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Hear ‘Rolex’, think ‘expensive’.  If there is one thing most people, albeit mainly non-horology fans, associate with Rolex it is that their watches cost a fortune. And in many ways, that is exactly what Rolex want them to think.  Back in the brand’s first heyday of the 1950s, they built their reputation solely on the […]

Listen; we can dream, right?! We’ve all done it (yes you have!) We’ve all day-dreamt our lotto list—that great long compendium of stuff we’d buy when we’ve struck it big, picked the winning numbers, inherited a fortune off that rich uncle we didn’t know existed or, you know, worked hard for it (urgh). After a […]

This September 2nd, America holds its annual Labor Day celebration.  The now-federal holiday was initially proposed in the late 19th century as a way to mark the achievements of the country’s workers and their contributions to building America’s strength and prosperity. Oregon was the first state to pass a law recognizing an official Labor Day in […]

As you are probably already aware, there has rarely been a better time to buy a vintage Rolex. In fact, Business Insider was recently quoted as saying that, right now ‘could be one of the best moments in recent memory.’ Preowned market prices have been in steady decline for about a year, with several different […]