Stainless Steel Rolex – EscapementSV

The Rolex OP 36: A Year Later

I have spent the past year oscillating between two extreme ways of living: wanting to give up on conventional life in favor of building a yurt in the mountains or getting a job that pays the most amount of money possible, regardless of the cost to my soul. Could I renounce possessions and live offContinue reading “The Rolex OP 36: A Year Later”

Tudor Black Bay GMT

As I write this, I am wearing the GMT on an Everest rubber strap with the Tudor deployant installed. It feels just like the Black Bay 41 I reviewed last year: hefty, thick, and solid. It is not uncomfortable, nor is it too much for my 7.25” wrist; it isn’t exactly comfortable, either. The watch straddles the lineContinue reading “Tudor Black Bay GMT”

The New Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm

I find it difficult to move past some of the preconceptions I have about people who wear Rolex watches. Not in the negative sense completely—it is easy to loath those trust funders who wear them because they are trying to get laid or show off how much money they have—but also in the sense of thoseContinue reading “The New Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm”