Italian 1803 Rolex Day-Date in WG
We love a Day-Date around here. Whether oxblood, khanjar, or more the more restrained offering shown today, the 1803 is cemented in Wilsdorf’s…
Cream Dial 16550 Rolex Explorer II
If manners maketh man, patina maketh Rolex. Patina can arrive in many forms: wrist wear, consistent sun exposure, and manufacturing defects are the…
5513 Rolex Royal Navy Milsub
Watches which have lived a full life and have that story to tell on their exterior hold pride of place for many us.…
Mk2 ‘4-Liner’ 16520 Rolex Daytona
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the 16520. The Cosmograph had become undesirable and a stagnant seller by the year 1988.…
Linen Dial 1803 Rolex Day-Date
If Rolex had an essentials album, the 1803 would undoubtedly be a starred track. In production for nearly three decades as the halo…
‘Jean-Claude Killy’ 6236 Rolex Datocompax
The words Rolex and complicated very rarely appear together. Rolex stands for professional watchmaking. Originally tools for purpose, elevated throughout the decades to…
Swiss Only, Claw Dial 1803 Rolex Day-Date in Rose Gold
It is a little-discussed fact that rose gold is substantially less common than yellow or white gold in vintage Day-Date production. But, where…
Rail Dial ‘Great White’ 1665 Rolex Sea-Dweller
You are not a Navy Sealab/Comex diver. You are not an astronaut. You are not a factory Porsche driver. At least, based on…
Pumpkin Mk1 16800 Rolex Submariner
Rolex changed the 1680 sub over to the 16800 in 1980. As usual, the changes were subtle. The bezel became racheted and uni-directinal,…
6541 Rolex Milgauss
Rolex’s storied professional line conjures images of Pan-Am, Comex, Hillary, the Daytona 500, and, if you like 5s on your dial, the British…
116509 Sodalite Rolex Daytona
Rolex have been doing unique dial or metal Daytonas for as long as Cosmographs have been not in the cosmos. However, in 2000,…
Honda-Signed 15000 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date
When someone says piece unique Rolex, one imagines the Paul Newman, Bao Dai, 6265/9 Unicorn, Clapton’s Oyster Albino Daytona, or, if you’re really…
1803 Oxblood Stella Rolex Day-Date
The Day-Date (colloquially President) is arguably Rolex’s most iconic model, full stop. It is classic, subdued, sophisticated, timeless, and coveted. Like much of…
