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Dress Watches
December 04 2019
There are those among us that like what they like and prefer the tried-and-true classics over today’s latest fads and trends.
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO WATCHES
November 15 2019
The ownership experience that comes with buying a luxury watch is one to be savoured and enjoyed. With this guide we intend to furnish you with all the information you need to make sure that experience is as good as it can possibly be. Getting Started: Investment First and foremost,...
WHY BUY PRE-OWNED
November 11 2019
Introduction Anybody looking to purchase a quality watch should consider buying pre-owned. If you're not sure why buying pre-owned is such a good idea, or have some reservations about buying pre-owned, then the following information should help you decide, and may even save you a lot of money. Pre-Owned Watches...
A Brief History of Timepieces: Vintage Watches
November 06 2019
Wristwatches were born in the 17th century from spring-powered clocks, and the first one was believed to have been made by Abraham-Louis Breguet, who created a timepiece for the Queen of Naples in 1810. Shortly after, Patek Phillippe made a watch for the Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, and once a trend...
How did Switzerland Come to Dominate Watchmaking?
August 27 2019
Many watch enthusiasts agree that nothing runs quite like a Swiss-made watch. You can’t really talk about the history of watches without touching upon Swiss watches. How did this small country become such a dominating force in the global watch industry? Switzerland facts The art of watchmaking is not even...
THE TOP 3 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING A USED ROLEX WATCH
August 05 2019
As time goes on, it seems like its getting harder and harder to buy a Rolex watch. If you’re in the market for a brand new example, a trip to your local Authorized Dealer can often be a dispiriting event, with the brand keeping supply of their most popular models...
THE MOST POPULAR ROLEX MODEL OF ALL TIME
August 05 2019
With a brand as successful as Rolex there is always a fascination about which model in their portfolio wins out in the overall popularity stakes. There are, of course, some huge names to throw into the hat. The Datejust and Oyster Perpetual have to be right up there in contention,...
THE TRUTH ABOUT ROLEX WATER RESISTANCE
August 05 2019
Although much of the Rolex name has been built on their relationship with the world’s ocean’s and those who explore them, water remains one of the biggest enemies of mechanical watches. Since their invention of the Oyster case in 1926, a milestone that did more than anything else to...
SOME OF THE SMALLEST MENS WATCHES ROLEX HAS PRODUCED
August 05 2019
Rolex has been in business for well over 100 years, and has seen many trends come and go. For the most part, they have left the shortest lived fads for others in the industry. Perhaps the last time they were forced to jump on any prevailing bandwagon was during the...
WHAT’S BETTER, ACRYLIC OR SAPPHIRE ROLEX CRYSTALS?
August 05 2019
Rolex Synthetic Sapphire Crystal Watch crystals are one of the most visible yet most fragile aspects of a wristwatch. Without a crystal that is clear, reading the watch would be impossible. Yet, having a crystal that was as clear as glass provided clear viewing, but was easily broken as the...