The Rolex tagline, "an obsession with perfection," is upheld by the brand's popularity. Often copied but never surpassed, Rolex--headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with 28 affiliates worldwide and relying on 4,000 watchmakers in over 100 countries--has been the leading name in luxury watches and the symbol of exemplary performance and prestige for more than a century. John Goldberger, editor of 100 Superlative Rolex Watches, has spent many happy hours browsing through watch shops, flea markets, conventions and auctions around the world for the past 35 years, collecting and studying vintage watches. In this well-appointed volume he presents comprehensive descriptions of 100 of the finest Rolex watches ever made and provides an extensive overview of Rolex's production, demonstrating the company's innovation in the technical and aesthetic evolution of watch design. More than 600 color illustrations and 400 descriptions provide the collector and watch enthusiast with invaluable information: reference numbers, casing, movement, relative calibers and year of production for each watch. The book covers many styles, including the earliest models, the Oyster, chronograph and moon phases, the sports model and the Daytona.
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Mountains of pictures of rare Rolex watches,
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I read a brilliant review about this book on Jake's Rolex Watch blog, which convinced me to buy a copy and I love it.
Published by an Italian publisher to coincide with the centenary of Rolex it is a celebration of some of the most unusual and rare examples from around the world. The author, John Goldberger, who himself is a major collector and a professional photographer has had access to many watches that are very rare and have never been photographed before and the quality of the images is amazing The book starts with a clear chronological timeline of the Rolex brand with thumbnail photographs, making it easy to follow and understand the history of the brand. It showcases 100 special examples, but there are over 270 actual watches included in the book and over 750 photographs. Each showcased watch includes four detail shots as well the main image. Alongside technical information the captions tell the history of the more colourful watches. Some of the more unusual examples are: Rolex Zerograph (1937), Panerai Radiomir (1950), Black Dial Star Indices Super Oyster (1952), Rolex Centergraph (1937), Black Dial Star Moonphase (1952), Deep Sea Special (1953), Omani Sea-Dweller (1973), Limited Edition Day-Date with King Midas Styling (1977). These are watches with incredible history, including one given to the SAS by the Sultan of Oman, another made especially for Pan Am with white dials, one made for Deap Sea diving and used in August Piccard's Bathiscape, an example that belonged to the last Emperor of Vietnam, Boa Dai, and the Rolex Elvis Presley wore. Not only beautifully designed and leather bound, the book is a wonderful record of 100 years of history. As a visual reference book about rare and unusual Rolex watches this book is unsurpassed.
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Must have book for Rolex fans,
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This book is offered in a great luxurious package. Nice ellegant binding, good paper stock, and great big format pictures.
Very few Rolex admirers can reach a collection as that presented inside this book. It's great to have access, at least through these clear pictures, and study of each of these magnificent pieces. I enjoyed every page of it, and I only regret not having a little bit of more text explaining more details about the watches shown.
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Fair book,
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This book has a lot of photographs.
Very little text. Many of the photos in this book can also be found in Mondani's volumes. I would rank this book as one you should buy only if you don't have any other Rolex volumes.
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