In the pantheon of Rolex sports models, the long-running Air-King series has traditionally been something of a dark horse. The Swiss giants inimitable take on the three-hand pilots watch has always had fans but lacked the cultural ubiquity of many of its stablemates. As part of its 2022 novelties, Rolex looks to solve this ongoing conundrum, thoroughly revising the Air-King with a bo [...]

In the world of Rolex, small changes are big news. One such change is an update to the brands flagship dress model, the Oyster Perpetual Day-Date. Until now, platinum versions of the watch (and all Rolex models) featured smooth bezels. Rolex fluted bezels have traditionally only been manufactured in gold, but with its releases for Watches and Wonders 2022, Rolex has changed that. Now 36 an [...]

In 2019, Rolex added a 42mm variant to the Yacht-Master range that became the largest size of the brands three-hand sailing watch. Despite being a larger-sized luxury watch, that model still flies somewhat under the radar, as it comes in a more subtle white gold color with a traditional black dial on an Oysterflex bracelet. At Watc [...]

Watches and Wonders 2022 is in full swing, and as is the case each year, the lead-up to the event has been rife with enthusiast speculation about the expected novelties from Rolex. While this years speculation came in a wide variety of flavors, one of the boldest and most persistent rumors among the luxury watch community was that the Swiss giant was preparing to release a left- [...]

At the outset of 2022, one major topic is on the minds of many watch lovers out there: Will buying watches still be so difficult this year? Unfortunately, for many people, 2022 will probably still prove challenging when it comes to purchasing the most-hyped timepieces. This complex situation is one which we have frequently discussed on , if only because it continues to be a thorn [...]

A new year in the Gregorian calendar brings many things. We wont bore you with a cheesy list but cut right to the chase instead: The first days of 2022 introduced considerable and noticeable Rolex price increases, especially on steel luxury watch models. In this article, you will find the retail price increases on the most sought-after Rolex watch [...]

As the brand does each year, for 2021, Rolex introduced a series of new model line extensions for its popular watches. In the Sky-Dweller family, we timepiece lovers get six new models, each paired with one of Rolexs Jubilee-style multi-link bracelets. The new 2021 Rolex Sky-Dweller watches include mostly steel models (the fluted bezels are always in gold), a [...]

The enduring popularity of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona is an interesting phenomenon in the watch industry. Very few timepiece designs have been so versatile and popular for a range of style, people, occasions, and even budgets (luxury budgets, that is). Not that many people actually use Rolexs popular chronograph watch as a stop [...]

A cool new chapter opens for our ever-growing collection of horological art prints with the first addition of a colorful artwork! The Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542 and 1675, as well as todays 126710BLRO (in steel) and todays Rolex 126719BLRO (in white gold) are all lovingly called the Pepsi by watch enthusiasts the world [...]

I know what you may be thinking: Why are we being tortured with an article about yet another Rolex timepiece that cant easily be purchased? True enough, even though these Rolex GMT-Master II steel watches are technically available on the market, actually being able to buy a steel Rolex watch is an unenviable task for many consumers these days, give [...]

In April 2021, Rolex introduced the latest generation Explorer I watch with the references 124270 and 124273 models. While Rolex slightly upsized other models it makes, the Explorer I received a back to original form treatment by returning to a 36mm-wide (versus 39mm-wide) case size. Rolex also decided to supplement the more traditional all-steel (Rolex Oyste [...]

Back in April 2021, debuted the newest-generation Rolex Explorer II with the new reference 226570 watches here. Today, I go hands-on with both the black and white dial reference Rolex 226570 Explorer II models, which refine but dont revolutionize the classic sports watch formula. Rolex entirely updated the dial, case, movement, and bracelet in a watch that neverthele [...]

The team is thrilled to debut what is, without a doubt, our most complex horological artwork project to date: paying Art Tribute To The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 together with our featured horological artist, Tamas Feher. We are offering for sale in the official Store the stunningly high-end prints of this exquisitely h [...]

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With the latest horological artwork available on the Store, we pay tribute to three true icons of the 20th century: Sean Connery, the Rolex Submariner, and James Bond, i.e., Agent 007. The story of Bonds Submariner is a rather mystical one, so paying homage to it required a combination of diligent re [...]

It is hot off the press that the Rolex Explorer has ditched its 39mm variation and returned to the 36mm diameter of the original model that was launched in 1953, following the first ascent to the summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29th that year. Our latest addition to the Store is a new H [...]

For the most part, 2021 has been a year of iterative change for Rolex, in keeping with the brands long standing tradition of refining existing designs rather than outright replacing them. The brands updates to the GMT-Master II line are perhaps the best examples of this philosophy out of Rolexs 2021 announcements, with the brand quietly announcing amid its other novelties that t [...]

Although Rolexs slate of novelties for 2021 is somewhat smaller than the previous few years, the brands crop of new models released at this years Watches Wonders still contains some genuinely striking offerings for fans of the marque. For sheer flash, few things in the Rolex lineup can beat a Daytona chronograph in gold, and for 2021 the Swiss giant is introducing a panda m [...]

For 2021 the major new Rolex watch release of interest to watch hobbyists will be this updated Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II know as the reference 226570. It directly replaces the outgoing Rolex Explorer II 216570 keeping the same 42mm wide form factor but offering many minor exterior upgrades as well as a modern-generation in-house made Rolex automatic GMT move [...]

Today, Rolex is presenting its new-generation Rolex Explorer 36-in its full name the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer 36. With that reduced diameter it returns to the size of the original model launched in 1953 following the first ascent to the summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on 29 May that year. The [...]