(Photo credit: Tim Vaux/Hodinkee)
On Monday, watch magazine Hodinkee published an in-depth look at the private collection of British Rolex enthusiast Mike Wood, accompanied by detailed pictures. The article is well worth a visit.
The exhibition, which was open only to invited guests, brings together more than 200 Rolex watches. Titled “For Exhibition Only,” the showing borrowed the name from the tag Rolex places in dealer windows for watches not for sale. Wood said his goal was to let younger collectors see pieces they might never encounter otherwise.
Hodinkee’s photo report by Tim Vaux highlighted both the rarity of the watches and the breadth of the Englishman’s collection. The exhibition followed Rolex’s evolution from early waterproof Oysters to professional models like the Submariner and COMEX Sea-Dweller, and on to aviation pieces such as the GMT-Master, as well as classics including the Explorer and Daytona.
(Photo credit: Tim Vaux/Hodinkee)