Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ovettone ref. 6098 Checkerboard Dial 14 We always love discovering watches

We always love discovering watches with a personal history—and this one comes from a passionate diver in Germany

bold and rare

The case remains strong and the smooth bezel has a crisp edge

Arguably the most important watch designer of the last century decided in 1969 to give birth to his own signature branded Gerald Genta and this one is super funky

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ovettone ref. 6098 Checkerboard Dial 14 We always love discovering watchesThe Rolex Big Bubbleback watches are known by their Italian nickname Ovettone (big egg) due to the exceptional depth of case back, which was domed to accommodate the automatic rotor. We love these 36mm steel watches and in fact we have a litle write up about these over here This big egg features a surprisingly rare and striking dial: a repeating three dimensional pattern with sunken applied hour markersArabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9, and distinctive