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10th August 2018

sale replica Cellini 50505 watches

EVEROSE GOLD
Model features
To preserve the beauty of its pink gold watches, Rolex created and patented an exclusive 18 ct pink gold alloy cast in its own foundry: Everose gold. Introduced in 2005, 18 ct Everose is used on all Rolex models in pink gold.

18 ct Everose is used on all Rolex models in pink gold.

BLACK DIAL
Model features
The simple, clear dial of the Cellini Time pays tribute to the timeless codes of classic watchmaking, while reinterpreting them with an elegant modernity. The stylized, stretched applique hour markers are divided by a minute track that has been moved toward the center of the dial, closer to the tips of the hands. Like on all Rolex watches, the appliques and Rolex crown are crafted in 18 ct gold.

A LEATHER STRAP
Model features
In the purest traditional style, the Cellini Time is fitted on a remborded and stitched alligator leather strap with large scales. The 18 ct gold buckle matches the gold of the watch case.

ELEGANCE AND NOBILITY
Model features
The round shape and classic 39 mm diameter of the Cellini Time are marks of tradition, while the refined lugs and polished finish add a touch of distinction. Faceted and shaped like a two-edged sword, the hands count off each second, each minute and each hour with the full precision of the self-winding chronometer movement at the heart of this prestigious timepiece.

Hours, minutes and seconds form the essence of everyday timekeeping. The Cellini Time captures the present as if nothing else were of importance; nothing but the magic of the moment.

Its simple, clear dial pays tribute to the timeless codes of classic watchmaking, while reinterpreting them with an elegant modernity. Faceted and shaped like a two-edged sword, the hands count off each second, each minute and each hour with the full precision of the self-winding chronometer movement at the heart of this prestigious timepiece.

25th July 201825th July 2018

Rolex Pearlmaster 86285 replica Watches

EVEROSE GOLD
Model features
To preserve the beauty of its pink gold watches, Rolex created and patented an exclusive 18 ct pink gold alloy cast in its own foundry: Everose gold. Introduced in 2005, 18 ct Everose is used on all Rolex models in pink gold.

A sparkling symphony to enhance the watch and enchant the wearer.

DIAMOND PAVED DIAL
Model features
Gem-setters, like sculptors, finely carve the precious metal to hand-shape the seat in which each gemstone will be perfectly lodged. With the art and craft of a jeweller, the stone is placed and meticulously aligned with the others, then firmly secured in its gold or platinum setting. Besides the intrinsic quality of the stones, several other criteria contribute to the beauty of Rolex gem-setting: the precise alignment of the height of the gems, their orientation and position, the regularity, strength and proportions of the setting as well as the intricate finishing of the metalwork.
A sparkling symphony to enhance the watch and enchant the wearer.

PEARLMASTER BRACELET
Model features
The design, development and production of Rolex bracelets and clasps, as well as the stringent tests they face, involve advanced high technology. And, as with all the components of the watch, aesthetic controls by the human eye guarantee impeccable beauty. Both sensual and sophisticated, this solid gold bracelet with rounded five-piece links was created in 1992 for the launch of the Pearlmaster model. The Pearlmaster bracelet is always fitted with a concealed Crownclasp.

the assembled watch is carried out using a methodology and high-technology equipment specially developed by Rolex.

3235 MOVEMENT
Model features
The new Pearlmaster 39 is equipped with a new generation movement, calibre 3235, entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex for a superlative level of performance. Certified as a Swiss chronometer by COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), it is tested a second time by Rolex after being cased to ensure that in everyday use it satisfies Rolex’s criteria for precision, which are twice as exacting as those for an officially certified chronometer. This control of the final precision of the assembled watch is carried out using a methodology and high-technology equipment specially developed by Rolex.

It is one of the most distinctive Rolex features, and one of the most recognisable.

THE CYCLOPS LENS
Model features
The Cyclops lens enhances the date aperture, magnifying the date display for easy reading. It is one of the most distinctive Rolex features, and one of the most recognisable.

14th February 201814th June 2018

Top Best Luxury Watches Guide

Who is our first watch brand?

Patek Philippe is undoubtedly the best recognized brand in the world. It is known as “the blue blood nobleman in the watch.” As the first open authentication center in China, it has a limited amount of 6002G, which is the only one in the world. Patek Philippe is also the brand most favored by high-end consumers and has maintained a good sales performance.

Very much like the classic slogan: “No one can own Patek Philippe, but just keep it for the next generation.”

However, the average price of Rolex, which is the darling of the watch industry, is still better than that of Patek Philippe. The average price of Rolex watches is about 7967 euros, which is equivalent to about RMB 60,000. And this average price is slightly inferior on the list.

fake Vacheron Constantin watches has a history of 231 years and is the world’s oldest and longest-lasting branded watch. It produces only over 20,000 pieces per year. The cross mark on the dial like the Swiss national emblem is already a taste, status and wealth. Symbol.

Lange Watch is a very accurate German mechanical watch brand. Its main features are: unparalleled exquisite technology and high standards of perfect handwork. The rare non-Swiss watch brand, which is an authentic Eastern German product, once disappeared due to the authoritarian rule of the former East Germany, but the two Germans regained their youth after reunification. Lange insisted only to make mechanical precious metal watches, making its quality and price are still high, generally more than 100,000 yuan, and the general domestic shopping malls can not buy.

Swiss watch brand national, in the 10th Paris Global Watch Exhibition held in 1889, Audemars Piguet’s Grand Complication exhibition, exquisite design attracted great repercussions, renowned, international reputation, Audemars Piguet watches on the table The altar established a noble status. Today, Audemars Piguet, under the leadership of the fourth generation descendants of the Audemars and Piguet families, has achieved outstanding success, has been highly praised by watch connoisseurs and collectors and has become one of the world’s top ten watches.

Blancpain – The world’s most complex and versatile all-hand mechanical watch. Since 1735, Blancpain has never produced a quartz watch. This purpose will be consistent and last forever. The oldest watchmaking brand Blancpain has no flow-through factory. The manufacturing process is carried out in an old farmhouse. It was handcrafted by individual watchmakers. Until today, every Blancpain timepiece was inspected by the watchmaker himself, engraved with numbers and signatures, and the strict quality control was the same as many years ago.

Breguet has been the most important synonym for Swiss watches for many years and has undergone restructuring in recent years. In 1747, Breguet was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He lives most of his time in Paris. He created countless great inventions in his life. He is active in every area of the watchmaking industry. A series of breakthroughs have made his career continue to climb. The peaks, such as the improved automatic watch, the bell clock spring used for inventing the bell, and the shock absorbers, etc., are surprising even more with its neo-classical simplicity.

The replica Jaeger-LeCoultre watches is a typical Swiss designer watch. Many Swiss brand watches have the following two characteristics: the JOUX valley from the Jura Mountains, such as Piaget; the crystallization of the two, such as Patek Philippe (created by Patek PATEK and Graceful PHILLIPE), Girard-Perregaux (Collaborated by Grardt and Perregaux) et al. The two features are, for example, Audemars Piguet and Jaeger-LeCoultre, which enjoy great reputation in the world.

In 1874, Georges Edouard Piaget started with a movement. In 1940, Piaget’s grandson opened up the international market for the development of Piaget. After a hundred years of development, Piaget made great achievements. In addition to the original mechanical running device, Piaget’s all cases and bracelets must be cast in 18K gold or white gold, and the design of the surface decoration is more colorful, most of the precious stones such as mother of pearl, agate and other precious stones. to make.

It is not easy to be ranked among the top luxury watch brand rankings. Of course, the world-class watch brands are far more than these. The above describes only the world’s top brands. The watches in the luxury watch brand rankings all have superb craftsmanship and value. As a result, the number of such top watches is limited and precious; secondly, it is a unique collection of personal styles and techniques that are very collectible.

16th December 201716th June 2018

OMEGA SEAMASTER OLYMPIC GAMES WATCH COLLECTION FOR 2018 HANDS-ON

As the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 2732, Omega certainly has the right to obtain some limited edition sports commemorating its Olympic theme. Both products are introduced once every two years and are usually the re-editions of Omega’s most popular sports watch series. The details pay tribute to the host city of the current game; like Maple Leaf inspired Vancouver’s Seamaster Professional, Aqua Terra, Rio de Janeiro’s The theme of Copacabana Beach, and Planet Ocean in the red and blue bold design of Korea recently, was designed for Pyeongchang. However, there is another slightly updated Olympic watch that avoids the above-mentioned visual codes and dates associated with a particular game. These are known as the official watch of the Olympic Games. They pay tribute to many different original analog stopwatches for timed games. Today, we are looking for the latest products: the official Olympic clock for the Haima Olympics.

Legibility is excellent, thanks to the high-contrast layout of the black dial center

As mentioned above, the official Olympic timekeepers will not use any of Omega’s existing collections or design languages. These are the methods used by almost all Olympic editions before the Olympic Games, except for the actual watches and tools developed by Omega for game officials. It is these timing instruments – the same tools used to measure the rise and fall of world records – to collect the tools on which they are based. The last addition to this series was inspired by Omega’s pocket watch for the 1932 Los Angeles game. This time, the new master of the sea has received design clues from the racing clock of the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck and the Summer Olympics in Montreal that same year.

Compared to the original 1932 pocket watch, this watch, despite its simplicity and modernity, has a marked change from the global Olympic time trial in comparison with the sports car speedometer in the early 1980s. Hell, if it weren’t the 6 o’clock Olympic ring on the dial, this black and white model could be mistaken for an old racing watch, or perhaps the original spiritual master of Speedmaster Racing, in the form of a hand. In any case, the original data of this watch is very important, because these stopwatches are the last analog timing tool used in the game before the digital time comes.

white outer minute track, and flat paddle hands.

In addition to inspiration, Omega is particularly suitable for the design of the wrist form – especially in the case of a 39.5 mm ratio and a compact lug-to-ear length. For Omega’s modern mid-sized watches, the 8800 coaxial astronomical watch movement was deployed (visible through the sapphire case back cover). It has a date and power reserve of 55 hours, but it lacks an independently adjustable hour hand. Its characteristics are: 8900 series movement. After the Olympic Games are over, they can only be seen after flipping the watch. Each of the five versions is equipped with a matching anodizing ring (which of course represents each of the five Olympic rings is colored), which shows the names of all Omega games since 1932.

Running the very outer edge of the dial is a pulse reader color-matched to the seconds hand

Thanks to the high-contrast layout of the black dial center, white external minute track and flat panel handle, legibility is excellent. You may notice how the black tip of the minute hand extends slightly to the white minute track – this is a particularly good tactile feel that balances between two contrasting dial areas. The outer edge of the running dial is a pulse reader that matches the second hand color and is separated by three 20 second intervals, allowing the wearer to roughly measure their fitness by calculating their heart rate.

16th September 201716th June 2018

our favourites Popular Rolex watch inventory series 2018

Protected by 14 patents, the Sky-Dweller is the first all-new Rolex to be introduced for a long while, and certainly the most complicated Rolex for even longer. Sharing similar styling to Rolex’s flagship Day-Date, the Sky-Dweller is unmistakable with its cut away sub-dial and apertures at each hour marker used in its dual-time and annual calendar functions. If these two features aren’t enough, the impressive command ring allowing the date, reference time, and local time to be set with the crown by rotating the bezel to select each.

**Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II, Lot 75**

Alongside the Sea-Dweller, the Rolex Yacht-Master II is the largest of Rolex’s watches at 44mm, bringing us into Hublot territory. The Yacht-Master II is a statement watch that is meant to be worn to be seen but also has a function. It features a programmable, 1-to-10-minute flyback regatta timer which is set using the rotatable command bezel, similar to that found on the Rolex Sky-Dweller.

**Rolex GMT-Master II Ref 116758SARU – Lot 16**

The original GMT was launched in the mid-1950s with the current generation launching over 60 years later. The GMT has always had a two-tone bezel to differentiate between day vs night. The model on offer is the SARU 18ct gold with a bi-directional rotating bezel set with 18 baguette-cut sapphires, 18 baguette-cut rubies, 22 baguette-cut diamonds and a trillion-cut diamond. Its case is set with 76 brilliant-cut diamonds.

**Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Platinum Ref 116506 – Lot 28**

Leaving arguably the best until last… Debuted at Basel World 2013 by Rolex for the 50th anniversary of the sacred Cosmograph Daytona, the first Daytona to be crafted in Platinum. It features a superb ceramic bezel to combat those pesky scratches, making it the second Daytona to feature Rolex’s “Cerachrom” technology.

19th July 201719th July 2018

Omega CK2129 watched the role of ‘Dunkirk’ film and Omega in World War II

Director Christopher Nolan’s attention to detail is legendary, and his latest film “Dunkirk” is a source of excitement for watch lovers. In the movie, Tom Hardy, who plays the Royal Air Force pilot, regularly watches his watch. Hawkeye watch lovers like me have regarded watches as Omega. Specifically, the problematic watch is the Omega CK2129, which is the story behind it.

For readers unfamiliar with the 2017 film Dunkirk, it is currently a great success in the cinema, telling the story of Dunkirk’s evacuation during the Second World War. Dunkirk is the name of the French beach. In 1940, the Allies were trapped by the Germans and had nowhere to go.

the French beach. In 1940, the Allies were trapped by the Germans and had nowhere to go.

Reliable timing is an important aspect of war, so watches are a very important tool. They are especially important for pilots who rely on watch navigation. In Dunkirk, we see that Hardy’s role depends largely on his watch, which plays an important role in the film. [SPOILER ALERT] This is not a real spoiler, but the most critical role of the watch (perhaps the most obvious shot) is that when his fuel gauge is damaged, he asks another pilot to take a fuel reading and over time The spread smeared it on the dashboard of the plane.

The watch chosen for Hardy’s character is the Omega CK2129. This choice is appropriate because it is reported that Omega provides about half of all the watches used by the Royal Air Force. In addition, the Omega CK2129 is the most commonly worn Omega watch by the Royal Air Force personnel in World War II. It is estimated that Omega delivered more than 110,000 watches to the British Ministry of Defense during the Second World War to support its forces.

the British Ministry of Defense during the Second World War to support its forces.

Omega CK2129 originated in January 1940, shortly after the start of World War II. It was then that the Royal Air Force decided to take a watch with a rotating bezel and asked Omega to produce 2,000 such watches. By rotating the bezel, pilots can make calculations and time events easier and more accurate. The Omega CK2129 watch was finally delivered in March of the same year.

The Omega CK2129 is designed to be easy to use and easy to read. It has a cream dial, blue hands, a large Arabic hour scale, a large rotating bezel and two oversized crowns. These two large crowns allow the pilot to easily handle and wrap the watch while wearing gloves. In addition, the second crown at 4 o’clock is used to lock the rotating bezel so that it does not misread when accidentally hitting a narrow range of the cockpit of the aircraft.

that it does not misread when accidentally hitting a narrow range of the cockpit of the aircraft.

The Omega CK2129 is powered by the Omega Calibre 23.4 SC, a hand-wound movement that has been used in many other Omega models during this time. Notable is its central seconds hand, which is very useful for short events in less than a minute. It has a frequency of 2.5 Hz and a power reserve of about 40 hours.

3rd July 20173rd July 2018

Rolex Day-Date 40 with the new Calibre 3255

The Rolex Day-Date had always been the most elegant, refined and luxurious watch of the Oyster Collection by Rolex – that also has elegant watches in its Cellini collection. Exclusively made in precious metals – gold or platinum – it was available for years in 36mm and more recently in 41mm (with the Day-Date II), but still with the same complication: a 3-hand timepiece showing the date and the day in a unique (but now iconic and highly copied) way. For Baselworld 2015, this luxury Rolex receives a serious update, not only by getting new colours but also by coming with a new case and, mostly, a brand new movement. Here is the Rolex Day-Date 40 with the new Rolex Calibre 3255.

Here is the Rolex Day-Date 40 with the new Rolex Calibre 3255.

THE NEW ROLEX DAY-DATE 40
Together with the new dial colours, the main novelty concerning the Rolex Day-Date 40 is of course its new size – and thus meaning a new case. But first, let’s go back on what is, since 1956 (the year of its very first introduction), the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified. This long name is important to understand all about this luxury watch.

It is said to be an Oyster. In Rolex’s nomenclature, it means that this timepiece is part of the sports watches collections and that it comes with a relatively high level of water resistance – 100 meters here to be precise – and is also a reference to the world’s first wrist watch with a water resistant case, the 1926 Rolex Oyster. Nowadays, this name is stamped more to allow the watch to protect its movement from humidity rather than to define a proper dive watch.
It is said to be an Oyster Perpetual. For Rolex, Oyster Perpetual means automatic / self-winding movement by the mean of a central oscillating weight also called rotor. Patented in 1931, this mechanism was, at that time, a real innovation, preventing the owner to actuate the crown and thus, to let humidity and dust enter the movement – thereby participating to the legendary robustness of the Rolexes.

the movement – thereby participating to the legendary robustness of the Rolexes.

It is said to be a Day-Date. The Day-Date is Rolex’s interpretation of a calendar watch, a timepiece that shows the date (classically by a window at 3, just like in the Datejust) and the day by the mean of a rotating disc with a large aperture at 12, letting the owner have a clear view on the day of the week – entirely written. This disc was – and still is – available in 26 languages and makes, together with the date disc, an instant jump at midnight.
It is said to be a Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified. As every movement made by Rolex, the calibre of the Day-Day is highly tested and certified by both internal controls and by the COSC (and even beats the COSC standards).

The new Rolex Day-Date 40 is respectful of this 4 pillars, a water resistant, automatic chronometer watch that displays both the date and the day, together with a luxurious and refined feeling – as this timepiece is still only available in precious metals (yellow gold, white gold, rose gold or platinum). The case of this new edition shows new dimensions and new proportions. The diameter is reduced to 40mm and both the case-bands and the lugs are slimmer – something that collectors were highly expecting, as the previous editions were a bit too bulky.

the lugs are slimmer – something that collectors were highly expecting, as the previous editions were a bit too bulky.

The other novelty is the arrival of the President bracelet on every editions – this typically Rolex bracelet with 3 rounded links that is now fully integrated to the watch and comes with a new end-links design. This bracelet was introduced first in 1956 and made exclusively for the Rolex Day-Date and is still in good position here, in the context of the new Rolex Day-Date 40. Its solidity and its comfort are now fully admitted, as well as the quality of the hidden clasp. This new Rolex Day-Date 40 is available in a variety of materials and dials (excluding the editions with diamond settings):

Yellow gold with a sunburst yellow gold dial, with raised applied Roman Numerals and a fluted bezel.
White gold with a guilloché sectorial dial in silver, with raised applied Roman Numerals and a fluted bezel.
Everose gold (rose gold) with a stripped ‘Sundust’ dial, with raised applied batons indexes and a fluted bezel
Platinum with a squared sky blue dial, with raised applied batons indexes and a flat polished bezel

These new combinations, together with the new dimensions and proportions, are not totally renewing the concept of the DD. However, the new Rolex Day-Date 40 is more elegant, slightly more refined and still totally versatile – easily wearable with a weekend outfit or with a suit. Once on the wrist, the use of precious metals creates a quite heavy timepiece – especially in platinum – but the reasonable diameter, the slim profile and the comfort of the president bracelet are never debatable. The classic is revisited, not changed.

27th June 201727th June 2018

Rolex COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA watches

The upgrade time of Laurent Daytona Steel Co., Ltd. is over because we have seen it for 16 years. 904L Steel’s new Baselworld-2016 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 116500LN is waiting to be completed. It uses a new black ceramic overall Cerachrom baffle, using the updated Tacitometer design, the old carved metal baffle off. It still has the 4130 movement, but now Rolex tests with an accuracy of +/- 2 seconds per second, which is super-magical for mass-produced chronographs. This rating means that the new Rolex Daytona watch will also launch the Rolex Top Observatory certification, where you can read all the information in this regard. One new aesthetic choice I like is the black snail dial on the white dial, and the other version available on the black dial is the grey snail dial. Now, let’s take a look at this new Rolex Cosmograph Daytona and see for yourself what it has…

The aforementioned monobloc Cerachrom, a material developed by Rolex, is replacing the bezel engraved with metal on the outgoing Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. It is based on the 1965 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona and is equipped with a plexiglass black bezel, but the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona will join ceramic bezels with siblings Rolex Submariner and Rolex GMT-Master II. Due to its hardness, Cerachrom’s scratch resistance is excellent, and in addition it prevents the black bezel from fading due to UV light.

Rolex also endeavored to protect the readability of the frame through a process they developed, which involves molding the scale into ceramic before heating the scale to 1500 degrees Celsius. After that, it was coated with a thin layer of platinum using a PVD process. What this process does is create a defined level of contrast with platinum and black ceramics.

In addition, the speedometer scale has been updated so that it now “follows” the circular shape of the dial – the number is “horizontal” in previous versions. The final point about the front bezel is that it is a single piece that holds the crystal on the middle shell, which helps to prevent water.

As mentioned earlier, the automatic movement 4130 is still the engine that drives the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. However, the previously lauded COSC Chronometer certified movement is now also approved by the Rolex Super Precision Chronograph. For the record, Rolex did not plan to leave the COSC because they wanted to use it as an external independent certification. However, their internal certification requires a -2 / + 2 second accuracy rating, which is being applied to all new Rolex watches.

Returning to the Rolex designed 4130 movement, they focused on reducing the number of parts in the chronograph function to help improve reliability. The timer is activated and reset by means of a spiral button, which interacts with the column wheel and vertical clutch mechanism of the movement – helping to achieve precise and immediate starting. If you need that precision, the chronograph is accurate to 1/8 second. Interestingly, we still have 4 grooves between the seconds hand of the dial, so you can’t really read 1/8 of the accuracy.

19th June 201719th June 2018

Introducing the 2016 Rolex Explorer 214270, with new hands and new indexes (Live Photos & Price)

For this 2016 edition of Baselworld, fans of Rolex are – with good reasons – mainly focusing on the introduction of a new Daytona in steel, now with a black ceramic bezel. However, there’s more from Rolex to this year (in fact, there’s a lot). Rolex will indeed discreetly correct some of the aspects people complained about on the Rolex Explorer 214270 (the 39mm with 3-hands), mainly focusing on a more relevant display. New hands, new indexes, all with improved proportions; this is what you’ll have with the 2016 Rolex Explorer 214270. And here is our hands-on.

the 2016 Rolex Explorer still is an Explorer, with its timeless appeal

Some collectors complained about the increased size of the Rolex Explorer, when it moved from 36mm to 39mm with the ref. 214270. However, this diameter remains reasonable and elegant enough – and after a few years, people get used to these 3 extra millimeters. The main problem that collectors saw with this reworked Explorer 1 was the size of the hands. Both were too short compared to the dial and mainly, the minute hand was not relevant, as the tip of the hand wasn’t touching the minute track.

Same treatment has been applied on the hour hand, which is now a little bit longer. Both hands are also slightly larger. Overall, even if the dial looses some lightness with these fatter hands, it also becomes more convenient and more rational, as the hands are now long enough for the diameter of the dial.

its superlative comfort on the wrist and its iconic dial, which just feels more rational than ever… and as for the look of the new hands

The second evolution concerns the iconic 3 – 6 – 9 indexes – certainly the most important part of the Explorer – that are now also coated with blue Chromalight luminous material, just like the rest of the indexes and the hands (as a reminder, the previous edition of the Rolex Explorer 214270 was featuring plain steel, polished 3 – 6 – 9 indexes). If the day-time look will remain close, it will on the other hand bring a better legibility in low light conditions – then again with the idea of a more rational display in mind.

The rest of the watch remains similar, meaning that the 2016 Rolex Explorer 214270 still features its 39mm Oyster case, in 904L stainless steel, water resistant to 100m, with flat and polished bezel and a 3-link Oyster bracelet with brushed surfaces and the Oysterlock clasp, with Easylink adjustment.

now with a black ceramic bezel. However, there’s more from Rolex to this year

Finally – and this shouldn’t be underestimated – the 2016 Rolex Explorer 214270 features the same improvements than the 2016 Rolex Daytona in terms of precision of the movement, meaning that it has the Superlative Chronometer certification, done in-house by Rolex and with stricter criteria (-2/+2 seconds per day). It also is guaranteed for 5 years.

19th June 201719th June 2018

The 2018 Rolex Oyster Pereptual Datejust 36

Having recovered from the jubilation following the release of the steel GMT Master II Pepsi during Baselworld 2018, we can now turn our attention to another candidate in the classic Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36 line that is out to conquer the hearts of men… and women. Housed in a two-tone Everose Rolesor case (combination of steel and pink gold), Rolex has fitted the watch with its new-generation calibre 3235 and given the case some design tweaks. Handsome and refined with just the right touch of luxurious rose gold, practical for everyday wear and tear, robust and ready for action sports yet with enough style to work as a casual dress watch… what’s not to love about the Datejust 36? So, a word of warning to all you boyfriends out there: do not leave this watch unattended.

As the first automatic waterproof chronometer wristwatch to display the date in a window at 3 o’clock on the dial

What woman hasn’t borrowed her boyfriend’s shirt, his jeans or snuggled up in his large cashmere sweater? The phenomenon of women poaching things from their boyfriends has trickled all the way down to the watch industry with more and more gender-fluid proposals. Chanel tapped into the trend and went as far as designing the BoyFriend watch for women (and we know that when it comes to creating trends, Chanel knows one or two tricks). Designed to look like a man’s dress watch that women would want to steal, the success of this watch has been extraordinary and a reverse effect in happening as more and more men are succumbing to the model, including the sophisticated skeletonised version of Chanel’s BoyFriend.

he Datejust has been going strong since its launch in 1945. The model we are looking at here is a Rolesor.

Surprisingly, coming from the bastion of conservative Swiss watchmaking, Rolex has always known that men’s sports watches would be adopted by women and has responded by releasing the Oyster Perpetual in five different sizes, from 39mm to 26mm to make sure nobody’s wrist is overlooked. For the record, when Rolex introduced its revolutionary waterproof Oyster case in 1926, it was put to the test on the wrist of a young Englishwoman – Mercedes Gleitze – to accompany her on her epic cross-Channel swim of 1927.

the term Rolex gives to watches that combine gold and steel. First introduced on the Datejust model in 1948.

What makes this Datejust 36 such a perfect boyfriend watch – compared to the other two variations on the Datejust 36 theme with diamonds and louder dials – is its tempered masculinity (Rolex presented three Datejust 36 models during Baselworld 2018, including two with diamonds – see them here). It is masculine, but not butch and will look great on a woman’s wrist. Like a crisp white shirt, the white lacquered dial looks impeccably smart and confident, and the thick, pink gold Roman numerals give it a classic, authoritative spirit. In my book, this model is quintessential elegant Rolex and displays all the right markers of its heritage.