“Ughh, Nice Watch!” - Black Rolex Edition
Everything Else By Contra™ on November 8, 2009 at 1:24 pm
“Dear God, please let Rolex come out with an all-black series. Not because I can afford them shits. Just because it would be criminal for them not to do it. Thanks.” That was me in like 1998 when my fascination with watches was really picking up.
The folks at Bamford & Sons must’ve gotten tired of waiting for Rolex to act right, so around 2004, they started blackening Rollies.
Bamford & Sons X Colette X Rolex Milgauss: Cop Here if you dare
It is my stark recollection that back when they first started popping up on the internets, the blackening of the watch had pissed off some prude enthusiasts and that made the watches lose value. Back then, I almost copped the Explorer below instead of a new car. (Yeah, yeah, I know.)
B&S Rolex X Rolex Explorer II & Rolex GMT Master II
These days? Fuggedaboutit. 15 stacks for a blackface? Thanks, but no thanks. I’ll sit in my little corner and spectate from the sidelines with my Swatch on, good sir. Especially now that there are new(more expensive) players in the game. The Godfather, Hiroshi Fujiwara jumped in with his Fragment offering that I hear is harder to get than a Jay-z phone call.
Hiroshi Fujiwara X Rolex Air King
Even Kanye West got his own lil’ custom jawn from Black Out Concept. See those and more in the gallery below. And if I somehow inspired you to buy one of these pieces, kindly scoop and extra Yatchmaster and shoot it my way. Appreciate it.
For more on the process of blackening a Rolex, start here and google the rest.
Posted in Everything Else, GENERAL, Gear, SMOKE BREAK — Tags: Bamford & Sons, Black Out Concept, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Kanye West, Rolex
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26 Comments
All Black Everything.
Man that’s a beautiful timepiece indeed.
I went from Timex to Seiko Kinetic and erm that’s as good as it get’s for me right about now.
For mat’l items, aren’t watches one of the best investments as far as retaining their value?
Those shits are beautifully badass. If I weren’t so hard on wristwear, it’d be nice to have. The only “jewelry” I wear are earrings & a watch or two, the latter only rarely.
CHECK CITIZEN skyhawk AT eco-drive.Fuck rolex!!
Gotty wears a Jacob The Jeweler watch. The big jawn with pantone color swatches on the face.
@Gotty, yep, my mum has a Raymond Weil and a also a RADO, she gets them valued once in a while, and they do retain their value (and depending on the timepiece and craftsmanship they can increase in value too).
Best place to get time pieces is the Middle East in particular Dubai, Medina and Oman you get some good breaks their cos of the nil tax bands and wot not.
If you all want to keep it real gully though, you can always go down to the open market, down town and speak to the friendly Polish guy (the same dude who sells 50 inch Simsang LCD televisions), who’ll flog you a ROLEX (albeit and imitation) for around 30 quid. ;)
Lol, I wear good old Nike watches. They work fine for me. I have one “good watch” that I wear a couple of times per yr, mainly when I’m in a situation where I have to wear a suit.
Jacob’s never amazed me. I like my watches to sit on my wrist w/a low profile & not to be gaudy in any way.
I wonder what TRA wears lol.
No thanks on a fugazi Paw. My idea is that if I can’t afford the real thing, I should wait until I can.
Kicks and Watches are my vices…..very nice timepiece. Can’t afford it, but nice indeed
Skagen is the brand for me. Mesh wristbands are a wonderful thing to behold…
But I quit wearing watches in line with my “i don’t care” lifestyle.
… do you really have a spot ?
Sorry chaps, but the Earl of Silchester will duly hijack this thread and switch from timepieces to dimepieces. Go Go Leona!
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yeah im on my second all black watch. only problem is the black dont last forever even on the nice ones. it aint rollie nice tho. thatd be the ish.
@ Gotty
I have a few but mostly Movado’s (nice middle of the road watch and love the black dials).
I do have a floater (Rolex).
Never wear it though.
Ever.
And one Cartier.
My idea is that if I can’t afford the real thing, I should wait until I can.
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Co-Sign.
I do that for everything. well, except Lexus. I’ll drive a Toyota. Same damn car anyway.
John, you’re a Timex watch in a digital age.
Well G-Wiz, whoopie freaking doo, I know I’m not as smart as you guys with all this computer shit. But, hey… I’m still alive, ain’t I?
I mean, you’ve *got* to be running out of bad guys by now, right? Huh? Ryan? Honestly, you can tell me. I mean, how does that work? Got some kind of service or something? Some kind of 800 number? 1-800-HENCHMEN? Oh, you know what? I bet you’re still on hold with, “Can I get another dead Asian hooker bitch over here right away?”
Timex, the watch that keeps on ticking!
the fuck is this kid talkin bout it aint that serious
lol everything is serious when seen through the eyes of paw.
Lol u stoopid for that title! “All Black Everything” shits is COLD
yeah it’s a nice watch, but does he really have a spot like he said in “friend or foe” and if so, what block?????
560 State Street.
Movado’s Mother Of Pearl joints are slick.
I got an IWC. I recently broke it out a few days ago. I wanted something nice & classy sitting on my wrist for a cgange. I’ve had it for 7 years now, and it needs an overhaul cuz it loses time (it’s an automatic).
But yeah, most of those all-black pieces are the bidnass. VERY nice.
nope not into it
My spike lee G-shock is holding me down.. Thinking about coppin’ a black bapex tho.. shits are sweet