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Time on My Side
The luxury sportswatch was born on October 21, 1927, when Mercedes Gleitze, the first woman to successfully swim the British Channel, was pulled half-conscious from the freezing waterway on one of her unsuccessful attempts. During the rescue, a journalist from the Times of London noticed something strange. "Hanging round her neck," he wrote, "Miss Gleitze carried a small gold watch, which was found this evening to have kept good time throughout." That miraculous wristwatch was a Rolex Oyster. Since then, Rolex has built on this success, producing watches for mariners, astronauts and action stars. To celebrate Rolex's 100th anniversary, the auctioneer Antiquorum is holding a special auction on April 17th. Men's Vogue presents a selection of the pieces up for bid, capturing the evolution of the Rolex sports watch from the Oyster to the present day.

April 2008

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Turn-O-Graph
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Turn-O-Graph

The Rolex Turn-O-Graph with white honeycomb dial and revolving bezel. The oldest watch up for auction, this model was made in 1953. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000.

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Clint Eastwood