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Rolex’s position at the very top of horology’s hierarchy is no fluke. Neither is it entirely down to some of the most canny marketing in the business—although, that certainly doesn’t hurt. The brand is actually responsible for two innovations which did more than anything before or since to popularize the wristwatch as a practical, wearable […]

Rolex’s Turn-O-Graph is something of an oddity in the collection. No longer being produced, it was launched during the brand’s 1950s heyday, initially as a standalone model, and one which acted as inspiration behind that era’s biggest release, the Submariner. The debut reference, the ref. 6202, was the first serially-produced Rolex to feature a rotating […]

It is really a matter of opinion over which genre Rolex is most famous for; diving watches or pilot’s watches. In the canon there are true icons of each, but the brand’s relationship with aviation actually stretches back further. Although they can’t claim to be the first manufacturer to develop a wristwatch designed specifically for […]

The Day-Date ref. 180XX series launched in 1978 and stands as something of a transitional reference for the model. Things were moving fairly swiftly for Rolex at the time, as evidenced by the fact that the range was only around until 1988, before the ref. 182XX family took over. However, as with many Rolex models, […]