Well, all this rain that we've been having in Atlanta has got me feeling pretty blue.
And so today I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to talk all about a
watch that is really blue and that's going to be the Rolex Smurf. Stay tuned to learn more.
So this is a pretty exciting watch, right? So it is called the Rolex Smurf. You can see it's got,
you know, a blue dial blue bezel on, you know, a silver colored, you know, a type of metal.
Of course this is going to be an 18 carat white gold. And for those of you that aren't aware Rolex
does actually pour their own gold. So they, they make it themselves. They, they buy it or acquire
24 carat and then they add their own alloys to bring it down to 18 carat, adding a little bit
more stability because of course, gold is a very soft metal despite how dense and heavy it is.
And so one of the things that we notice when we're looking at any Rolex, whether it's yellow,
gold, or white gold, it's going to have a slightly different color to it than a lot of
the jewelry that you'll see out in the world that is classified as an 18 carat white or yellow gold.
And on the Rolex Smurf on all the white gold watches from Rolex. It almost has more of like
a gray vibe or a gray color to it. And I just, I find that really interesting that something
that really goes quite well with the type of blue that they chose to use for this particular watch.
Now, this is a six digit reference number. It's going to be a 116619.
If you ever want to do any digging or research on your own, that is going to be the model
or reference number for this particular piece, but it was released back in 2008.
So, you know, not even 15 years ago, this is still pretty fresh out on the market. You're not able to
buy them brand new today. They have slightly different variations that incorporate blue,
but not this iconic blue on blue design that we see here today. Now, again, as I mentioned,
it is a six digit, you know, version of the, of the model of the Submariner. So we're going to get
all kinds of upgrades with this watch, right? So you're going to notice this has the
the thicker ones that we find on the six digit reference numbers.
It has the solid center links and the bracelet, which is going to help add some durability to it.
And then if you open up the clasp itself, not only does it have the milled clasp that's a little more
high quality, a little bit more durable, but it's got the Glidelock system.
I'm not sure if you're able to see how I'm using this, but it's such a simple concept.
You just kind of pop it out and allows you to slide the bracelet and where it connects to
the clasp. And you know, about a half to three quarters of an inch of play before you ever needed
to take the watch to a jeweler or watchmaker to have them remove any links. So if you're,
if you wear the same watch, you know, day in, day out throughout all the seasons,
and you experienced some of that thermal expansion that we get during the summer, you don't have to
worry about taking your watch to a jeweler twice a year, and having them add or remove links you,
it's something that you can simply do on the fly if you're in the car one day, and it seems
like it's a little bit too thick, you can take it off and you can make that adjustment one handed.
And I wouldn't recommend doing it while you're driving. I know are trying to be a little bit
safer about those types of things here nowadays in our country, but just know that it is a very
simple process, not something that requires any level of expertise. And it's something you can
feel confident in doing yourself from home. Now, there are a couple of other things that
I really like about this particular model. So aside from the blue on blue, they did use the
Maxi dial. And so that's going to refer to these larger hour markers, the larger hands making for
a much more legible dial. Now, if you're going to be swimming, that has a very huge impact,
especially if you're diving where there's not as much light, you know, every foot you go below,
the surface is another foot. The sun has to travel to get there, and it gets harder.
Every foot deeper. You go beneath the surface, the less light you're going to find. So
having luminescent qualities and visibility and being able to read
is very important in a low light environment. So it's very fitting that Rolex would use what they
call the Maxi Dial on this particular watch. Now I spoke about the gray that, you know,
the kind of off silver color that they use and their white gold, but they kind of want to step
further with the dial. They actually use a certain sheen on it that really gives off like a wet look,
which I found to be very fitting because it is after all on a Submariner, a watch that
is historically and traditionally been used underwater. Come check them out today. They're
not, we don't get very many of them. I think since we've opened our doors, we've had about 10 of them
come through. So it's not a watch that you'll see every day. It's not a watch that you'll find
if you just walk into a Rolex store, but if you come to SwissWatchExpo, we've got one right now.