Black Limited Edition – Custom Rolex Watches

T Magazine reports on Black Limited Edition, a series of vintage steel Rolexes turned matte black through highly specialized chemical applications. “Alejandro Alcocer, a watch fanatic and design entrepreneur who has previously delved into skateboarding, catering and handbag design, followed the legend of a black watch supposedly released by Rolex in the late 1960s for the Royal British Army soldiers stationed in South Africa.
It was thought that only 500 were made, but Rolex never confirmed their distribution and they became the holy grail of watch collecting.” So Alcocer made his own.

The Sea-Dweller, Explorer, GMT Master, Submariner, GMT Master II and Explorer II are each offered in an edition of 50 and are now available at Barneys.

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Rolex EXplorer 2010

The Rolex Explorer has gotten a new face lift for 2010. The new design was featured at Basel World, a timepiece trade show. With the swing towards bigger faces in the watch world, Rolex announced that the Explorer has an extra 3mm in diameter to bring the overall size to 39mm all while incorporating a new polished finish to the dial’s numbers.

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