Category: ROLEX

Owner Review: Rolex Tiffany & Co Day-Date

Everybody who knows me knows that I love day dates. I love them so much that I wrote another article on how they were the genesis for my journey into watchmaking. Have a look here if you dare question my love for this iconic watch. I haven’t changed my mind about them. I still think…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Submariner Hulk 116610 LV

How did I find my way to the Rolex Submariner Hulk? Well when I first got into “nice watches” a few years ago, I was attracted to the aesthetics of dive watches. After hanging around watch forums for some time, I found out about the Rolex submariner and I immediately fell in love. I finally…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex GMT Master 16750 Pepsi

The Rolex Pepsi GMT Master 16750 is a great looking watch but in my opinion only on a bracelet. It is both undeniably iconic and a strong contender for a one-watch collection. This particular reference is considered a transitional model and was produced in the eighties. The Rolex 3075 movement is rock solid and even…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Submariner Date 16610 – “pre-ceramic”

Before I get to the review of my Rolex Submariner Date 16610 pre-ceramic, I will give you a bit of the back story. It was whilst leafing through National Geographic magazines as a kid that made me get the Rolex bug – It seemed from the ads, that if you were an adventurer, explorer, sailor,…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Comex Sea Dweller 16600

Military watches first got my interest around 2010, when I got my FAP Omega with archive certification. From then on I went crazy over them. As Comex, Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises, is one of the most iconic logos among collectors, I am incredibly attracted to this group of divers. I chanced upon this Rolex Comex Sea…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Zenith Daytona 16520

Anyone who is ‘into watches’ knows the Daytona, it’s perhaps the eponymous chronograph of the modern day. Rugged, distinctive and now sadly nearly impossible to get hold of in its current guise without felating an authorized dealer with unpleasant regularity, paying an enormous premium on the secondary market or being a professional sportsman. My proclivity…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Explorer II Polar 16570

The Rolex Explorer II Polar 16570 has been gaining popularity in the past months, and I think it will gain more traction in 2020. Rolex Explorer II 16570 was first released in 1988 as a more robust update of the 16550 with the caliber 3185 which enabled the GMT hand to be adjustable, as used…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Oysterquartz 17014

I’ve always been drawn to the weird and wonderful world of 70’s watch and car design. To me the Rolex Oysterquartz 17014 is a perfect embodiment of my tastes but what’s it like to wear? In a word-special. On the wrist, the 36mm case appears larger than the regular Oyster case, helped in part by…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Air-King 116900

Yes it’s a controversial subtitle but it’s true and it relates directly to the Rolex Air-King 116900. The watch community (especially Rolex enthusiasts) complain about a lot of things such as hands, dials colours, sizes and bracelets. One of the things they would like more of (me included) is Rolex actually paying more attention by…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Explorer 1016 – form follows function

Rolex made the history of tool watches and the Rolex Explorer 1016 created the history of Rolex’s tool watches. Among all the vintage Explorers, reference 1016 is my favorite, especially those from the 70s and 80s. There are rarer and older Explorers, but I have figured out during the years that the 1016 has the…
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02/01/2021