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Hi all! Looking to learn more about the first Tri Compax reference… I can find lots about the model being introduced in 1944 but nothing that tells me it's reference number and there is a large number of references that seem to have been made in the late 1940s/ early 50s… Any help is appreciated!

Ahh okay, that makes sense! Thank you! I agree, this watch is a no-go for me. A very sad-looking overpolished watch. Thankfully there are plenty 16030 available.

Hi all! I have seen a picture of this Datejust, and I really like the dial. I understand it to be either 16030 or 16220. Does anyone know if this dial was available as an option on both references or just one?

Yes, vintage! I should have made that clear, sorry. They both use the Valjoux 72, yes; I am sure I read somewhere, or perhaps expected Heuer and Rolex to modify the Valjoux 72; this then-expected variation, I would think, brings slight differences in the running and management of the timepieces. I m

Hi all! I know the Carrera and Daytona (as we know them today) were first made in 1963. For the Carrera, the key reference is 2447, and the Daytona key reference is 6239. I also know these are popular watches, though arguably, most people know of the Daytona rather than the Carrera. I am wondering w

Hi all! I have decided that I want to buy some books on the history of watchmaking. I have found five volumes that I am interested in purchasing, but many have multiple editions, and I hope that someone who has read one or more of these texts can help me know which edition is best to buy. The titles

Hi All! I am new, and this is my first post on this site. I want to ask, what was your first “luxury” watch? Or, perhaps, what watch do you hope it will be? For myself, it was the Rolex 16030.