Colin A WhiteThe Vintage Rolex Field Manual: An Essential Collectors Reference Guide: 1 (Chevalier)

Excellent overview of what to look out for and consider in the hunt for vintage Rolex. Book is well produced and photos are high quality.

This is unfortunately the second book I’ve bought. I bought this one in the hope they paper quality and photo quality would be better. They are NOT.Very disappointing considering the price.I’ll be looking to return the item to Amazon. My other book the Rolex field guide is also up for sale. No ones been stupid enough to but it yet.

The Vintage Rolex Field manual is an excellently written, unpatronising, unassuming, encouraging handbook that was, for me at least, the perfect introduction to the world of Rolex. I set out at page one with virtually no knowledge of the marque bar a few model names and a fair amount of prejudice about the people who like to wear them.The field guide is written in clear and simple language, and as I said, makes no assumptions of prior knowledge and so is excellent for newbies.In terms of design, it is clearly and simply set out with excellent use of sidebar articles to give reader variety. It also contains many high quality images and diagrams.For the buyer the many pages of tables are invaluable for checking technical information and so acts as an ideal reference. But it's not just a technical reference book, it's full of fascinating articles covering the history of the brand, and the development of the models and movements.But perhaps my favourite aspect of the book, as a newbie, is that it's not just for people who want to learn about Rolex. It contains plenty of general information about watch collecting, such as names of all the different hand styles, information about lume and reluming, and fascinating stuff about faking, delivering a well-balanced blend of encouragement and warnings for those who are thinking about stepping into the minefield of vintage watch collecting.Something I very much appreciated about the Vintage Rolex Field Manual is that it's not written from the perspective of a purist. The author discusses the areas of controversy around the authenticity of vintage watches without offering his own judgement, only going as far as to say what collectors and purists find acceptable. With that, I left off reading the book thinking that the author's motivation was only to share his love of vintage watches and to infect the reader with it, rather than to prove his deep expertise (which no doubt he possesses).

Great update of the softcover VRFG - Vintage Rolex Field Guide, the 266 pages hardcover VRFM covers both antique, dress, pocket & tool watches made by Rolex from 1905 to 1995. Well-illustrated on both wristwatches and accessoires, this book has both clear time lines and tables for movements, calibers and serial numbersBetween all nerdy details of the different Rolex references are stories of people who wore Rolex time pieces, ranging from adventurers, explorers, aviators, astronauts, writers and sports men & women...A must-have great practical reference work that stands proud in any wristwatches library !