Rolex Datejust Sizes: 28mm to 41mm on the Wrist
Rolex Datejust sizes run 26mm to 41mm. Here is how each one wears, which bracelet suits it, and where the case number stops matching the fit.
Buying
The Journal
Notes on leather, value and provenance — how the pieces are made, how they wear, and what actually moves their worth.
Buying
Vintage Chanel: What to Check Before You Buy
Buying vintage Chanel? Check the serial sticker, the chain plating, the lambskin corners and the lining before the price. Here is the order we use.
Buying
Fine Jewelry Metals: Platinum, Gold and Titanium
How fine jewelry metals wear: platinum patinas, gold plating thins, titanium scratches. What that means before you buy a piece.
Buying
Watch Complications Explained
Watch complications in plain terms: perpetual calendars, tourbillons, chronographs and moon phases, and what each one costs to own.
Buying
Pre-Owned Luxury Watch: What to Check Before You Buy
A pre-owned luxury watch needs four checks: the papers, the case, the movement and the service history. Here is the order we use.
Buying
Constance 18 or 24: Which to Buy
Choosing between the Hermès Constance 18 and 24 comes down to whether you want a shoulder bag or a small crossbody. Because the two sizes look almost identical…
Value
Louis Vuitton Murakami: Why It Still Sells
The Louis Vuitton Murakami collaboration is the rare fashion crossover that outlived its own hype cycle. Because Takashi Murakami reworked the monogram rather than merely printing over it,…
Guides
Goyard Saint Louis: A Buyer’s Guide
The Goyard Saint Louis is the tote that made the house famous outside France, because it is light, unstructured and genuinely hard-wearing. However, buyers often misjudge the two…
Guides
The Kelly Pochette Explained
The Hermès Kelly Pochette is the smallest way into the Kelly line, and also one of the hardest to buy at boutique. Because supply has never met demand,…
Value
Van Cleef Alhambra: What Actually Holds Value
The Van Cleef Alhambra line is the most traded fine jewellery on the secondary market, because the clover motif has stayed unchanged for decades. However, not every Alhambra…