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Applications Open for 2012 Rolex Awards
Rolex has announced the opening of applications to the 2012 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. The awards were established in 1976 to provide funding and recognition to individuals whose projects bring significant benefits to their communities and to the wider world. Five Laureates will be selected by an independent Jury of experts who will meet early in 2012. Each Laureate receives $100,000 to advance their project, plus appreciation and publicity for their work through international advertising campaigns. Each Laureate also receives a Rolex timepiece.¡°As ever, we are seeking forward-looking men and women who are tackling the challenges of our age and who have innovative projects,¡± said Rebecca Irvin, head of philanthropy at Rolex. ¡°We look forward to receiving many wonderful proposals from around the world.¡±The Rolex Awards are open to anyone of any age or nationality whose groundbreaking projects are helping to expand the knowledge of our world and improve the quality of life on the plane

Bring a Loupe: A Crazy Rare Zenith El Primero And Five Nicely Priced Chronographs From Wittnauer, Minerva, Mathey-Tissot, And More
This Bring A Loupe will be dedicated entirelely to everyone's favorite complication, the chronograph. You will find an extremely rare (and very exotic looking) Zenith El Primero, the reference G383, produced in only 200 examples in 1970. We also scoured eBay in order to find some relatively affordable chronographs, most of them under $1,000. As you might expect, no Heuer or Universal Geneve made it this week given our budget constraint, but you will discover some other really exciting watches from Wittnauer, Minerva, and Mathey-Tissot. This is your Bring A Loupe for February 19, 2016. A Minerva Chronograph Reference VD712 With A Better Dial Than It Seems 1 OF 8 This Minerva is a good example of a nice looking three-register chronograph that does not break the bank. The Minerva VD712 is powered by the famous Valjoux 72 (also found in vintage Rolex Daytonas) and apparently this chrono was even used by the Swedish army – you can find some great shots of the

If you had $10,000
If you had 10K kicking around what would you buy (Rolex wise)...A: DSSDB: SS DaytonaThinking about my third but it's a way's away right now. Both watches yet vastly different both have a wait list and similar price point. How long will the Daytona lose appeal in this economic environment? Is it easier to get a Daytona than a DSSD?

New day, new look
Today my watches got a little swap. The rubber strap that was in my Royale got the trash (junk) and I put the bracelet from my invicta on it. And my invicta got my edifice chrono bracelet because it's way nicer. But my poor Edifice has a cheap flimsy folded steel bracelet because it's waiting for a rubber strap. But here are the Royale and the ocean ghost

What's next? - My Collection
For the first time since I began purchasing and collecting Rolex (2011), I can say that there is no single watch on my radar. My collection has evolved throughout the last 6 years to these 4 references.YG Daytona, WG Smurf, RG DD40 Olive dial, and 16710 Pepsi - 3186 movement.These 4 are here to stay. Not interested in moving any of them and feel my Rolex collection is perfect for me. Considering exploring other watch manufacturers for the first time.What one reference is my collection missing?