Category: ROLEX

Owner Review: Rolex Day-Date 18239 White Gold

Rolex! An iconic brand bla bla bla…..but let’s go a bit into details….and have a look at this beautiful Rolex Day-Date 18239 White Gold. The Day Date has been the crown jewel in the Rolex line for many decades. Nicknamed the “Rolex President or Presidential”, the Day Date was made out of gold (later platinum).…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Datejust 41 126300

If you had asked me a few years ago whether I’d ever own a Rolex Datejust, I probably would have had a laugh and told you to keep walking. Fast forward to today, and I’m the happy owner of this Rolex Datejust 41 reference 126300 – being the oystersteel variant with smooth bezel. This particular…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Submariner 14060, A Great Companion

One fateful night back in 2014 while watching ‘Live and let die’, I made the decision to buy a Rolex Submariner. As an avid scuba diver I have always been drawn to dive watches with a clean aesthetic that can be worn everyday. I settled on the Rolex Submariner 14060 manufactured in 1990 for the…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Rolex Explorer 1016

The Rolex Explorer 1016 is one of the most iconic watches from the brand, and a classic from their lineup. From the early 34mm models of the fifties to the larger modern ones, the essential aesthetics and functions have remained essentially identical: 369 black dial, Mercedes hand. The watch in my possession is a ref.…
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02/01/2021
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 Milgauss Z Blue – A Rolex you never considered

Since I got the Rolex bug last year, there has been one watch that has caught my eye since the days that stemmed from getting my Oyster Perpetual 116000 blue dial. There was another blue dial watch that I couldn’t get off my mind. Why? Maybe because the dial is so mesmerizing, with that green…
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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
Owner Review: Rolex Milgauss 1019

Out of all the watches in my collection, it’s this simple Rolex Milgauss 1019 that seems to set off a sparkle in collectors eyes the most. Whether it’s by virtue of rarity, or by it’s simple, rugged but elegant aesthetic, it seems to capture the attention of enthusiasts like few other pieces. So what is…
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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 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