Rolex 38mm Yellow Gold Triple Date Calendar Moon Phase 8171 Auto. Watch, 1950
By Rolex
Located in Central & Western District, HK
Brand: Vintage Rolex Model: 8171 Year: 1950 Serial number: 71xxxx Reference: OT1852 The Rolex reference 8171, manufactured for a brief period from 1949 to 1952, stands out as one of...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Triple-Calendar Chronograph Dato-Compax Wristwatch Ref 6036
By Rolex
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Rolex Reference: 6036 Model: "Jean Claude Killy" Triple-Calendar Chronograph Dato-Compax Case: 18k Yellow Gold Serial Number: 9440XX Circa: 1954 Dial: Two-Tone Silvered Case...
18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Triple-Calendar Chronograph Dato-Compax Wristwatch Ref 6036
By Rolex
Located in Houston, TX
Brand: Rolex Reference: 6036 Model: "Jean Claude Killy" Triple-Calendar Chronograph Dato-Compax Case: 18k Yellow Gold Serial Number: 9440XX Circa: 1954 Dial: Two-Tone Silver...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Date Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch
By Rolex
Located in Firenze, IT
Ref: 6917, 1980’s, 28-jewel Cal: 2030 automatic movement adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, silvered dial with applied baton hour markers, calendar aperture at 3, baton hands a...
Stainless Steel
Rolex a Ladies Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch
By Rolex
Located in Firenze, IT
BERNARDO ANTICHITÀ PONTE VECCHIO FLORENCE Model: Date Reference: 69190 Date: Sold 27/07/ 1990 Movement: 29-jewel Cal.2130 automatic Dial: white, applied baton hour markers and roma...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Date Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch, circa 1980
By Rolex
Located in Firenze, IT
Ref: 6917, 1980’s, 28-jewel Cal: 2030 automatic movement adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, silvered dial with applied baton hour markers, calendar aperture at 3, baton hands a...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326135 Men's 18k Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326135 Men's 18k Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k rose gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diameter).
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326135
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326135 - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k rose gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diameter).
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k White Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326139
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k White Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326139 - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k white gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diameter).
White Gold
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Yellow Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326138
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Yellow Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326138 - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k yellow gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diamet...
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Yellow Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326138
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Yellow Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326138 - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k yellow gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diamet...
Rolex Day-Date 18 Karat Gold Champagne Spanish Calendar Automatic Watch 18038
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
It is completed with a leather band that opens and closes with a fold over clasp with safety. The band of this watch has aftermarket band and aftermarket buckle, and the face has Spa...
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18 Karat Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326935
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326935 - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k rose gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diameter).
Rose Gold
Rolex 18 Karat White Gold Black Dial Annual Calendar Sky-Dweller 326139 Watch
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An 18k White Gold Oyster Perpetual Annual Calendar Sky Dweller Gents Wristwatch, black dial with applied arabic numbers, date at 3 0'clock, 24-hour display, second time zone, annual ...
White Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex White Gold Sky-Dweller Saros Annual Calendar, GMT, Date Watch Ref 326939
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Automatic movement, Saros Annual Calendar, GMT 2-time zone feature. 18k white gold case with rotating fluted bezel (42mm diameter). Ivory dial with Roman numerals; second time zone d...
18k Gold, White Gold
Rolex Rare Stainless Steel Triple-Calendar Moonphase "Padellone" Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The watch case is 37mm with a snap back. It is one of the most complicated references Rolex ever produced, along with the Dato-Compax triple-calendar chronograph models.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Triple Calendar Anti Magnetic Chronograph Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Named after The Famous French Olympic Skier this is one of the most complicated watches produced by Rolex. This watch has been in the same Family since new and has not been cleaned o...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Annual Calendar Sky-Dweller automatic wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An Unworn Stainless Steel Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller Gents Wristwatch, black dial with applied hour markers, date at 3 0'clock, 24 hour display, second time zone, annual calendar w...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Rose Gold Sky-Dweller Annual Calendar GMT Automatic Wristwatch Ref 326135
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Sky-Dweller Men's 18k Rose Gold Annual Calendar GMT Watch 326135 - Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k rose gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diameter).
Rolex Yellow Gold Sky-Dweller Annual Calendar GMT Automatic Wristwatch Ref 32693
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Automatic winding, perpetual calendar and GMT feature. 18k yellow gold case with fluted bezel (42mm diameter). Champagne dial with gold Arabic numerals; date; second time zone; mont...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex White Gold Sky-Dweller Saros Calendar GMT Date Wristwatch Ref 326939
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Automatic movement, Saros Annual Calendar, GMT 2-time zone feature. 18k white gold case with rotating fluted bezel (42mm diameter). Ivory dial with Roman numerals; second time zone d...
18k Gold, White Gold
Rolex Steel with Custom Gold Diamond and Ruby Bezel from 1986 Quickset Calendar
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Datejust / Reference 16104 METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1986 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 44mm X Diameter 36mm...
Rolex 18Kt & Steel Datejust Quick Setting Calendar and an Original Dial 1985
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Datejust / Reference 16000 METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt & Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1985 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 43mm X Diamet...
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Rolex Rose Gold Sky-Dweller Chocolate Annual Calendar Automatic Watch Ref 326135
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex Sky-Dweller 18k Rose Gold Chocolate Annual Calendar Automatic Wristwatch, Ref. 326135. Includes outer box, inner box, booklets, bezel protector and warranty card dated December...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Rolex Perpetual Calendar Moon Phase Ref 8171
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is an extremely rare and large 18K pink gold automatic triple calendar Rolex moon phase reference 8171 with an automatic movement on a Wempe strap.
Rolex Yellow Gold Triple-Calendar Moonphase Wristwatch Ref 6062 circa 1950s
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a beautiful and rare Rolex triple-calendar moonphase wristwatch, Ref. 6062, 18k yellow gold from the 1950s. This model was one of Rolex's most complicated and this example is...
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Triple Calendar Moonphase "Padellone" Wristwatch Ref 8171
By Rolex
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Rolex Ref. 8171 "Padellone" (Big Frying Pan) Case 18k yellow gold, acrylic glass, 38 mm Movement Cal. A.295, automatic, chronometer, triple calendar, moonphases Dial Or...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex White Gold Stainless Steel Datejust Calendar Automatic Wristwatch Ref 1601
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex "Vintage" Date just Model 1601 .Stainless Steel & White Gold Bezel . Calendar Automatic Oyster perpetual .Refreshed Blue Dial .Steel Hour Markers . Case Diameter :36 mm . Le...
Stainless Steel
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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