Posts Tagged ‘Turn-O-Graph’
Honeycomb Dial 6609 Rolex Turn-O-Graph ‘Thunderbird’
The 6609, widely known by its nickname the ‘Thunderbird’, is one of the most important Rolexes to not be famous whatsoever. The Turn-O-Graph was the first Rolex with a rotating bezel, but it’s not even in production anymore. This 6609 is amongst the very earliest rotating bezel Datejusts, before the name Turn-O-Graph was on every…
Read MoreRolex 6202 Turn-O-Graph
Have you ever wondered what the legendary Submariner would be like if stripped of all its water resistance? No? Me neither. But today I have the answer and the proposition is far more attractive than you might expect. See, in 1953, Rolex introduced a new feature known as the ‘time-recording-rim’. The innovative rotating bezel was…
Read MoreLinen Dial Vacheron Constantin 6782 Turn-O-Graph Thunderbird
Blurring the line between dress and sport watches, we have this vintage Turn-O-Graph from Vacheron which, as far as I can tell, has no weakness. Not only does it incorporate a rotating bezel, water resistance, yellow gold case with downturn lugs, and red triangle twelve marker, it has an extremely rare linen dial. This is…
Read MoreRolex 6202 Turn-O-Graph
In the pantheon of great, under-appreciated Rolex models there are shrines to the Air-King, Thunderbird, PT Yachtmaster, 4113 Rattrapante, and many others. Amongst those storied names must surely stand this: the early Turn-O-Graph. Even if it were properly appreciated, though, most fair-weather collectors would probably mistake it for a Submariner anyway. I don’t mind. The…
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