Then and Now: The First Rolex Day-Date vs The Current Rolex Day-Date
The status watch to end all status watches, today we’re digging into the famous Rolex Day-Date timepiece, also known as the Rolex President. As with all editions within our Then and Now series, we compare the first model in a Rolex collection with its modern counterpart. And, today we’ll be looking at the first Rolex […]
Then and Now: The First Rolex Daytona vs. The Current Rolex Daytona
Continuing our Then and Now series where we compare two models in a specific Rolex collection—the first and the most current—we now turn our attention to the famous Cosmograph Daytona watch. Rolex’s flagship chronograph is particularly remarkable because it went from being one of the brand’s worst selling watch models to the Rolex model that […]
Then and Now: The First Rolex Oyster Perpetual vs. The Current Oyster Perpetual
In today’s edition of our Then and Now series where we compare the first edition of a specific Rolex model with its most recent version, we’re highlighting a very special watch—the Oyster Perpetual. While these days, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual is considered as one of the brand’s simplest and least expensive watches, that was not […]
Then and Now: The First Oyster Perpetual Date vs. The Current Oyster Perpetual Date
For this edition of our Then and Now series, we’re diving into an often overlooked and misunderstood watch model: the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date model. Sometimes confused with the larger Datejust or the manual-wound Oysterdate, the Oyster Perpetual Date is, in fact, its own collection. It is also one of the oldest Rolex models still […]