With its date disc at three o’clock replacing the use of traditional markings around the dial indicated by an extra hand, the release of the Rolex Datejust model in 1945 marked a radical rethink of ...

Most watch lovers likely can’t imagine a time when the humble date window found on watches of all kinds today was considered innovative. That it is now taken for granted speaks to the massive and ...

Available in English and French, the new 224-page publication was written by historian and watch expert Nicholas Foulkes, and chronicles the history of the Datejust. Foulkes highlights its ...

The most expensive Rolex Datejust ever sold at auction was a Reference 6305 from 1955 that once belonged to Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. While Adenauer, ...

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 ...

Rolex is back with another authorized history book—and this time, the spotlight is on the Oyster Perpetual Datejust. That history includes 80 years’ worth of stunning new and original photography—plus ...