The vintage 9-carat gold Rolex at the center of this restoration was purchased non-working by someone who wants it restored, ...

Decoding vintage Rolex is such a dark art, it seems like the subject for a class in a Harry Potter book. There’s no vitriol more hateful than that which surrounds the posting of a mid-20th century ...

About a century ago, Rolex rolled out the world's first waterproof watch, the Rolex Oyster. To market it, Mercedes Gleitz wore one during her 10-hour swim across the English Channel in 1927. When the ...

You can travel the world over and you may never find another store like The Vintage Watch Company. The father and son team of John and David Silver founded the store in 1995. They say it contains the ...

The Rolex Datejust is one of the most iconic and, arguably, greatest watches of all time. It’s not just a single watch, either, with vintage examples from its decades-long history offering interesting ...

When we set out to research this story, we thought we’d keep the list to around 10 women. We are well connected to the international watch collecting community—including Rolex in particular—and so we ...

In case you’re doing some last-minute Mother’s Day shopping, New York City-based jeweler Jade Trau has just launched a series of customized and restored vintage Rolex Cellini watches. The designer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover upmarket jewelry, timepieces & ethical, sustainable jewelry. This article is more than 4 years old. The 1989 Rolex Oyster ...

One of the undeniable trends in the auction world in the last decade has been the rise in vintage watch prices. Looking at the overall market and depending on how you want to measure the price rise, ...