Rolex. 7140: The only Rolex movement featuring a small seconds subdial (1908 collection only) 3186: Rolex’s 24-hour GMT movement (the 3187 picks up the Paraflex anti-shock system). 9001: Rolex’s most ...

The Rolex GMT-Master II, a hit when it was introduced in white gold in 2014, is even ... state-of-the-art movement. All for about $9,000 (CHF 8,800). Rolex GMT-Master II "Pepsi" with a blue ...

Caliber 7135 is a completely new automatic movement, and arguably the most advanced Rolex has produced. It runs at 5 Hz (ten beats per second) and holds a 66-hour power reserve.

The movement’s original regulating organ was, however, replaced with the tourbillon. All in all, 51 movement components were removed, two were modified, and 94 were added.

What’s inside, however, is where the Land-Dweller really makes its mark. Caliber 7135 is a completely new automatic movement, and arguably the most advanced Rolex has produced.

1985: Reference 16550 Courtesy. Suddenly, in 1985, something much closer to the Rolex Explorer II we know today was born: Its size increased from 39mm to 40mm, it was outfitted with the unmistakably ...

Courtesy of Eric Wind. Once again, in 1963 Rolex chose screw-down pushers for its new Daytona reference, the 6263.This is a nuanced model, full of small variants: Housed in a 37.5 mm case and ...

The OG Daytona launched in 1963, with the ref. 6239, which was the very first “official” Daytona model. Housed in a (roughly) 37 mm steel or gold case, it featured “Rolex Comosgraph” on ...

The Movement makes its debut on GQ’s YouTube channel today.The series walks through the restoration of a watch—in this case a charbroiled Rolex—in painstaking detail. Over the course of ...