Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Luxurious Tool Watch for Any Occasion, from Our Archives
“Remember the days when the sex was fun and the diving dangerous?”…
Category: rolex
Rolex Explorer II Reference 1655
Explorer Last week Michael Stockton wrote quite a ‘love letter’ (as one of our readers wrote in the comments) on the Rolex Explorer 1016. While the reference 1016 Explorer was being produced already in 1963 and kept in production for 26 years, Rolex introduced another Explorer in 1971. The Explorer II. This watch was not […]
#TBT Rolex Explorer 1016 – The Last of the Breed
The Rolex Explorer 1016 sprawls on a table, a scant few years shy of its 30th birthday, appearing much as it did when it was produced in 1989. An odd paradox of a watch by this time, its ultimate year of production, for it must have looked like something from so long ago, but yet […]
Top 10 Most Popular Watches In The First Half Of 2016
Popular Watches One of the things that fascinates me about the watch industry is that there are so many watch brands out there, with so many watch models to choose from. Yet, most people (including myself) find them selves keep getting back to some of the obvious choices. At least the watches that I think […]
The On- And Off-Screen Watches Of Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan’s personal and professional timepieces have included big names like Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Panerai, but also intriguingly Speake-Marin. What influence do the roles he plays have on his personal watch taste? Martin Green provides the answer.
Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Timeless Watch, from Our Archives
There are many watch designs out there: from different case designs to even varying dial patterns. Aesthetics is a realm littered with the corpses of dated designs with time’s passage, while others remain as classics. Few are the designs which remain fashionable after decades of existence, and these legends of timeless design…
Review: Rolex Sky Dweller with hands-on analysis, high res live pics, specs and price
The Sky Dweller is currently the most complicated watch in the Rolex catalog. The watch, introduced in Baselworld 2012, is available in Everose and White Gold which we review here, but also in Yellow Gold. All versions are available in a choice of dials and either with a massive bracelet of the same metal or an alligator strap with a…
Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for Unisex Watch, from Our Archives
Over the last few weeks, we have covered watches that we reckon are versatile for different occasions. This week, we are going a notch higher. We will be featuring six watches that we think will look good on the wrists of either gender. …
Fearful Symmetry: Customising the Valjoux 22 chronograph
With the wealth of watch knowledge and the perpetuation of certain marketing campaigns, “in-house” or “manufacture” movements have become the be all and end all of watchmaking for the novice collector. But for the more astute collector, an ‘outsourced’ movement can be transfigured into…