We're going to be restoring today a vintage Rolex military pocket watch from the World War II era. The first thing that we'll do is we will visually examine it as one piece. All the parts are ...

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Created in 1945 to honor the Royal Air Force pilots who flew in World War II’s Battle of Britain, the Air-King is the only watch remaining from a series of “Air” pieces from that era ...

In 2022, Rolex turned the watch world on its head with the introduction of the ref. 126720VTNR, a stainless steel GMT-Master II with its crown configured on the left side of the case.

Catch up on all the key novelties from Rolex, Panerai, Patek Philippe and more. Rolex has a new Sprite GMT, and it’s a bigger deal than you might think. Rolex. Back in 2022, Rolex surprised us with ...

The Rolex pocket watch is believed to have been issued by the armed services in the 1940s, probably during the Second World War and was found in a rural lane in Scarborough (Image: Supplied) ...

The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump ... After the war, Rolex was uniquely poised to supply an increasingly ... 1935 – A Rolex sets the world record for land speed at 276 mph ...

The GMT-Master II ‘Sprite’ was already an unconventional watch Rolex, breaking tradition by shifting its winding crown to the left-hand side and moving the date window to 9 o’clock. Now, in 18 ct ...

It’s the first Rolex with an integrated bracelet since the Oysterquartz ended its two-decade-plus run in the early 2000s. The Land-Dweller features all the hallmarks we’ve come to expect from the ...

81 years after he died in World War II, a young aviator comes home 2nd Lt. Thomas V. Kelly Jr. was buried beside his parents and sister in the California town he left in 1943. Updated May 26, 2025 ...

A Rolex that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut watch to sell at auction. The GMT-Master chronometer worn by Edgar Mitchell sold for $2.2 million.

Rolex watches, which aren’t known for their affordability, are getting even more expensive this year with the soaring price of gold to blame.