In this, the centennial year of Rolex – Patrizzi & Co will be offering at auction one of the world’s most prestigious collections of Rolex watches – the Davide Blei Vintage Rolex Collection.

From the very beginning, Davide Blei collected only the very best examples of what he considered to be the two most important watch brands in existence – Rolex and Patek Philippe. “I chose Rolex for the beauty of their watches,” says Blei. “Rolex are not as well known for their internal mechanisms as for their extremely beautiful cases and dials - the way they combine these two major elements of a watch is pure excellence. They have a wonderful way of putting color, metals, and tones together.”

Simply the best examples
Inevitably, Blei’s Collection will be compared with the Mondani Rolex Collection which was sold by Antiquorum in 2006. Where Mondani’s collection was probably one of the most comprehensive collections ever made of Rolex watches, Blei’s collection is made up of probably the most exquisite examples of vintage Rolex that you are ever likely to see – his criteria always being to buy only the very best.

Typically, Rolex watches have become a passion for many Latino watch lovers – so much so that collectors insist on calling Rolex references by more affectionate names such as the Stelline, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Jean-Claude Killy, and James Bond.

Blei’s collection includes exceptional examples of most of these watches as well as some rare Stelline Ref 6062s, several of the famous Daytonas, and several unique mini collections, including important chronographs, and a collection of personalized watches - all with individual logos on the dial. Of the watches in the collection that are very much currently “in vogue” there are some superb examples of the Submariner, the GMT, the Explorer, and the Sea Dweller.

An avid collector Davide Blei believes that collecting is all a matter of taste, “You cannot teach taste,” he says, “you either have it or you don’t.”

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