Blog posts from Andy Callan

Rolex’s ref. 162XX series of Datejust watches first emerged in 1988, a replacement for the relatively short-lived ref. 160XX range. As you might imagine, considering the brand’s unwavering dedication to their own designs, the aesthetic differences between the two were minimal, if not non-existent, and the new reference number was issued to denote the use […]

There is nothing else in the entire Rolex portfolio that outsells the Lady-Datejust. It has been at the top of the list since its introduction in 1957, a massively popular version of the legendary men’s model, given a scaled-down, feminine twist. Because it made its first appearance more than a decade after the full size […]

There is a very good case for describing the Rolex Air-King series as the forgotten watches of the brand’s portfolio. In fact, it almost seems that for more than 30-years or so starting in the mid-fifties, even Rolex sort of forgot about them. That was the reign of the ref. 5500, starting in 1957 and […]

Rolex’s Date and Datejust models are as closely related as the names suggest, sharing the same core design and functionality. The main difference, as it has been since the beginning, is in their respective sizes. Where the Datejust was originally a 36mm watch (and the series now includes 31mm, 36mm and 41mm—with a 28mm Lady-Datejust) […]