Blog posts from Andy Callan
The Preowned Rolex Market
With its current staggering popularity, it can be something of a surprise to learn just how new the phenomenon of watch collecting is. It wasn’t really until the start of the 1980s that the market for vintage wristwatches began, any sparse interest before that going to accumulating antique pocket watches. But from around 1982 onwards, […]
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 1501
Even if you had very little interest in horology, chances are you would recognize the Rolex Datejust, if not by name then at least by sight. One of the most famous watch series ever made, it was the first to marry together an automatically winding movement and a date function inside a waterproof case. These […]
Rolex’s Latest Price Increase for 2020: What it Means
Rolex announced late last year they were set to increase prices globally by an average of 7.4% from January 1st 2020. In our last article we covered which models were most affected here in the States and by just how much. In truth, the rise was probably overdue, it being the first in the U.S. […]
Review: The Rolex Datejust ref. 16220
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 […]