The Evolution of Buying and Selling Preowned Rolex
I had a weird memory pop into my head the other day. More years ago than I care to remember, I worked, briefly, as a cruise ship photographer. As far as shipboard personnel were concerned, our little seven man team were pretty much the least important people afloat (and as the newest recruit, I was […]
Rolex’s Most Blinged Up Creations
Back in the day, the name Rolex conjured up images of rugged professional watches, hardy tool-like models for those venturing out into the wildest extremes, whether at the top of the world or diving into the abyssal depths. More recently, it has become associated with notions of luxury, expense and opulence—worn as symbols of success […]
Modern Rolex, Future Classic: Rolex Daytona 116520
In vintage Rolex watch collecting circles, the Daytona is basically a brand on its own. In fact, Paul Newman’s (the man responsible for popularizing old-school manual-wound Daytona watches with Rolex’s Exotic dials) very own vintage Rolex Daytona set a new world record for the most expensive wristwatch sold at auction when it fetched $17.8 million. […]
The Evolution in Size of Rolex Watches
As a company, Rolex has far more often set the rules than played by them. They have remained as unaffected by the prevailing and usually fleeting trends of the day as it is possible to be, and nowhere is that more evident than in the dimensions of their watches. While all about them the output […]