Gold and steel, readable, luminescent, waterproof, robust, contained and without warts, it has everything to reach the top with class. In addition, being shunned by investor buyers, I was able to get it at a price significantly lower than the boutique price, which is rare these days with this brand.

I was looking for a timepiece at the dawn of my 30th birthday. It was when I walked through the door of a Parisian AD to try on models from the brand with the crown that I fell in love with this Explorer 36mm ref. 124270. After months of thinking, I had only two criteria in mind: a black dial without a date and a discreet watch on the wrist. This watch remains faithful to the design codes of watches from the post-war years. An extremely clear dial without bling-bling. A watch with perfectly mastered proportions. This Explorer exudes robustness and is a beautiful tribute to the explorers of yesteryear. In short, a professional with the codes of a dress watch, a dial of flawless readability with precious metals in this deep black. My first Rolex, a Rolex for a lifetime.

At first, nothing was predestined for this timepiece to enter my collection. Already having the Explorer 2 in my possession, I made the mistake of trying on this little Explorer, not so small, and it was love at first sight. It has a crazy charm, this plethora of details, this size, this presence, this brilliance made me fall in love with this little gem. My AD was able to find me a model in just 2 days. What a joy to wear it every day, it is discreet and so classy that I never tire of contemplating the 3-6-9 adorned with its lumibright. As you will have understood, I am crazy about it. It is very pleasant to wear even if the adjustment was a little too tight at first, the easylink has restored a little grace to my wrist. Far from the madness of Daytona and other GMT Masters, it really deserves to be an icon. I advise you to try it on to realize that you have a sleeping monster there

Currently the only watch in my collection after having owned Longines and Tudors, it is the result of a long reflection that pushed me to start from scratch and start again with this iconic model from Rolex. This reference from 2001 embodies in my opinion the golden age of Rolex, between tradition and modernity, this watch is light, thin, precise and adapts to all outfits thanks to its contained diameter and its harmonious dial. It lets itself be forgotten on the wrist, until the sun comes to illuminate the sapphire crystal devoid of anti-reflective, thanks to the sparkle of the indexes and the 369 in white gold. Classic, coherent, you just have to put a nato on it to rediscover it, all the colors suit it perfectly. The 3130 movement is of formidable precision, which despite its age delivers astonishing performances, with less than 1 second advance per day. THE first watch par excellence