Rolex The Impossible Collection (2nd Edition) - Assouline
For more than a century, Rolex has established itself as the most coveted and legendary watch brand in the world. A Rolex evokes many things: the quintessence of the luxury watch, a tool of power for actors, the symbol of the passage to adulthood. New labels appear, styles come and go, but the brand at the top never changes. Still a record-breaker – Paul Newman's Daytona was sold at auction by Phillips in New York in October 2017 for $17.8 million – it's no surprise that Rolex is the most collected watch brand in the world. This second edition volume includes never-before-seen images of the world's rarest timepieces.
Rolex The Impossible Collection (2nd Edition) - Assouline
Selected by specialist Fabienne Reybaud, each of the exceptional Rolex watch models in this magnificent handcrafted volume of the Ultimate Collection features the most valuable and technically innovative models produced by the luxury watchmaker, including timepieces never before seen under previously printed form: from the first wristwatch dating from the beginning of 1900 and the first Oyster Perpetual from 1931, to the Explorer worn during Sir Edmund Hillary's expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 and the Submariner worn by the Actor George Lazenby in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, they are sure to amaze collectors around the world.
White gloves and an iconic canvas tote bag are included with every purchase of Assouline's ultimate collection.