Blog posts from Andy Callan
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 15010
The ref. 150XX series of the Rolex Date comes from around the same era as both the Datejust ref. 160XX and the Day-Date ref. 180XX ranges. All three are exemplified by the same things—they were the debut five-digit references of their particular collections, each containing the first high beat movement given to their respective models, […]
COVID-19 and the Luxury Watch Industry
There’s no doubt we are living through unprecedented times right now. We are in the grip of a global pandemic, one that has impacted on just about every aspect of society. While COVID-19 is, of course, a human tragedy, with a worldwide death toll (at time of writing) of more than 100,000 and a further […]
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 15053
The 34mm version of the Rolex Datejust, forever known simply as the Date for some reason, has a history of production almost as long as its bigger brother. In fact, there were just five years between debuts; the 36mm Datejust starting life in 1945, the Date in 1950. Throughout the earlier parts of their respective […]
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 15210
I don’t actually know why Rolex call their 34mm version of the Datejust simply The Date. Now one of five different sizes in the family, it is the only model to drop the last half of the name, and it always has. These days, it is just about the perfect unisex wear and present-day versions […]