Wearing a Rolex is not pretentious unless you give peoplea belief that you're pretentious. Through marketing and Rolex's position in the market makes significant indications that Rolex is only for winners, which is why many see Rolex owners as pretentious. How much does it cost to have a Ro...
2. Check For QualityIn the world of high-end timepieces, Rolex stands out as a beacon of luxury and unmatched quality. Each watch is a masterpiece, featuring the renowned Oystersteel – a 904L grade stainless steel renowned for its exceptional resistance to rust and corrosion. This isn’t ...
A total of six were worn throughout filming, but only two went home with McQueen — one of which sold for over $2 million a few years ago at auction. Purchase: $6,350 Our Pick #2 – Rolex Submariner: Although McQueen had a Rolex Explorer II 1655 colloquially named after him and ...
Every single Rolex watch has a corresponding reference number, and understanding the Rolex reference number system will ultimately allow you to gain a much better understanding of the brand’s timepieces themselves. Over the years, Rolex has added digits to its number system, and each time a ...
watches in their native land. I even made a stop at TheRichemontgroup, home of Baume et Mercier. There was so much to see, and I hope this post was worth the wait. This watch I am about to tell you about certainly is, it’s the flagship of the Baume Mercier catalog.Continue ...
It sits pretty much at the top of the food chain. But the Chopard Alpine Eagle is my solution to a happy middle ground. It's part of the luxury category we have all become so attuned to, and yet it looks a little different, a little more unusual in shape with a deliciously textured...
Denmark, as Danes like to tell you, is a little country. But it used to be a much bigger country, a bit of an empire. Norway was once part of Denmark. Iceland was once part of Denmark. The southern half of Sweden and a bit of northern Germany used to be part of Denmark. What...
In fact, Patek Philippe took the challenge of creating a so-called “simple” perpetual calendar (if such a thing is not an oxymoron) to heart, adapting their much-lauded caliber 27 SC (SC for “seconde au centre”) to have a perpetual calendar function, transforming it into the 27 SC ...
I'll be honest with you. When I started this article, I thought the 5711 was "another hype watch." And sure, it is – the most hyped watch this side of the Moon, to be clear. But surveying its 15-year run, you'll find there's much more (and also, to be honest,less) to th...
Much like the Paul Newman Daytona above, this white gold Daytona is one-of-a-kind. Purportedly created by Rolex for a special customer, the watch is the only white gold manual Cosmograph. That we know of, at least. Worry not, though, as the provenance of The Unicorn has been researched...