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The Rolex watch company has for a hundred years been at the pinnacle of timepiece manufacturing. The name is known the world over for producing some of the most expensive watches, it’s true. But there’s much more to a Rolex than a high price. Founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, the company’s product – like [...]
“Used Rolex watches are one of the biggest status secrets rich people keep,” says Avi Dayan, owner of a San Francisco company ithat is celebrating 17 years in the used watch business. Used Rolex watches – not new ones – may be one of the biggest status secrets rich people keep, says Avi Dayan whose [...]
Used Rolex Watches: Industry Expert Reveals Top 10 Tips for Telling a Real From a Fake A used watch is easy prey for unsavory sellers. Buyers want to know: What’s real and what’s fake? “The devil is in the details,” warns Avi Dayan, an international expert on pre-owned timepieces. He offers 10 tips for telling [...]
Model Numbers: Rolex model numbers range from four to six numbers. The number is located at 12 o’clock between the lugs and under the bracelet. The first two or three digits determines the type of watch. If the watch has five digits, the second numeral from the last describes the type of bezel. The last [...]
Mechanical watches were relied on for navigation for the last two hundred years. However with the increased use of GPS and quartz marine watches, they are no longer a necessity. Just as the sextant and astrolabe were displaced as navigation tools by the mechanical watch now the simple watch is taking a backseat to other [...]
Before his death in 1960, Hans Wilsdorf placed ownership of Rolex in the hands of the Wilsdorf Foundation, which would assure the company’s independence. In 1962, Rolex’s board appointed 41-year-old André Heiniger, who had worked for Wilsdorf for 12 years, as managing director. In 1992, Patrick Heiniger, a 32-year-old lawyer, who had served the company [...]
Swiss watch company Rolex makes the Submariner model as one of their Oyster Perpetual watches designed for diving and known for their resistance to water. First manufactured in 1953 it was hailed as the first watch made to be water proof and certified in pressurized tanks It is part of The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Professional [...]
This has been a topic of debate lately, and I think it is rather simple to keep your Rolex and other luxury watches clean. Soap and water is what has been working for more than 15 years on all my luxury watches with bracelets. I will say that using a dish washing detergent is not [...]
The Submariner watch by Rolex is an icon for its style and design as well as it’s popularity. It is a combination of elegance and excellent workmanship that has made it the standard bearer for all mechanical watches. This watch is in a class of its own. It is recognized all round the world. It [...]
Rolex Watch Company is not alone in looking to BaselWorld as a venue to premier a new or updated model. This year they showed off the new version of the venerable Sea-Dweller. The Rolex Sea Dweller is already the epitome of the professional diver’s timepiece. This model has “DEEPSEA” added to the face just over [...]
