Rolex Turn-O-Graph specialpricing it was affection for a

it was affection for a little-known (and relatively little-cared about) diving watch brand that kicked off our obsession with vintage watches in general

To us here at analog/shift

From the brand's inception in the 1880s

Tudor was rolling out chronographs driven by automatic Valjoux drivetrains - a fact that is all too often overlooked when the conversation veers toward collectible vintage chronographs

so come and get it

Rolex Turn-O-Graph specialpricing it was affection for aDuring the Quartz Crisis, so many brands were forced to close their doors, or merge with competitors simply to stay afloat. And yet Rolex remained independent and privately owned. The Crown has weathered two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Quartz Crisisand even now, when the Swiss watch industry is undergoing a fallow period, Rolex has never been stronger. Theirs is a story of survival, of adaptation to meet the changing demands of