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To Race On The High Seas
In 2007, Rolex announced an entirely new version of the Yacht-Master, the Yacht-Master II. This second generation sailing watch was truly a sailing watch. Where the Yacht-Master was only water resistant and had a rotating bezel, the Yacht-Master II sported a yachting timer. And a unique example of the genre at that. Frankly, on one […]
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To Luxuriate On The High Seas
Rumor has it that, back in the 1960s, Rolex wanted to create a luxury version of the Submariner. The diver after all, had been immensely successful and Rolex wanted to produce a second watch with a nautical theme. So they produced a prototype of a yachting chronograph. That early prototype, of which only two are […]
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Oysters, Perpetually, Part 2
Last week we started exploring the backstory behind the Oyster Perpetual label. We looked at the Oyster case as conceived by Rolex. This post delves into the perpetual side of the equation. So if oyster is the case, perpetual must come from the movement. Rolex patented a self-winding mechanism in 1931. This mechanism wound the […]
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Oysters, Perpetually, Part 1
We’re about at the half-way point in these articles discussing the history behind modern Rolex watches. With that in mind, it might be time to discuss why Rolex uses the term “Oyster” for their water resistant watches. Rolex came out with the oyster case in 1926. The name came from the shellfish, which Rolex founder […]
