Review: The Rolex Date ref. 15010
The ref. 150XX series of the Rolex Date comes from around the same era as both the Datejust ref. 160XX and the Day-Date ref. 180XX ranges. All three are exemplified by the same things—they were the debut five-digit references of their particular collections, each containing the first high beat movement given to their respective models, […]
COVID-19 and the Luxury Watch Industry
There’s no doubt we are living through unprecedented times right now. We are in the grip of a global pandemic, one that has impacted on just about every aspect of society. While COVID-19 is, of course, a human tragedy, with a worldwide death toll (at time of writing) of more than 100,000 and a further […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Pre-Owned Rolex Air-King Watches
Welcome to the next installment of our Beginner’s Guide to Buying Pre-Owned Rolex series, where each chapter focuses on a specific Rolex collection to help the novice buyer. Following our in-depth guide about the Submariner, we are now taking a look at one of Rolex’s longest-running models, the Air-King. So if you’re in the market […]
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 15053
The 34mm version of the Rolex Datejust, forever known simply as the Date for some reason, has a history of production almost as long as its bigger brother. In fact, there were just five years between debuts; the 36mm Datejust starting life in 1945, the Date in 1950. Throughout the earlier parts of their respective […]