Blog posts from Andy Callan

Defining what actually constitutes a midsize watch, particularly with Rolex, can be a little tricky. To begin with, it is a fairly loose term anyway. Like with ‘men’s size’ and ‘women’s size’, there are no hard and fast rules as to what exact dimensions represent an intermediate. So, two different models in the catalog can […]

Rolex has been around now for well over a century, and has been the most recognizable watchmaker on the planet for the vast majority of that time. Through a blend of amazing inventiveness, impeccable design, innovative marketing and an almost impenetrable veil of mystery shrouding their operations, they have become a source of endless fascination […]

Have you ever met anyone who has never heard the name Rolex? Me, either. The brand has such a renowned global standing that everyone, old or young, rich or poor, recognizes it immediately, whether they have the least interest in horology or not. It is by far the world’s most valuable watchmaker, worth somewhere in […]

Trying to predict what the world’s most successful watchmaker will come up with year after year is something even the most knowledgeable horology experts admit is far more about luck than judgment. Rolex is notoriously fanatical about safeguarding its secrets. Typically, anyone bragging about having the inside scoop on the goings-on in Geneva is usually […]