Blog posts from Andy Callan
The Future Grail Series: The Rolex Sky-Dweller ref. 326139
It’s safe to say that the 2012 launch of the Sky-Dweller series was a big moment in the Rolex story. The world’s most successful watchmaker introduces brand new models about as often as astronomers discover new planets, and they hadn’t brought out an entirely original family with a never-before-seen name since the first of the […]
The Rolex Caliber 4130
Anyone with even a passing interest in fine watches knows the name Daytona. For Rolex fans, it’s the word that will forever define this year with that holiest of all holy grails. The example belonging to Paul Newman that became the most expensive watch ever when it sold for $17.7m in October. It was an […]
The Future Grail Watch Series: A Tale of Two Divers
The Rolex name has been inextricably linked to the world of diving since the 1950s and the launch of the Submariner, surely the most famous dive watch there has ever been. Even earlier, long before undersea exploring had become a recreation, they had paved the way for their future direction with the Oyster range, the […]
The Watch Collector Series: Watches and Cars
Watches and Cars Connection Scratch any enthusiastic watch collector and it’s a good bet you will also find a car collector, or budding car collector, lurking just below the surface. The two worlds have always been intrinsically linked. They share a number of overlapping qualities that inspire equally obsessive passions. Watches and cars are essentially […]