Blog posts from Andy Callan
The Best Vintage Rolex Watches for $5,000 and Under
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 […]
Rolex Decades: The ‘60s Datejust Versus the ‘70s Datejust
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 […]
The Most Dangerous Places to Wear a Rolex
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 […]
What Will Be the New Bond Watch?
Any and all fans of the world’s greatest fictional superspy will be well aware there are big changes afoot in the life of the franchise; not least because James Bond needs to be resurrected for his next adventure after being blown to smithereens at the end of his last one. Daniel Craig’s final scene in […]
