Blog posts from Andy Callan
How Many Screws are There in a Rolex Watch?
Get ready for two wild generalizations, one after another! Number one: Rolex watches appeal mainly to men, and number two: men love knowing how things work. Now, as oversimplified as both those statements may be, there are at least kernels of truth in each one. You only have to look at the Rolex collection to see […]
Rolex’s Heaviest Watches
It is not a topic which gets talked about a whole lot, but it is an important one nonetheless when it comes to the overall enjoyment of a particular watch—how heavy it is. For many elite brands, it can be a strangely tricky one to get right. Customers have been conditioned over many years to […]
Amazing Watches Found in the Most Unusual Places. Part 1
Let’s not kid ourselves—it really is the ultimate dream for many of us. You’re hunting around a local thrift store or flea market or even up in your own attic, and there, nestled in amongst the accumulated mass of generally worthless detritus, is an old watch. But not just any old watch. Somehow, someone at […]
Rolex’s Rarest Watches
If you’ve ever walked into a Rolex Authorized Dealer you could be forgiven for thinking all of their watches are rare. However, where the crown is concerned, there’s a big difference between simply ‘in demand’ and genuinely scarce. Back in the brand’s earlier years, they experimented a great deal more than they do today. Some models, and […]
