Baselworld – the Year of Evolution, Not Revolution…
…and yet the Internet’s head explodes. Go figure. And there was the smartwatch revolution instigated by Apple, with Breitling, Frederick Constant, and others launching their own connected watches. (Hint: Breitling nailed it) New movements debuted too, with Tudor (watch this space for a briefing, coming soon) and Rolex leading the way. Even the Governator got […]
Baselworld 2015 – Rolex Yacht-Master
It has been well documented in the aftermath of last week, being the first week of Baselworld. Never has a watch show been so awash with live streaming, information and hype. I am just here to give my 10 cents to what I think about the new pieces. Yes we have geeked out at the […]
Rolex Throws One To The Geeks
Press Day at Baselworld and elsewhere here on the blog, my colleague Dave Kaiten is rubbing my nose in the fact that he’s there and I’m not. Meanwhile, over at the Rolex booth… Calibre 3255 just landed. Rolex is touting the new movement as the first of a new generation. Twice the precision of an […]
The Other Rolex
In the late 1940s, Rolex released a watch called the Cellini. That was the name of the reference – like Datejust or Submariner are used today. Its claim to fame is that it’s considered to be the first certified chronometer produced in large numbers. That watch became the patriarch and namesake of the line of […]