If Rolex is the ultimate symbol of prestige within watchmaking, quartz models exist at the opposite end of the spectrum. At least, that’s a perception common among many lay consumers and sophisticated ...

We spoke to writer and historian James Dowling about his new book, The Rolex Legacy: The History of Rolex Through 120 Seminal ...

Two of my favourite watches are the original Royal Oak from Audemars Piguet, which I love for its slimness and lack of a seconds hand (it frees me from the tyranny of the BBC “pips”) and the Rolex ...

In the 1960s, the race was on to produce the first commercial quartz wristwatch. Rolex had decided there was strength in numbers and joined the “Beta 21” consortium, a group of Swiss watch companies ...

A collection of personal items, including watches, belonging to legendary actor Sir Michael Caine and his wife have sold at auction in London. Other watches sold included a 1990 Breitling Navitimer ...

It is my hope when penning these pieces that some readers may be inspired to add the featured watch to their collection. The Rolex Oysterquartz was covered in a previous article and I make no apology ...

Rolex evoked the wonders of the galaxy with its Space-Dweller watch of 1963, followed it up four years later with the Sea-Dweller extreme dive watch and then set about catering for the international ...

These are the perks of signing on the dotted line with Rolex. Shortly after the Crown announced its new Land-Dweller collection, Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted wearing it at CinemaCon. Rolex had a ...