The good folks over at Hodinkee are celebrating their second birthday but don’t think it’s all fun and no work right now. They’re still delivering some great news atop a handful of giveaways. They recently turned us to this custom timepiece from Project X Designs based on the Rolex Explorer II. Since Rolex themselves have yet to unveil an Orange Hand Explorer, these guys took it upon themselves to deliver. “The Explorer II has been coated in DLC to give in the “blackout” look.  Then, Project X has filled the 24-hour scale on the bezel with bright orange paint.  Finally, and clearly most importantly, the red GMT hand has been replaced with an orange one.”

Project X will have a limited run of only 24 pieces available but no word on pricing yet.

Being an avid reader of Hodinkee.com, I’ve come across some fine timepieces thanks to Ben and Co. This vintage Paul Newman Daytona Rolex that they got their hands on recently is nothing short of magnificent. Now, put that beauty inside Mercedes’ new AMG SLS Gullwing and you got yourself one hell of a combo. The crew got a chance to push the 563 horsepower beast around the famous Laguna Seca Raceway while sporting the vintage timepiece. The video’s after the jump, but be warned, it may cause excessive drooling. You’ve been warned. 

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of SOPH., Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment design looks like it’ll be making a limited run of Rolex Submariner timepieces, customized to fragment specifications by the experts over at Bamford & Sons. Info’s pretty slim on this one, but we’ll bring it as it comes. (via hypebeast)

If the economy isn’t battering your bank account, then you should turn to JamesList so you can find “good” deals on all things luxury. As the “world’s first truly transparent luxury marketplace”, JamesList has sellers from across the globe including Project Kahn Design as well as ExecuJet and Lamborghini Stuttgart.

Bamford & Sons through the Bamford Watch Company has given consumers something only a select few had in decades past.  The Bamford Watch Company Online Rolex Customizer allows for the individual to modify the Rolex Submariner (Daytona, GMT, and others by request) by color options (face, wheel, date, and more) and bracelet (black PVD – essential).

Please don’t expect for this to be cheap, as it can run you up to $12000US for the full treatment.

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