5 Rolex Daytona Chronographs Sell For Over $1 Million at Phillips Auction
After the record-breaking sale of Paul Newman’s own Rolex Daytona “Paul Newman” watch last year—which sold for an incredible $17.75 million—we were surprised to learn that Phillips Auction was not done with selling high-profile vintage Daytona chronographs. In fact, they organized a vintage Daytona themed sale dubbed “Daytona Ultimatum” that just concluded in Geneva on […]
The Rolex Watches that the World’s Best Soccer Players Sport
Soccer (or football to the rest of the world) fans are gearing up for the FIFA World Cup 2018—the sport’s most elite tournament. Scheduled only every four years, this year’s edition is set to take place in Russia starting June 14 and will run for just over 30 days. Although Team USA did not qualify […]
The Rolex Watches of Prince Harry and Other British Royals
It’s an exciting time for Prince Harry as he counts down to his wedding to American Meghan Markle, slated to take place May 19. While much of the media has been focused on her lovely engagement ring—set with diamonds from Prince Harry’s late mother Princess Diana, along with a diamond he sourced from Botswana—we’ve been […]
The Grail Series: Explorers—of Earth and Beyond
For this post in our grail watch series, we’re going to take a look at two examples from Rolex’s perpetually underappreciated Explorer range. ‘Two examples’ may be a slight overstatement however. These are, in every other respect bar the name, the exact same watch. One represents possibly the longest continuous production run of any Rolex […]