Blog posts from Andy Callan
The Rolex Oysterdate
Rolex as a brand is now so well known throughout the world that is has very few secrets left. Everybody, and I mean literally everybody, knows the name and can probably list at least one or two of the more famous models off the top of their heads, even if they have zero interest in […]
The Watch Collector Series: Buying and Selling Your Rolex
As watch collectors, there are no shortage of options available to you when it comes to choosing places to both buy and sell your Rolex. From a brand’s official boutique store to classified ads in a newspaper, each has its good and bad points. Obviously, the internet provides the widest range of options. However, taking […]
What Goes into a Rolex?
If you take a stroll west through downtown Geneva, cross the River Arve (by the ornate Pont Hans-Wilsdorf), dead ahead you will not be able to miss the colossal expanse of green glass that is Rolex’s Les Acacias World Headquarters. Built in 1965 and updated twice in the early 2000s, when CEO Patrick Heiniger condensed […]
The Watch Collector Series: Athletes and Their Rolex
Each year, U.S. business magazine Forbes publishes its list of the highest paid professional athletes, and the names for 2018 have just been released. While most of the stars that head up this year’s top earners are no surprise, as you scan down the line-up, it is interesting to see how several of the world’s […]