Thursday, November 8, 2012

Rolex Red Dial is Forever

                                              George Bamford Daytona Red Dial Rolex
Daytona Ref, 6263 Action price $330,000, and Tudor Prince Chronometer with Date in Red $2,500


Daytona Ref 6323 Red Dial US$330,000 Auction price,
Daytona Paul Newman, stainless steel case, Original Red dial. Rolex 6263 
is a rare species known to collectors as the "Daytona" which was produced from 1971 until 1987. This watch has an original Red Paul Newman dial with black sub-dials, stainless steel luminous markers, and screw-down stainless steel pushers.

George Bamford Red Dial US$80,000 estimated
George Bamford made this special Rolex Daytona in Red dial for Lane Crawford Hong Kong with limited edition of 8 Pieces only. The Antiquorum and Christie had a final bid of HKD$600,000.00 for this special Watch? Why people seems like to have Red as the dial for Daytona.  Who knows if this will be another Classic Collectible Daytona Tomorrow?

Red
We can find Red in Blood, it is a symbol of Life, like the Red Cross. Red was traditional associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, jealousy and love.
Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a color found in many national flags.
Light red represents joy, sexuality, passion, sensitivity, and love.
Dark red is associated with vigor, willpower, rage, anger, leadership, courage, longing, malice, and wrath.
Pink signifies romance, love, and friendship. It denotes feminine qualities and passiveness.
Brown suggests stability and denotes masculine qualities.
Reddish-brown is associated with harvest and fall.
Chinese and Red ColourRed, corresponding with fire; one of the Five items in the theory of Five Elements namely Earth, Fire, Metal Wood and Water. Fire, particularly symbolizes good fortune and joy. Red could be found everywhere during Lunar New Year and other holidays and family gatherings. A red envelope (Lai Shi) is a monetary gift which is given in Chinese society during new year and some other special occasions. The color of the Red packet symbolizes good luck. Red is strictly forbidden at funerals as it is a traditionally symbolic color of happiness.
SK II
SK II was once not too successful though they discovered Pitera, a kind of substance that appearing to cause the Sake Brewery lady hand smoother. Though the sales was not good under the name of Max Factor SK II,  Later on some of change the packing into Red Package and was well accepted initially by Chinese  and Taiwanese Women since then sales was moving up even taken the position of Shiseido as the No. 1 Japanese Cosmetic maker.

See how important the Colour of Watch is, Red might be the most valuable Dial for Rolex!
A Red Dial Daytona, a Stella Red Dial Day Date, or a Red Prince Chronometer if there is no budget for a Daytona!
HK Snob

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