On The Wrist: My Father’s Rolex Submariner

A Generational Wristwatch, From My Father’s Wrist To Mine. This post has taken me quite a while to write, I’ve started, I’ve stopped, and I’ve come back to it during moments of inspiration. There is so much to say about the Rolex Submariner that passed many years on the wrist of my Father, and then found its new home on mine. This watch has seen and been through so much in its 30 year history, that to try and contain its story in one post is incredibly difficult. Much like the starting and stopping of the automatic mechanism inside this … Continue reading On The Wrist: My Father’s Rolex Submariner

Venerable Vintage: A Two-Tone Nautica With Triple Sub-Dial From The 80’s

Purple & Gold Never Looked Better. When my Father unclipped the oyster clasp on his two-tone 91′ Rolex Submariner ref. 16613, and proceeded to place it in my hands, signaling that the watch would pass on to its next caretaker, I was beyond ecstatic (a full article on that moment and that watch will come out closer to my 30th Birthday this year, which will also mark the watch’s 30th year). As I was shaking off my sense of disbelief, he walked over to a forgotten drawer in a partners desk in our living room, and fished out another watch … Continue reading Venerable Vintage: A Two-Tone Nautica With Triple Sub-Dial From The 80’s