Blog posts from Andy Callan

When it comes to luxury watches, how many constitutes a ‘collection’? There isn’t any hard and fast rule obviously, but in the case of Rolex, five is actually a pretty good number. Why? Well, I’m glad you asked. The brand makes different models for different occasions and to do different things. There are pieces designed […]

While it is true that Rolex’s Lady-Datejust range are essentially scaled-down versions of the men’s watches, the two series have quite different personalities. Since the full size models gave up their flagship status to the Day-Date in 1956, they have been positioned as more of a halfway point between out-and-out dress piece and the brand’s […]

Relatively speaking, the ref. 160XX series of Rolex’s Datejust had a fairly short run. Starting in 1977, they were the fourth generation of the model which, by then, was one of the brand’s most recognizable and popular creations. More than anything else, their introduction was prompted by a new caliber, and that was the reason […]

The core group of Rolex watches, those which have been around since the 1950s or even earlier, are renowned for just how little their designs have changed over time. Of them all it is perhaps the two dress pieces, the Datejust and Day-Date, which have altered the least throughout their respective generations. Any visual improvements […]