Rolex’s newest release doesn’t tell the time, sit neatly on the wrist, or do anything else a good watch is supposed to. That’s because it’s not actually a timepiece. “As a historian with a lifelong ...

Rolex is back with another authorized history book—and this time, the spotlight is on the Oyster Perpetual Datejust. On the heels of last year’s tome dedicated to the Submariner, the watch maker has ...

Rolex releases an authorized 244-page history of the Oyster Perpetual Datejust written by Nicholas Foulkes and published ...

In the pantheon of luxury goods, Rolex has a unique spot: The word conjures up not a logo or a covetable item, but rather the very idea of a beautifully made and enduring timepiece. It is nearly ...

Rolex is the first—and often the only—watch brand people think of when it comes to high-end timepieces. But beyond that instant recognition, Rolex has become a broad cultural touchstone with symbolic ...

Rolex secured the patent for the date magnifier, or Cyclops, around 1950, and it appeared for the first time in 1953 on that year’s edition of the Datejust. To this day, no watch is as instantly ...

Rolex’s dedicated adventure watch, the Explorer, traces its origins back to mountain climbing in 1953. In 1971, however, another watch joined the collection with the name Explorer II and a quite ...