Blog posts from Andy Callan
The Rolex Milgauss
If the Submariner and GMT-Master are Rolex’s Lennon and McCartney, then the Milgauss is most definitely the George Harrison. All released around the same time, the world’s favorite diver and the world’s favorite traveler have been overshadowing their dark horse band mate for the last 60-plus years. A watch created especially for scientists was never […]
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 […]