One of the quintessential Rolex models, the Datejust offers excellent versatility, working just as well with jeans and a t-shirt as it would with a suit and tie. This enduring model has been worn by many famous individuals including President Dwight Eisenhower, literally countless actors, and even Tony Soprano. While a 41mm version was launched in 2009, the Datejust was previously available only in smaller sizes including 36mm (mens), 31mm (mid size) and 26mm for the ladies. Rolex is a conservative brand and the Datejust is their most practical model, offering everything you need in an everyday piece and nothing more. The Datejust is evidence to what Rolex believes to be most essential in a watch. Įasily Rolex’s most fundamental watch, the Datejust has been around since 1945 when Rolex added a date feature to their Bubbleback watch. The Reverso case and movement are made totally in-house by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Jaeger-LeCoultre has also offered a dizzying array of Reverso styles and sizes to appeal to most luxury watch customers. Its handsome styling is of course classic, but also timeless and inherently masculine. This was especially the case in the last 20 years. The middle of the 20th century saw a halt to Reverso production and it wasn’t until the 1980s that the Reverso started to come back. The art deco styling and handsome mannerisms of the angular timepiece made it a quick hit among high-society folk especially in Europe. The rectangular case originally flipped to display a solid metal back to protect itself. While the flipping case concept seems simple by today’s standards, it proved complex to initially industrialize. From the start the Reverso was destined to be a high-end watch being made for members of Britain’s elite society as a timepiece to be worn while playing polo in then colonial India. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reversoġ931 saw the debut of the Reverso, which was one of the original partnerships between Jaeger and LeCoultre, which subsequently merged to form a singular brand. While the Royal Oak may have been a polarizing idea from its inception, it created a new watch archetype, the luxury steel sport watch, and acceptance grew fast enough to keep Audemars Piguet in business and the distinctive Genta design is a now an integral part of their brand iconography Starting around $20,000. The world had no reference for a steel luxury sport watch, making the Royal Oak an all-in play by Audemars Piguet. Genta created the AP Royal Oak ref 5402ST which launched in 1972 with a price tag so aggressive that not only did it vastly exceed the price of any of its competition, it even out-priced most gold watches on the market. Knowing they needed revolution and not evolution, Audemars Piguet brought in none other than Gerald Genta to design a watch that could introduce the brand to a bigger market. įacing bankruptcy in the expanding wake of the quartz revolution, the Royal Oak is the watch that saved Audemars Piguet and made them the brand they are today. Whether you fancy a manually wound 3570.50 or the updated co-axial automatic Speedmaster 9300, you really cannot go wrong and you’ll own a piece of horological history Priced from about $4,500 – $8,700 for steel versions. The Moonwatch is basically the Submariner of chronographs, there are lots of versions, plenty in the used market, they hold their value well and have evolved relatively slowly. Why? The Omega Speedmaster was good enough for NASA and one was strapped to Buzz Aldrin for his 1969 moonwalk. You want a handsome but not showy chronograph with a great history, distinctive look, and a long enough life to offer many different versions? That’s a Speedmaster. Regardless of price, prestige, history or technology, the Omega Speedmaster is widely considered to be the quintessential sports chronograph. Pricey with an average price of about $8,500, but sure to be timeless and retain value.
It goes without saying that the perennially good design of the Rolex Submariner is alive and well today in its newest renditions featuring 40mm wide cases available in steel, two-tone, or 18k white or yellow gold. Durable and legible, its slick style remains timeless, and most importantly – suitable for most any man (and many women) regardless of look, style, or age. The Submariner is their most popular model for good reason. It attained a cult status for being a damn good sports watch and later in the 1980s when the mechanical watch gained a more luxury status and Rolex began its long path to become the world’s most desirable luxury timepiece brand.
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The Submariner was never released as a luxury product, but rather a professional diver’s watch that anyone could enjoy. It was 1954 that Rolex originally released the Submariner, and the watch industry hasn’t been the same since.
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