in London. 

All time classic.. 6263 Panda. Back to the roots part 3

Here i am happy to show you an all time classic. Such a stylish looking watch. No need to be bigger. Just perfect...

Some black and white porn

It's been a couple of years that i first have owned a white 16520 Rolex Daytona. Back then it was a E-series. This week i am the happy camper to wear a L-series 1989 version. With the rare 225-bezel. 4 lines dial. I passed on them for years. But have to be honest... woow it's a sexy beast! And nicer then the modern version in my opinion. Even if it's only with me for a short while.. as i will pass it on.. it's a great joy to wear it and shoot it. 

36 and 37 mm...

Just some images of them together...

Screwdown love.. my new baby

Just got a new Daytona baby... full package.. box, paperwork, even the sticker. But more important... perfect dial.

I just can't stop shooting this watch

Ohhh after more then 2 years. I am still in love for this stunner. I can't get enough of it. For me it's the total style queen of all times!

Daytona Love part 7... so nice!

Yesterday i met some friends. And woooow what did i see. Another of these crazy beautiful brown Daytona's. So nice, it is almost hurting me. One day i really want one of those. Next to the Newman they are the nicest for sure. And much rarer.... very rare!

What a end of a year! I guess i need something brown again! Please helppppppppppppppppppp!

Tropical. We need the sun.

It's winter, it's dark and cold... we just need the sun and the warm feeling. Maybe these tropical dials will help.

Sometimes nature is good to us. Thanks you moisture,.. thank you UV... thanks you time...They are fabulous.

We see it in fifferent time-frames. But a lot on the DRSD Mk2 and 1680 red mtr's first dial. Seems to be a end of 60th thing.

My explanation is, that for printing deep black, you use a mixture of different colours to get deep black. Otherwise it will look grey-ish. I think they used a mixture with more brown/warmth on the end of the 60th... and by fading out other colours through UV... the brown get's dominant in the dial.

But i have also seen greenish kind of giltdials and the most beautuful Tropical i have seen. The camel-gilt Sub above!

Daytona Love part 6... the ultimate

Well this one is the ultimate Daytona for me. I had the great honour to have quite some great Daytona's in my hand.... but this one for me i still the queen. None can match her in beauty for me. Perfect style and great condition. 6241 3 colour Newman. And as some people always feel that the pump-pusher Daytona looks small.... this one doesn't. The bezel makes all the difference. And the 3 colour white dial makes it really magical and eye-candy.

Daytona Love part 5

One of the nicest Daytona's i have ever seen. It belongs to a great friend. Who build such a great collection of fantastic watches. And this one is a real rare bird. He searched for more then 3 years for a real nice one. A total brown Daytona. Often we them with brown sub-dials. But with a total brown dial and white eyes, is real rare and ultra sexy!!! And the original MK1 pushers!

Well done my friend!!! I am totally in love...

Daytona Love part 4

Another fantastic example.. one of the nicest i had on my wrist. Again a sigma dial and 4.X serial. Perfect dial with dark chocolate subdials.

Daytona Love part 3 ... FAP

Not only a rare Daytona 6265 Fuerza Aerea Del Peru (FAP). But also the most beautiful Daytona i have ever seen. With fantastic brown faded subdials and in fantastic condition.

And as it is a Military Daytona, it's really rare and a true grail-watch.

The Rolex Fuerza Aerea Del Peru Cosmographs were produced with model references from 6238 to 6263/5 by Rolex for the Peruvian Air force in limited numbers (circa 700-800) between early 1960 and the mid 1980s, (the case numbers range from 1 to 6 million).

The history of Peruvian Air force can be found at

http://www.scramble.nl/pe.htm

The colaboration between Rolex and the FAP is believed to have been due to the close friendship between the official Rolex dealer of Lima, and the late Heineger, Head of Rolex South America (& father of Patrick Heineger General Director of Rolex SA).

The Fuerza Aerea Del Peru Issued watches have also been noted on non daytonas, such as model ref 1680/1675 and even steel datejusts. 

The Fuerza Aerea Del Peru Cosmographs are often found with the following characteristics

- Dials from  6239 to 6263/5 usually without the word daytona

-Outer caseback engraved with Fuerza Aerea Del Peru (engraved by Rolex, who have a record of the issue numbers) and very lightly engraved delivery numbers (often erased via polishing as with the early Comex 5513/4)

Inner case backs with specific serial engravings

(Information in courtesy of Londonwatchcompany)

Daytona Love part 2.

Another one of my all time favourites is the BIG RED Daytona 6263. If you ever go for one... please choose one in a condition like this.

The BIG RED is magical. Daytona at a distance from the subdial. Perfect dial and markers. This is how we like them. Tropic #21 and vintage heaven here we come. I guess this is one of the biggest style-icons of the last century. The Sigma dial in part 1. is from the early 70th.... this Big red from the 80th. If they would only design watches like this.

Daytona Love part 1.

One of my favourite watches is the vintage Daytona... the 6239, 6241, 6240, 6263,..... silver dial,.. black dial... they are all so cool.

But one of the nicest configurations to me is the early silver writing black 6263 with Sigma dial.

I love the understatement and the details! Silver printing.. real different from white on the wrist, low position of the Rolex typography (see the serif font), pearly subdials, OT SWISS TO . Also real cool on a black nato strap! Style and pure sex on the wrist!

100PERCENT PASSION meeting

Well some of those moments in Life... you will never forget. After 2008... the 2009 meeting was even better. Fantastic guys, fantastic watches and sooooo much fun.

Some of the high-lights: