Blog posts about Oyster
If You Want to Own a Watch That Isn’t Like Any Other Watch in the World, You Need to Own a Pre-Owned Rolex
If you want to own a watch that isn’t like any other watch in the world, you need to own a pre-owned Rolex. We will put this out there, no matter how much money you spend on a Patek Phillipe, Corum, Breitling or Tag Heuer, there is just no comparison in quality and craftsmanship. Sure, […]
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 […]
Rolex’s Little Brother
Last week we touched on Tudor’s current releases, the Heritage Ranger and the Heritage Chrono Blue. These seemingly homage watches are actually extensions of popular watches of decades gone by. They represent the tip of a resurfacing iceberg. That of Tudor Watches, which in 2013 came back to US shores. Years and decades ago, Tudor […]
Oysters, Perpetually, Part 2
Last week we started exploring the backstory behind the Oyster Perpetual label. We looked at the Oyster case as conceived by Rolex. This post delves into the perpetual side of the equation. So if oyster is the case, perpetual must come from the movement. Rolex patented a self-winding mechanism in 1931. This mechanism wound the […]