Vintage Stories

The Early History of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona | Crown Vintage Watches

The Early History of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

The Birth of the Rolex Cosmograph The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, now one of the most recognisable chronographs in watchmaking, had a modest start. In the early 1960s, Rolex sought to...

The Early History of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

The Birth of the Rolex Cosmograph The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, now one of the most recognisable chronographs in watchmaking, had a modest start. In the early 1960s, Rolex sought to...

James Cameron & Rolex: The Story Behind the Deepsea D-Blue | Crown Vintage Watches

James Cameron & Rolex: The Story Behind the Dee...

The Story Behind the Deepsea D-Blue James Cameron sits at the intersection of cinema and deep-ocean exploration, and that dual identity explains why his partnership with Rolex feels earned rather...

James Cameron & Rolex: The Story Behind the Dee...

The Story Behind the Deepsea D-Blue James Cameron sits at the intersection of cinema and deep-ocean exploration, and that dual identity explains why his partnership with Rolex feels earned rather...

The Charles Vermot Story

The Charles Vermot Story

The Man Who Saved the El Primero Swiss Watchmaking in the Mid-20th Century In the decades after the Second World War, Switzerland was the dominant force in global watchmaking. The...

The Charles Vermot Story

The Man Who Saved the El Primero Swiss Watchmaking in the Mid-20th Century In the decades after the Second World War, Switzerland was the dominant force in global watchmaking. The...

Steve McQueen, the Monaco & the 917K

Steve McQueen, the Monaco & the 917K

What Really Happened on the Set of Le Mans A Racing Film Built on Authenticity In mid-1970 Steve McQueen arrived at Circuit de la Sarthe with a brief so simple...

Steve McQueen, the Monaco & the 917K

What Really Happened on the Set of Le Mans A Racing Film Built on Authenticity In mid-1970 Steve McQueen arrived at Circuit de la Sarthe with a brief so simple...

History of IWC Watches and Aviation | Crown Vintage Watches

History of IWC Watches and Aviation

Florentine Ariosto Jones: From Boston to the Rhine In 1868 a 27-year-old Boston engineer, Florentine Ariosto Jones, set out to merge American industrial production with Swiss craftsmanship. Backed by investors,...

History of IWC Watches and Aviation

Florentine Ariosto Jones: From Boston to the Rhine In 1868 a 27-year-old Boston engineer, Florentine Ariosto Jones, set out to merge American industrial production with Swiss craftsmanship. Backed by investors,...

Omega Speedmaster 145.022: The Evolutionary Moonwatch Workhorse

Omega Speedmaster 145.022: The Evolutionary Moo...

Introduction The Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 is the longest-running iteration of the Moonwatch, spanning two full decades of production from 1968 to 1988. It debuted the calibre 861 movement, absorbed...

Omega Speedmaster 145.022: The Evolutionary Moo...

Introduction The Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 is the longest-running iteration of the Moonwatch, spanning two full decades of production from 1968 to 1988. It debuted the calibre 861 movement, absorbed...