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The Rolex Innovation Timeline: The Cerachrom Bezel
Ceramic has been something of a peripheral watchmaking material ever since its introduction in 1962 with Rado’s DiaStar. Over the years it has been used almost as a novelty in watches from the likes of Omega with their Black Tulip ‘Cermet’ models (CERamic-METal) and IWC’s Da Vinci ref. 3755, both from and very much of the […]
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How Many Jewels are There in a Rolex Watch?
We’re running a short series of articles on the real minutiae of Rolex; literally, what makes them tick. We’ve already looked at the number of screws in a few of the brand’s most popular models, and this time around we’re going to be concentrating on jewels. Now jewels, when it comes to watchmaking, can be […]
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The Rolex Innovation Timeline: Celebrating 100-years of the Rolex Oyster Case
The early portion of the 20th century saw Rolex give the world of watchmaking two new innovations, without which the horology industry would be very different indeed. We could argue all day whether it was the Oyster case or the Perpetual self-winding movement that was the most significant—and people often do. However, it is hard to […]
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The Top 5 Luxury Watch Brands 2026
Establishing which brands constitute the most successful in the luxury watch industry is not as easy as you might think. The business side of horology is notoriously opaque, more so than just about any other. The majority of the very top manufactures are privately owned; Rolex, for example, is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, […]
