In September 2020, debuted the new reference 124300 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 watches here. The new collection of entry-level steel Rolex timepieces sported a new larger size versus the previous-generation 39mm-wide Oyster Perpetual watch, an updated movement with nearly three days of power reserve, as well as a host of dial colors including some [...]

Rolex recently launched a complete collection of updated and refreshed Submariner models, which debuted after meeting with Rolex at their headquarters in Geneva. In early September 2020, went hands-on with the Starbucks (black and green reference 126610LV) version of this new Rolex Submariner 126610 watch. Today, I go hands-on with the more traditional black dial [...]

Boy, that sure escalated quickly, didnt it? In going from the prospect of no new Rolex watches in 2020 at the summers outset to a quartet of new Submariners, and a dazzling rainbow of new Oyster Perpetuals all in the short span of this week, watch fans have been taken for quite a ride this summer. Amidst the aforementioned buzz, there was still one more thing though-maybe n [...]

Out of the nine new Rolex Submariner watches for 2020, the new generation 41mm-wide Rolex Submariners with the updated 3235 family of movements also includes some precious metal varieties. Those include the reference 126619 in 18k white gold, as well as these two reference 126618LB (blue dial and bezel) and 126618LN (black dial and black bezel Submariner watches i [...]

Theres no more ubiquitous luxury watch in the world than the Rolex Submariner and for 2020 the family gets upgraded with nine brand new watch models. While many works of high horological art go completely unnoticed on the wrist by the general populace, nearly everyone from royalty to children in remote regions of the world can identify the classic Submariner profile. W [...]

Back in early April 2020, in the midst of widespread event cancellations and lockdowns as a result of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Rolex announced it would be delaying its 2020 novelty releases indefinitely. While this announcement sent ripples throughout the watch industry at the time, the brand has finally revealed its new models for the year, and th [...]

Part of the updated collection for 2020 is the new Rolex Submariner Ref. 126619LB (the LB means Lunette Bleu, or Blue Bezel) in a white gold case with black dial and blue ceramic bezel. While this is not a new Smurf Ref. 116619LB, which as youll recall has been the white gold with blue bezel and blue dial variant, the new Ref. 126619LB is going to be the among [...]

In addition to a revamped Rolex Submariner watch collection, 2020 sees Rolex release a new 41mm wide version of the entry-level Rolex Oyster Perpetual in a larger case and with a new generation movement as the reference 124300 collection. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 watch debut with seven exciting dial colors, including those which have not been featured o [...]

2020 will not come and go without the release of brand-new Rolex timepieces. Whether or not you will easily be able to purchase one is an entirely different story. Rolex has decided to make 2020 the year it revamps its most popular steel watch (and there are gold versions, as well): the classic Submariner. (In this article, we look at the No Date Submariner 12 [...]

Until recently, it was widely believed that 2020 would come and go without the release of new Rolex wristwatches. The watch-loving community certainly has respect for the incredible challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but like clockwork (pun sort of intended), new Rolex watches have been debuted annually in or around March at the (now retired) Baselworld watch trade sh [...]

Canada-based Ematelier brings the beauty and technique of artistic enamel dials at reasonable price points today. When I last spoke about Ematelier, I was reviewing one of its enamel-painted limited-edition womens watches. Today, Ill discuss a mens product, but one that Ematelier cant exactly sell as a limited edition, as it is a special dial [...]

An introduction to Modigliani: New authentication projects may explode global collecting market by Daniel J. VoelkerCounterfeiting has been the bane of the collecting market for millennia and has, in many ways, served to gin up and extend interest in coveted items like art and luxury watches. While both these respective markets have been dogged by aggressive and continual [...]

Designa Individual (DiW) is one of a series of small companies around the world that, for at least part of their business, customize Rolex timepieces. As abundant as a aftermarket Rolex watches are, the industry cant even agree on a term for them. These watches also happen to be quite controversial, as Rolex officially condemns them and because [...]

No Longer Made is a series done in collaboration with our partners at eBay, in which editors feature their favorite watches that are no longer in production.There are a few words that have lost all meaning when it comes to discussing Rolex watches. Underrated, sleeper, and undervalued may not be completely meaningless at this point, but we are getti [...]

Editors Note-Welcome to the first-ever Weekly News Roundup! Moving forward, this will be a rapid fire in case you missed it list of the weeks smaller watch industry news stories, collected in one place for your convenience.U.S. Air Force Veterans Vintage Paul Newman Rolex Daytona Is Appraised For $700,000 On Antiques RoadshowWhile the explosive growth of [...]

For enthusiasts, there have never been more avenues to buy timepieces than there are today, with new online retail options spreading throughout the industry to supplement more traditional brick and mortar solutions. Despite the increasing field of competition, eBay remains one of the most popular platforms for buyers and sellers alike, with over two million watches sold in the [...]

One of the most popular Rolex Oyster Professional sport watches from the last few years is the reference 116710BLNR GMT-Master II Batman - referred to as such because of its distinctive blue and black Cerachrom ceramic bezel. This was the first steel Rolex watch to include a two-tone ceramic bezel, which has since been supplemented with a blue and red P [...]

Any watch collector who has watched the market in any depth is familiar with the gradual price increases happening throughout the industry. For years, brands have been slowly raising the retail prices of luxury timepieces at a rate that far outstrips inflation, making already exclusive watches even more costl [...]

Sure, you might have heard that one of the last great lost watches of all time has just been found and is being auctioned off this December 10th by Phillips. Indeed, the remarkably well-preserved Rolex GMT Master worn by Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now surfaced shortly after news broke of the record-breaking sale of the Paul Newman Paul Newman back i [...]

No-holds-barred, creatively designed watches are the true limited editions of todays biggest watch brands. Seeing 2018s Rolex Daytona Rainbow almost triple in value, from its $90,000 retail well into the $200,000 range is just one of many fitting examples. On this occasion, we are going hand [...]