Rolex’s Latest Price Increase for 2020: What it Means
Rolex announced late last year they were set to increase prices globally by an average of 7.4% from January 1st 2020. In our last article we covered which models were most affected here in the States and by just how much. In truth, the rise was probably overdue, it being the first in the U.S. […]
Review: The Rolex Datejust ref. 16220
Rolex’s ref. 162XX series of Datejust watches first emerged in 1988, a replacement for the relatively short-lived ref. 160XX range. As you might imagine, considering the brand’s unwavering dedication to their own designs, the aesthetic differences between the two were minimal, if not non-existent, and the new reference number was issued to denote the use […]
Review: Rolex Lady-Datejust ref. 6517
There is nothing else in the entire Rolex portfolio that outsells the Lady-Datejust. It has been at the top of the list since its introduction in 1957, a massively popular version of the legendary men’s model, given a scaled-down, feminine twist. Because it made its first appearance more than a decade after the full size […]
Review: The Rolex Air-King ref. 14000
There is a very good case for describing the Rolex Air-King series as the forgotten watches of the brand’s portfolio. In fact, it almost seems that for more than 30-years or so starting in the mid-fifties, even Rolex sort of forgot about them. That was the reign of the ref. 5500, starting in 1957 and […]