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If you’re reading the Everest Journal, you probably have several watches. Maybe dozens. Or you aspire to. If that describes you, you probably have no idea who “That Guy” is. Well, let me tell you. That Guy belongs to a...
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Yeeaaahhh, no. This Journal hasn’t turned into advice for the lovelorn – unless you’re suffering from unrequited love for a simple three-handed watch, sans a date function. At issue is society’s tendency to be so calendar-driven, so deadline-driven that we...
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And here we are again – another well-known Rolex model with a nickname. The Rolex Day-Date is also known as “The President.” More on that in a minute. Rolex introduced the Day-Date in 1956 after their other complicated watches pretty...
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It’s the mid-1990s. You’re a professional diver working for the French dive and underwater engineering company, COMEX (or Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises). You’re suited up, ready to go in the water for your shift. But you left your Rolex SeaDweller on...
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With so many false monikers attached to Rolex watches, it’s refreshing to finally talk about a watch one of those namesake personalities actually wore. Steve McQueen acted throughout the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, virtually up until his death from...
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Yesterday, we talked about the Jean-Claude Killy, a series of Rolex big date chronographs named for a championship skier who, as far as we can tell, never wore one. Today, we’re going to take a look at another so-named watch...
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“Who the heck is Jean-Claude Killy!?” you ask? Well, if you were born after the late 1960s, you could be excused for not knowing. Killy was the greatest ski racer of his day. His exhibition of skiing prowess in the...
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