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The very utterance of the words “must have” when talking about the ideal watch collection will almost always lead to, at the very least, enthusiastic…
Whether it’s the Submariner, Sea-Dweller or Deepsea, Rolex’s iconic range of professional dive watches have rather a lot in common. However, as Michael points out…
If you’ve ever looked to buy a watch on the internet, you will have invariably come across grey market watch websites offering a surprisingly good…
Editor’s note: Steel sports is all well and good, but there’s something very appealing about the iconic Datejust in this steel and gold livery, with…
For almost every watch enthusiast, the first sojourn into the world of the vintage watch market is two things: fun and inexpensive. The thrill of…
If you’ve been reading what I’ve been reading over the last couple of weeks, you’ll have noticed I’m particularly interested in how the primary and…
Editor’s note: A couple of years ago, life got a lot easier for the Melbourne Rolex collector. Rolex Australia blessed the coffee-obsessed city with a…
There are many potential pitfalls you could encounter when buying a luxury watch. Especially if it’s your first time. The desire to make a seasoned…
For some, money is no object. For most, this is far from the case, but still an enjoyable intellectual exercise of “what if”. So, what…
Editor’s note: Flipping is one of the hot-button watch issues of 2019, and TBH we’re a little over it. So here’s the other side of…
In the past, owning a yellow gold Rolex Day-Date meant something different to what it does now. It was the President’s watch, worn by those…
Much has been written about the growth of the pre-owned watch market in recent years, but just how long has this been happening, and will…
It was a long time between drinks. An epic 200 years. And both beverages were served in Britain. We are talking about the invention of…
Where do Rolex meteorite dials come from?
Editor’s note: While #BlueWatch Monday has inspired 24,000+ posts on Instagram, I wanted to start the week with a watch in the same chromatic neighbourhood,…
Editor’s note: People love seeing the insides of a Rolex. Perhaps it’s because of their popularity or perhaps it’s the fact that their insides are…
For many, the Rolex Submariner is the watch. The default, the archetype. In some ways the watch has transcended its original function and become a…
Editor’s note: For Daytona fans, everyone’s all about the Cerachrom bezels these days. And while it’s hard to deny the allure of that super-hard, slick…
Marlon Brando’s Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675, worn by him on the set of Apocalypse Now, is to be auctioned by Phillips Watches Department. The story…
Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas are the trio behind the band The Jonas Brothers. And aside from a love of smooth pop-rock tunes, they’ve got…
As long as the internet and watch enthusiasts exist, there will be arguments about what the first watch on Mount Everest was. But rather than…
Thanks to their central function in the time-telling process, watch dials often get a significant amount of coverage in the horological media. But this often…
As we naturally personify the objects we come into contact with, the hour and minute indicators on a watch become articulating hands, and the dial…
OK, so on the surface this story is nice and simple. Philip McColl, a sailor who had his engraved Rolex Submariner (a commemoration of his…
Editor’s note: Men don’t come much manlier than Tom Selleck’s Magnum, P.I. This guy had it all – the car, the ‘stache and, most importantly,…
What goes around comes around – especially when we’re talking style. So here we are, three decades after the first steel-and-gold rush, having another two-tone…
The guy in question is none other than Mark Cho, who’s kind of a big deal in the world of menswear. One of the co-founders…
Editor’s note: Our resident Canadian correspondent Justin is a man of some fairly intense and deeply held passions — at least when it comes to…
Editor’s pick: Whenever I pop into an op shop (or thrift store for our American readers), I always make sure to have a look at…
In yet another example of water being wet, desirable Rolex models are not easy to get. And while the issues with Rolex stock should not…
Editor’s note: Crazy Rich Asians is a cracking film. It’s fresh, funny and ridiculous. For all but the 0.01% of real life Crazy Rich Asians…
Editor’s note: no bells, no whistles. Everything you need and nothing you don’t. It’s the one and only Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 in steel…
If you weren’t paying close attention you could easily miss the new Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold. And I mean that in the best…
So, typically in these ‘recommended reading’ posts we link to a good watch-related read that’s — you know — on the internet. Today we’re doing…
Editor’s note: It’s 2019, and along with the feeling that drone-delivered pizza is imminent, many people are also experiencing some form of existential apocalyptic angst.…
We all know James Bond, AKA 007, the suave British secret service agent who has been on missions all over the world. Throughout many of…
Today we are focusing on the watches owned and worn by prominent Aussie businessmen, from mining magnates to property moguls and shopping centre kings. Sir…
Editor’s note: The premise of the 20K Fantasy Watch Collection is simple: construct a hypothetical watch collection with as many watches as you like for…
Personally, I don’t need an excuse to buy a watch for myself. But I have, many times, used certain milestones as justification for a purchase…
When this video, about holding Elvis Presley’s diamond-encrusted Omega in my hand, posted just now, the first commenter wrote “so excited“. This could be in…
It may come as news to you (but not to our second biggest audience group by city, after Sydney) that people from Melbourne have a…
You could argue that matching watches with a black outfit is the easiest of all scenarios — any watch you choose is hardly going to…
Editor’s note: Steel is all the rage these days, with premiums for coveted models exceeding that of the comparable gold version. This fact alone is…
Pitching any ‘best of’ list is always more effective when you have very strict parameters and are forced to think sideways to come up with…
Few things attract as much passion in watch lovers as the humble date window. We find out why ...
Congratulations. You’ve decided to join one of the premier families in the watchmaking universe. That first decision to buy Rolex is seen by many as a…
Sid Mashburn is a veteran menswear designer with an eponymous label. He also has quite nice taste in watches. Mr Mashburn, his clothes and his watches…
Is the Rolex Daytona ref. 116500LN the greatest of all time steel sports model?
Editor’s note: If we’re being completely honest, there’s one clear hero on this list. And it’s the old guy and his Rolex at the end.…
Geneva watch auction season is rolling around again, and one of the stars of the show is this watch, a 1989 Rolex Daytona in gold.…
Editor’s note: Midway through last year, Justin did an excellent wrap of ‘value’ pieces, asking a range of industry leaders for their (very subjective) takes…
