AP Royal Oak Chronograph 26240OR 50th Anniversary
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak was first launched on 15th April 1972. A piece designed by horological legend Gerald Genta and commissioned by Georg...
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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Tropical 6263
It’s cold, its dark outside, British winter is upon us so what better to discuss than a glorious vintage Rolex Daytona 6263 that has spent its lif...
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Please Be Careful Out There.
Over the past few weeks we have been receiving emails, and negative reviews (sigh) because our company name is very close to that of a new company ...
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The Early History Of Rolex 1905-1950
Rolex was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf when he was 24 years old. He was working in conjunction with his brother-in-law Alfred Davis and they op...
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History Of Panerai. Part 1 – Vintage and Pre-Vendome
In 1936, Panerai received a request from the Regia Marina to build watches for their divers which were visible in the low light conditions of the w...
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Patek Philippe Takes Worlds Most Expensive Watch Record With The Grandmaster Chime 6300A-001
Patek Philippe Takes Worlds Most Expensive Watch Record With The Grandmaster Chime 6300A-001 Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime 6300A-001 has just...
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History Of The Patek Philippe Nautilus Part 2. The 5711/1A
Since the 3700 was discontinued in 1990, the Nautilus range had been without a large and uncomplicated variant. The midsize reference 3800 existed ...
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The Radium Girls
Curie was known to have carried test tubes full of radioactive isotopes around in her pocket, and when storing them in her desk had remarked that t...
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak – The Watch That Saved The Brand
The watch that was expected to sound the death toll for Audemars Piguet was singlehandedly responsible for its resurrection.
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History Of The Patek Philippe Nautilus. Part 1, 3700 “Jumbo”
It would be fair to say that the Patek Philippe Nautilus is *the* most sought after steel sports watch of my lifetime. It has reigned supreme for t...
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Deep Divers – A New World Record.
If you listen in the wind hard enough you can probably still hear the screams coming out of Geneva.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here at Official, we receive a lot of enquires. Some questions come up repeatedly so we thought it would be a great idea to create a FAQ page about...
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