Watch Talks

Rolex Milestones - 38 Important Rolex Watches at Phillips...

Mono thematic sales aren’t new, but they always attract a lot of attention as they tend to curate the finest examples of the chosen brand or artist. Phillips has had two very successful themed sale...

Spot On - Rolex 6352 'Pre-Explorer' Ovettone

Sometimes a watch finds you when you are least expecting it. This is exactly what happened to Bernhard during the recent shooting of the Lucca Collection video in Tuscany. For a while now we have h...

Bulang Loves - The Rolex Zenith Daytona

The Rolex Daytona is a king amongst all chronographs. Launched in the 1960s, it is a watch that quickly became synonymous with racing and adventure – a watch to time speed! The newly launched stain...

The Mysterious Rolex Zerograph Chronograph

We all expected the Rolex Zerograph that was in the ‘Start Stop Reset’ auction at Phillips to do well and we weren’t disappointed by how it performed on the day, realizing almost 390,000 CHF! I pi...

It's Back - The New Rolex Daytona Baselworld 2016

BaselWorld 2016 was the year that a lot of fans of Rolex had been waiting for. Each year there seems to be a phenomenon where by blogs, websites, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter feeds are awash wit...

A Giant Amongst Men

The 1940s and 50s were a time when small and understated were the norm, especially in the world of horology. But it hadn’t always been the case and wouldn’t be in the future… The Pocket Watch The ...

The Journey of Acquiring a Great Watch

My love for vintage watches started with old Oysters from the 1950s and 60s. I used to collect the Rolex sale auction catalogues and loved the vintage Oysters with the multitude of dial variations ...

Throw Back Thursday - Comex Submariner

This week’s Throw Back Thursday is another classic from the 100perecntRolex blog about a legendary Comex Submariner. Enjoy! Here is a fantastic watch. Very rare and from a real nice collector and f...

The King of the Oysters...

Every story has to have a beginning and my story begins in the summer of 2002. I had been working as a freelance musician and University Lecturer in London for five years and in early 2002 met a gi...