Vintage Rolex Love: The Rolex GMT-Master 1675

Originally created in 1954 for Pan Am Airlines, the Rolex GMT-Master has gone though a variety of touch ups throughout its years in production. Spanning one of the longest runs in Rolex manufacturing history, and marking its place as the first Rolex sports model to be featured on an Rolex Oyster Bracelet and Rolex Jubilee Bracelet, the GMT-Master 1675 has gained popularity in the Rolex vintage world.

Purchasing your very own vintage Rolex watch can be a very exciting time in your life, but fun aside its important to know your facts to protect yourself against the less genuine sellers out there.

Here are some helpful hints to look out for…

Identifying markers to watch out for to date your GMT Master 1675:

• Acrylic crystal glass
• Tritium indexes
• Pointed crown guards with a chapter ring
• Rounded crown guards
• New print on the dial bearing, “superlative chronometer officially certified”
• Small triangle on the second time zone hand
• Big triangle on the second time zone hand
• Different dial printing after the extra hour changed
• Guilt or white indexes on the dial
• Longer indexes on the dial
• No quickset date

Although this model was in production for so many years, and its on the easier side of vintage models to find, it has become a very sought after item. Today, many collectors prefer a more faded bezel and index color, so as to help capture the true vintage feeling of an aged Rolex.

Need to spice things up with your Rolex GMT-Master?

Opt out the original Rolex Bracelet for something different, like a rubber watch strap.

Rubber Watch Strap

Italian Flag Inspired Looker on a Brown Leather Watchband: The Chopard Mille Miglia 2014

Chopard Mille Miglia 2014

Drawing inspiration from the famous Italian open road endurance race, last years limited edition Chopard Mille Miglia 2014 sybolizes momentous history packed in one little timepiece. 

Brown Leather Watch Strap

Limited to 2014 pieces, the Mille Miglia 2014 features a time measuring chronograph function, and is additionally equipped with a self winding mechanical movement, 42MM sized diameter sized case, scratch resistant sapphire crystal glass, transparent sapphire crystal case back, 42 hour power reserve, 5 atm water resistance, and a calf leather watch strap.  

Calf Leather Watch Band

The Italian flag inspired dial has a chronograph seconds hand, subsidiary small seconds dial, 30 minute counter, 12 hour counter, date display, and hour and minutes hands.

Available in stainless steel, the limited edition Chopard Mille Miglia 2014 comes on a luxurious brown leather watch strap, and is also available in a limited edition pink gold variation on a brown watch band made of leather finite to just 250 pieces. 

Although the green, red, and white color combination of the dial go amazingly well with its featured brown leather watch strap, this looker could look just as cool on a black leather watchband as well. 

Curious?

The Rolex Explorer II Revisited: The 216570 Explorer II

Created for the natural born pathfinder, Rolex’s latest Explorer II model, the 216570 remains authentic to original purpose and design. 

Rolex Explorer II 

Running on an in house perpetual mechanical self winding movement, the Rolex Explorer II 216570 comes equipped with a distinctive orange 24 hour hand, 24 hour graduated bezel, sapphire crystal glass, cyclops lens over the date, hour, minute, and seconds hands, monobloc middle case, screw down case back, and bidirectional winding crown. 

Measuring out to a large 42mm diameter sized case, the 216570 Explorer II is waterproof to 330 feet, and has a screw down twin lock double waterproofness system. 

Rolex Explorer Watch Strap

Apart from its obvious durable features, the Rolex Explorer II has a clever independent second time zone setting, instantaneous date feature, and stop seconds for the exact time.

Watch Band for Rolex

Available in steel, the Explorer II comes with either a black or white face, and the trademark 24 hour orange hand. 

The Rolex Explorer II 216570 is from the Rolex Oyster collection, and the Rolex watch strap is a Rolex Oyster bracelet. The Explorer II is often seen mounted on alternative watch bands such as, nato watch strap, leather watch bands, or a watchband made of rubber.

Rubber Watch Strap

Have a certain passion for the Rolex Explorer II? Click here to read about one of the most famous vintage Rolex Explorer II models on the market, the Steve McQueen Rolex. 

Pre-Baselworld 2015: Latest Addition Longines on Alligator Leather Watch Strap

Longines Conquest Classic L2.798.8.72.3

Pre- Baselworld 2015 and much to the pleasure of watch enthusiasts, Longines launched their newest addition to the Conquest Classic collection. Created as a tribute to the first chronographs produced in 1878, the Longines Conquest Classic collection has long become the official watch of many sport events and competitions. Timeless yet contemporary in all the right places, the Conquest Classic L2.798.8.72.3 is power packed in tradition. 

Alligator Watch Strap

The Longines Conquest Classic L2.798.8.72.3 features a whopping 42MM diameter sized case, scratch resistant sapphire crystal with anti reflective treatment, hour and minute hands, central 60 seconds hand, half moon central hand that indicates the date, small seconds with 24 hour indicator, 30 minute counter with day and month display, moon phase display with 12 hour counter, and a leather watch band.

Powered by a self winding movement, the Longines Conquest Classic L2.798.8.72.3 is water resistant 5 bar, and has a power reserve function of up to 48 hours. 

Leather Watch Band

This classic timepiece comes in a variety of material and color combinations, such as the featured 18 carat pink gold models with either a white face on a black watch strap made of alligator or a black face on a black alligator watch strap. 

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date With Luxurious Leather Watch Strap

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date

Don’t misjudge the delicate design of the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date, as this bad boy measures out to an impressive 42.5MM diameter sized case and features two useful retrograde functions. The Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date is more than just beauty, its innovation dressed in artistry. 

Leather Watch Strap

Running on an automatic mechanical movement, the Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date features approximately a 40 hour power reserve, retrograde date hand, retrograde day of the week hand, and hour and minute hands.   

Water resistant up to 3 bar, the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date comes with an elegant leather watch strap. 

Watch Band Made of Leather

Alligator Watch Band

Whats makes this timepiece fascinating is its nifty retrograde function, as the retrograde hand operates to return to its starting point in a half circle instead of complete a 360 round. 

The Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date is available in either 18 carat white gold with a black alligator leather watch band, or in 18 carat pink gold with a black alligator watch strap or brown alligator leather watchband. 

Launching soon is Rubber B’s new line of watch straps, perfect for charming pieces like the Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date. 

Are you ready?

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Hometime Alligator Watch Strap Variety

Whether you’re an international jet setter or a travel fanatic, whatever the time zone, don’t loose track of what matters the most to you with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Hometime. Now you never have to be too far away from home.

Leather Watch Band

Running on an automatic mechanical movement, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Hometime  features a 40MM diameter sized case, hour, minutes, and seconds hands, second time zone, 24 hour display, date function, 5 bar water resistance, and comes on a leather watch strap. 

Alligator Watch Strap

Watch Strap Made of Leather

Available in pink gold or stainless steel, the Master Hometime comes in a variety of dial variations with either a brown alligator watch band, chocolate alligator watch strap, or navy alligator leather watch strap.  

Love the easy to read symmetry of the dial? Stay tuned to see the next development of watch bands Rubber B will have to pair with clever designs like these. 

Do time in style the Rubber B way.

Leather Watch Strap Obsessed: The Chronoswiss Artist

Chronoswiss Artist

There is much to be learned from a name. Like its title,the Chronoswiss Artist, is truly a cunning piece of art combining advantaged technological design with a fine artistic touch of tradition. Let your wrist play the sweet harmony of modern classic. 

Leather Watch Band

Measuring out to a 40MM diameter sized case, the Artist runs on a self winding movement, has a screw down case back with satin finish, sapphire crystal glass, polished screw down bezel, hand finished steel central hour and minutes hands, small seconds dial, and a Louisiana crocodile watch strap. 

Crocodile Watch Strap

Available in 18 carat red gold in a variety of elegant combinations of either a chocolate, blue, or grey dial with a black leather watch band or brown leather watch strap. 

Rubber B is buzzing with news. Stayed tuned to find out whats next for Rubber B’s line of watch straps. If we’re excited about it, be assured you will be too. 

Omega Prestige Co-Axial Power Reserve 39.5MM Leather Watch Strap Choices

Omega Prestige Co-Axial Power Reserve 39.5MM

Changing the watchmaking world since 1894, Omega has been in the forefront of technological innovation while maintaining their classical signature design. 

Leather Watch Strap

Running on a special self winding co-axial escapement movement, the Omega Prestige Co-Axial Power Reserve has a 39.5 MM diameter sized case, 48 hour power reserve, power reserve indicator, date display, hour and minutes hands, and small seconds dial. 

Alligator Watch Band

Equipped with a domed scratch resistant sapphire crystal glass, the Prestige Co-Axial Power Reserve is water resistant up to 100 feet and comes on a luxurious Omega watch strap made of leather. 

The featured Omega is from the Prestige variety with the blue dial, although the Prestige Co-Axial Power Reserve 39.5MM is available in a variety of additional combinations from white gold, yellow gold, red gold, or stainless steel with either a blue, white, or silver dial on a black leather watch band or brown alligator watch strap. 

Watchband Made of Leather

Rubber B is on the verge of releasing their new watch strap line, designed specifically for the build and look of beauties like these. Don’t miss out!

Elegance Defined: Baume & Mercier Classima 10098 Leather Watch Strap

Like wearing a Tuxedo for your wrist, Baume & Mercier’s Classima 10098 is so simple its stunning. Inspired by the first Ultra Thin white gold watch released in 1965, the Baume & Mercier Classima collection holds fast to their trademark of minimalistic yet delicate designs. 

Baume & Mercier Leather Watch Strap

Featuring a round 39mm diameter steel case, the Classima 10098 runs on a self winding mechanical movement, features anti reflective and anti scratch sapphire crystal glass, leaf shaped hour and minutes hands, date function, and leather watch band.

Water resistant up to 5 ATM, Baume & Mercier’s Classima 10098 is purity at its best. 

The Baume & Mercier 10098 Classima is available in steel with a black dial on a black watch strap made of alligator. 

Fan of the all black dial but would like to add a little more color to this sophisticated piece? Rubber B is coming out with a new line of watch bands, perfect with slender pieces like the Classima collection.

Swap the watch strap, and redefine elegance. 

Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Leather Watchband

Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar

Designed with Zenith’s powerful signature in house movement, El Primero calibre, the Captain Winsor Annual Calendar is Zenith’s latest addition to the Captain family. 

Measuring out to a 42mm diameter case, the Captain Winsor Annual Calendar has an El Primero automatic movement, domed sapphire glass with anti reflection treatment on both sides, and transparent sapphire glass case back.

Additionally the Captain Winsor Annual Calendar comes equipped with hours and minutes hands, subsidiary seconds display, one counter chronograph hand, 60 minute counter, day/month indicator, date indicator, and a leather watch strap. 

The Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar is available in stainless steel on a brown alligator watch band, or in rose gold on a brown alligator watch strap. 

Zenith Leather Watch Strap

Zenith Leather Watchband

Swap the strap for something different, and 
slap on a watchband made with rubber from Rubber B’s new and different line of specialized watch straps debuting soon. 

Rolex Datejust II Watch Strap Options

Invented by Rolex in 1926, and put to the test by English channel swimmer Mercedes Gleitze a year later, the Rolex Datejust II has proved from the beginning its strength in authenticity, craftsmanship, and technical innovation. 

Rolex Watch Strap

Featuring a 41mm diameter case with scratch resistant sapphire glass, the Datejust II has a monobloc middle case, screw down case back, center hour, minute, and seconds hands, stop seconds for precise time setting, instantaneous date function with cyclops lens, and is COSC certified. 

Waterproof up to 330 feet, the Rolex Datejust II has a screw down twin lock waterproofness system, perpetual mechanical self winding movement, and bi directional self winding crown.  

Available in steel, 18 carat rolesor or yellow rolesor, the Rolex Datejust II watch strap is a Rolex Oyster Bracelet. 

Datejust II Watch Band

Looking to swap the original Rolex Watchband for something different? Try a leather watch band, or a watch strap made of Rubber.