Tag: Rolex
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Hands-On: The Curious Rolex Land-Dweller
This is not the year I was expecting from Rolex. At Watches & Wonders this year, Rolex took the rare step of introducing something truly novel, not just in the form of a new collection, but also in a new mechanical movement architecture with something called the Dynapulse escapement (which I offer a brief primer…
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Hands-On: The Rolex GMT-Master II 126729VTNR
This year is the officially recognized 70th anniversary of the Rolex GMT-Master, but you’d never know it by talking to Rolex. The brand celebrated the history of the collection at the 2024 Watches & Wonders show, and this year, they’ve released what could be seen as an anniversary model in the new reference 126729VTNR. The…
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Rolex Celebrates 70 Years of the GMT with New 126729VTNR with Green Cerachrom Dial
After some debate, Rolex informed us last year that the brand would formally recognize 2025 as an anniversary year for their GMT-Master collection. Little did we know that Rolex had other big plans for this year (more on that over here), but indeed they have released a special GMT-Master II in honor of the anniversary.…
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Rolex Debuts the Dynapulse Escapement with Caliber 7135 and New Land-Dweller Collection
It’s not often we see a wholly new model released by Rolex. The Sky-Dweller was the last to bring a novel feature to life in 2012, and the 1908 brought a new caliber to life in 2023. This year, we’re seeing the introduction of an entirely new collection called the Land-Dweller, featuring a new case…
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Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Flown Rolex GMT Goes to Auction
Legend has it that many of the early NASA astronauts were Rolex guys, from Wally Schirra of Apollo 7 and Frank Borman of Apollo 8, to Jack Swigert and James Lovell of the ill-fated Apollo 13. Each wore Rolex GMT-Master references from Rolex reaching back to their days as test pilots for the government. Omega’s…
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Video Retrospective: The Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600
The modern dive watch archetype is rooted in a template put forth in the mid ‘50s. The Submariner may not have been the first to the scene (though that is far from settled), but its appearance in 1954 set a foundation that persists to this day. The history of dive watches stretches back much further,…
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The Deep Track Podcast: Ep. 14 – Ryan Caldera
The Deep Track Podcast Episode 14 with Ryan Caldera of You Don’t Even Know, we chat about collecting watches, and mechanical keyboards.
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News: Rolex Opens Watchmaking Training Center in Texas
Rolex opens the doors of a new watchmaking training facility in Texas, now welcoming applicants.