Book Rolex: The impossible collection (2nd edition)

Assouline Book Rolex: The impossible collection (2nd edition)

For more than a century, Rolex has been considered the most coveted and legendary watch brand in the world. A Rolex stands for many things: the quintessence of the luxury watch, a power tool for makers, the symbol of transition to adulthood. New labels appear, styles come and go, but the brand at the top never changes. As a record holder-the Daytona, which belonged to Paul Newman, was auctioned by Phillips in New York for $ 17.8 million in October 2017-it is no surprise that Rolex is the most collected watch label in the world. This volume of the second edition contains never previously shown pictures of the rarest timepieces in the world.

Each of the extraordinary Rolex watch models in this beautiful, handmade band of the Ultimate Collection was selected by the specialist Fabienne Reybaud and shows the most valuable and technically innovative models that the luxury watch manufacturer has ever produced, including watches that have never been seen beforehand in printed form Waren: From the first wristwatch from the early 1900s and the first Oyster Perpetual from 1931 to an Explorer who was carried to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 during Sir Edmund Hillary's expedition, and the Submariner they were carried out by actors George Lazenby in the James Bond film "In the Secret Service of her Majesty" and will be amazed at collectors around the world.

About the author

Since 1989, Fabienne Reybaud has been a respected editor who specializes in the luxury area. She was head of the jewelry and watch department of the French daily Le Figaro for twenty-five years and is now as an independent journalist for leading national publications such as Paris Match and Numéro employed. Reybaud is the author of several books, including Watches: The Ultimate GuideChanel: Jewelry and Watches (Assouline, 2020), Tambour by Louis Vuitton (Thames & Hudson, 2022) and Jewelry Guide: The Ultimate Compendium (Assouline, 2022).