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We opened our account on the ‘best vintage Rolex you can buy for various budgets’ series last time out with a $5K ceiling. For that we found we could easily secure some fascinating if underappreciated models, with the likes of the cult hero Air-King or the quirky doctor’s watch, the Prince. This time out we’re […]

If you’re a regular to our little corner of the internet, chances are you’re already someone with both a great interest and a substantial amount of knowledge, in luxury watches in general and Rolex in particular. As such, I feel there’s not as much call to point out the benefits and appeal of the brand’s vintage models […]

The last Rolex Datejust of the 1950s, the ref. 6604, stayed in production for a mere three years. While that seems a conspicuously short run by today’s standards, it was actually pretty average for most of the watch’s earliest references. There had been about a dozen by this point, starting in 1945, as the brand […]

There is so much to love about the world of horology and luxury watch collecting in general. The history, the style, the mechanics and engineering, the feeling of snapping the clasp on a piece of faultless, functional industrial design. With arguably the sole exception of high end car collecting, it is one of the most […]