The year 2008 marked both the 55th anniversary of the Rolex Submariner collection and also the 100th anniversary of the “Rolex” name itself. While the now-legendary company was originally founded in London in 1905, it would not be until three years later in 1908 that it would actually register “Rolex” as the brand name of its watches. […]
The story of Rolex is quite unlike that of any other Swiss brand. In fact, Rolex did not start out as a Swiss brand at all, it was originally British, and for at least half of its history Rolex was regarded as an alien, a Swiss outsider. But what Rolex lacked in pure Swiss pedigree it […]
Today, the Rolex 116520 Daytona is regarded as one of the world’s most famous watches, and it is a model that has become almost synonymous with the Rolex brand itself. However, for much of the collection’s history, Rolex’s iconic chronograph did not feature an in-house movement. That all changed with the introduction of the reference 116520. Although […]
The stainless steel Rolex Submariner Date ref. 16610 held the title of being the most successful model from the collection for more than twenty years before it was discontinued in 2010 and replaced by the updated reference 116610LN, which is the watch that we will be discussing today. The Rolex Submariner ref. 116610LN was the […]