My name is Dr. Bruce Lee, and I am the CEO of Revolution Press Pte Ltd. Our parent company publishes the men’s classic elegance magazine The Rake, and one of the world’s mostly highly regarded watch magazines Revolution.

Eric Giroud, born in Switzerland, was immersed in the world of art and culture from a very young age. Passionate about art and music, he has cultivated an enthusiastic, open-minded view of the world since he was a young boy.

Claude Sfeir of Lebanon, is an important collector, but also a gemologist and jeweler. Difficult to miss Mr. Sfeir during auctions... Watchonista had to interview such a "serial" watch collector on his relationship with the iconic Rolex Daytona.

As the Rolex Daytona is probably one of the most iconic watch ever, it was important to share some experiences and testimonials from very special people to understand the reasons of this passion. For this reason we wished to include very briefs interviews of collectors, auctioneers, journalists, designers, and more...

As the Rolex Daytona is probably one of the most iconic watches ever, it was important to share some experiences and testimonials from very special people to understand the reasons of this passion. For this reason we wished to include very brief interviews of collectors, auctioneers, journalists, designers, and more...

Episode 1 - A genuine icon in the watchmaking universe, the Rolex Chronograph in the Oyster range, often referred to by enthusiasts as simply the “Daytona”, is this year celebrating fifty years of a tremendous history in which the passion for speed and the world of racing cars have come together.

My name is Alfredo Paramico and I have been collection watches for almost 20 years. Since 2011, I am the Fund Manager of Precious Time the first and only existing Fund investing in vintage and collectible watches. Even if my main focus is Patek Philippe my admiration for the Daytona is extremely strong !

Aurel Bacs, an internationally renowned specialist and auctioneer, joined Christie's in 2003 as international co-head of the watch department, having been in the auction industry as a watch specialist since 1995.

Episode 7 - This year, all watch enthusiasts were waiting for the presentation of a commemorative timepiece. For nearly half a century, the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona has continued to evolve to today become a reference in specialist timekeepers used for sports.

Episode 6 - In the year 2000, the Daytona chronograph entered a new millennium having undergone a major modification. From that year forth, the chronograph featured a new-generation automatic chronograph movement, entirely designed and manufactured by Rolex: calibre 4130. 

Episode 5 - In 1988, production ceased for the Rolex Oyster Daytona Cosmograph with manual winding. This did not mean that a legend was about to disappear after 25 splendid years of exciting history. 

Episode 4 - Rolex also kitted out certain Rolex Daytona chronographs with different dials from the ones that came series-built. These unique, exotic references (from 1963 to 1978) gave rise to many design excesses, in particular the dial embellishment on watches now referred to by everyone as the ‘Paul Newman’.