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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Vs. Zenith Chronomaster Sport: Head To Head – Reprise

August 1, 2025/1 Comment/in Highlights, Rolex, Zenith/by Tim Mosso

Day one for the Zenith Chronomaster Sport was January 21, 2021. And it seemed like everyone had the same reaction: “That is one aggressive Rolex tribute.” Tim Mosso thinks that the Chronomaster Sport is a distinctive product with its own identity and takes a look here at how it stacks up against the ever-popular Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.

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Professional Diver Nigel Band and the Unusual Rolex Sea-Dweller and Oyster Perpetual Models that Plumbed the Depths and Scaled the Heights – Reprise

July 28, 2025/0 Comments/in Highlights, Rolex, Vintage/by Colin Alexander Smith

Nigel Band is a professional diver with over 30 years’ worth of commercial and teaching experience. He also owns two rather unusual Rolex watches: a 1986 “triple-six” Rolex Sea-Dweller Reference 16660 and a Himalayan mountain climbing 1952 Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Put on your breathing apparatus as the fascinating stories of these two watches are told by Colin Alexander Smith here.

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True Rolex Secondary Market Prices Revealed by Bob’s Watches’ Comprehensive 15-Year Sales Data

July 21, 2025/6 Comments/in Highlights, Rolex/by Ian Skellern

Revealed in this deep-dive: Bob’s Watches average Rolex prices increased by over 550%, rising from approximately $2,000 in 2010 to $13,426 in 2025. We analyzed every transaction for Rolex watches over the last decade and a half to expose price swings and market shifts you won’t find anywhere else.

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Rolex Milgauss Review – The Most Underrated Rolex?

June 20, 2025/4 Comments/in Highlights, Rolex/by Raman Kalra

The Rolex Milgauss, despite being one of the longest-standing offerings by Rolex, remains one of Rolex’s more under-appreciated models. Having owned a black dial 116400GV since 2016, Raman Kalra shares his thoughts on why it’s worth your consideration.

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My Story of Buying a Pre-Owned Rolex Day-Date 36 in Platinum with “Glacier Blue Wave Arabic Dial”: a Caveat Emptor Scare but a Happy Ending

June 7, 2025/4 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by Niclas Berglund

Niclas has arranged to meet the seller of a platinum Rolex Day-Date at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. If all goes well, the watch transaction should be completed within an hour the he would catch the next flightto Stockholm. What makes him nervous is that the deal is to be done in cryptocurrency. But that’s not what went wrong.

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8 Great Watches under $8,000 from Watches & Wonders 2025

May 22, 2025/1 Comment/in New for 2025, Highlights, Affordable Luxury, Oris, Bell & Ross, Breitling, Officine Panerai, Omega, Rolex, Seiko, Tudor/by Carol Besler

After replacing her heating system, Carol Besler has been considering all the other thingsshe could have had for $8,000, which naturally led to thoughts about all the nice watches she could have had for around that price. Here are a few that stand out.

Since then, I’ve been watching for them, and although it’s a challenging price point for a luxury watch, I’ve come up with a few contenders that offer real value for the money.

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Rolex Submariner vs. GMT Master II: Small Differences, Difficult Decision

May 3, 2025/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by Raman Kalra

Rolex Submariner or GMT Master II? This is not an easy question and veryone will have their own opinion on which of these two iconic watches is their favorite. Many considering owning a Rolex will start with these two models. Raman Kalra tries to pick his favorite.

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Carol Besler’s Top Ten from Watches and Wonders 2025

April 27, 2025/0 Comments/in New for 2025, Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Arnold & Son, Cartier, Hermès, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Zenith/by Carol Besler

Like most journalists who swarmed the booths at Watches and Wonders earlier this month,Carol Besler saw about a thousand watches in five days. Most were amazing and surprising, some were forgettable, and others stand out as faves.

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Why I Bought It: Rolex Air-King “Bloodhound” Ref. 116900

February 16, 2025/6 Comments/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex, Vintage/by Quentin Bufogle

Quentin Bufogle has never worshipped at the “Green ‘n’ Gold” Rolex altar. But the Rolex Air-King reference 116900 has always been his favorite stainless steel 40 mm Rolex and here he explains why he bought one.

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Why I Bought It (The Day Before It Was Discontinued): Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 with White Dial Ref. 114300

February 9, 2025/1 Comment/in Highlights, Collectors and Collecting, Rolex/by Bhanu Chopra

After years of consideration, Bhanu Chopra took the plunge and bought both a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 mm and a Submariner Reference 114060. And less than 24 hours after finally taking ownership of them, Rolex discontinued both watches! Here he shares the story of how it all went down. Spoiler alert: he couldn’t be happier!

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