Rolex stories you won’t find anywhere else.
The figures in this article tell the story of a brand that has built one of the industry's largest and most diverse in-house manufacturing workforces, with low employee turnover while keeping the majority of its expertise in a country less than 10% the size of Texas…
A new Rolex book, Crazy About Rolex, mixes bold typography, vibrant colors, magazine-style layouts and large-format imagery all while talking about Rolex's collections, culture and philosophy…
Rolex display cases may remain empty, but the growing forest of cranes above Bulle has become a visible reminder of the extraordinary lengths Switzerland’s largest watchmaker is willing to go to expand production in one of the world’s most tightly regulated industrial environments…
The Rolex Yacht-Master II can feel sometimes removed from the brand’s other Professional models because of its highly specific purpose. Yet, beneath its polished exterior is one of the most technically complex movements Rolex has produced…
Amid all the talk of AI taking over jobs, dial manufacturing at Rolex may be among the safest crafts in Switzerland. More than any other part of the watch, it is where beauty, art, technology and expertise meet at the most visible level…
The story of the watch that managed to shut the world out. Rolex is celebrating, in 2026, the 100 years of the Oyster, the first waterproof and dustproof wristwatch in the world…
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Gina Moseley is an award-winning geologist and climate researcher, known for her work leading expeditions to explore and study caves in Greenland. Her findings expose the risk to humanity from polar regions now heating twice as fast as elsewhere – and threatening to drown coastal cities worldwide…
Rolex has recently announced a new collaboration with world-renowned conservation photographers Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen. Together, the couple have co-founded the non-profit organization SeaLegacy, which brings together filmmakers, photographers, marine and climate experts to protect our oceans…
Today, I’m pleased to talk with Hamish Robertson who, along with Ed Howkins, created The Watch Collectors’ Club. We talk about him as a watch enthusiast, launching a watch club, and what he’s learned through interactions with large groups of watch lovers…
We spoke with Rob Corder, veteran journalist and managing director at Watchpro, about Watchpro, the niche it occupies as a leader in watch industry news, watch media at large, and even a bit on the market in the United Kingdom.
Today I spoke with Katlen Schmidt from Tenn & Two, a podcast focused on watches that she started with Kat Shoulders in 2019. Based in Tennessee, we talked about podcasting in the world of watch media, how they started their podcast and Katlen’s own taste in watches.
Today we are extremely excited to be able to present to you someone who to me embodies a pure watch collector.
Rebecca Struthers is a British watchmaker, author, and historian with a doctorate degree in horology, an unusual degree but one that makes sense given her background and interests, which we explored in our latest interview.
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We had a very insightful conversation with Robert-Jan Broer, founder of Fratello Watches, one of the foremost online watch magazines.