Collector Guide

The two-tone Tudor Day-Date offers a striking luxury watch style with the addition of a stainless steel and yellow gold flat link bracelet, matching 36mm Rolex Oyster case, 18K fluted bezel, and champagne dial.

Similar to the Rolex Day-Date, the Tudor reference 94613 that is offered here today features a date and day aperture at the 3 and 12-hour markers.

Yellow gold indices and central sweeping hands with lume plots mirror classic Rolex style while offering the affordable price that the Tudor brand is known for.

The Tudor Day-Date is a handsome statement piece for all occasions, formal or casual, making it the perfect addition to your collection.

At Mayfair we authenticate, purchase and service all of our watches thereby ensuring the integrity of every Rolex we sell. All service is performed by an authorised Rolex service provider with only genuine Rolex parts. Any watch listed on our website is in store and ready for free overnight shipping.

The Omega Seamaster De Ville is one of our favourite, classic 1960s vintage watches and one of our top classic vintage Omega sellers. Powered by the reliable Omega calibre 565 automatic movement and encased in a 34.5mm monocoque front loading case, its timeless design looks as good today as it would have in 1966.

THE HOME OF GOLF

The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course. It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament.

The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the "home of golf" because the sport was first played on the Links at St Andrews in the early 15th century.

Golf was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland until James II of Scotland banned the game in 1457 because he felt that young men were playing too much golf instead of practising their archery.

The ban was upheld by James III, and remained in force until 1502, when James IV became a golfer himself and removed the ban.

Official timekeeper of St Andrews Links 

Rolex stands behind St Andrews Links and other leading institutions in golf, helping to ensure a vivid stage for tomorrow’s generation of golfers. The Swiss watchmaker was the first company to position tournament clocks on major championship golf courses, a tradition dating back to the 1981 Open Championship.

However, Rolex’s association with golf dates back further than this. In 2017, they celebrated 50 years of partnership with the game. 

Rolex will be present as Patron of The Open Championship when the 150th edition of this historic Championship is staged at St Andrews from 14–17 July.

Over these years, they have been at the forefront of the evolution of sports sponsorship beginning in golf with the late, great Arnold Palmer. By the mid-1960s ‘The Big Three’ of Palmer, Nicklaus and Player were part of the Rolex family. Icons of the game that share a philosophy of preserving great traditions, embracing innovation and pursuing perfection. A sentiment that resonates deeply here at the Home of Golf. Rolex’s partnership with the finest players has grown over the years with a new guard of Testimonees seeking to add their chapter to golf's illustrious history. 

In tandem with their growing player partnerships, Rolex have enjoyed a relationship with St Andrews Links for over 20 years. Born out of a shared goal in achieving peerless quality in the products and services provided, in 2012, the relationship was taken further as Rolex became an Official Partner of the Links. 

Looking to the future, we seek to continue combining tradition and innovation through our partnership to ensure the games’ prosperous development here at its home in St Andrews and beyond.

The brand’s relationship with the final men’s Major of the season  is one of the most important in its expansive partnership with golf. Rolex clocks have adorned the roster of venues for more than 40 years, having first appeared at Royal St George’s in 1981. Its ties with The R&A, organizer of The Open and also the AIG Women’s Open, were founded on a mutual respect for tradition, integrity and humility.

Bank of England says inflation will hit 11% after raising interest rates to 13-year high – as it happened

UK central bank has raised interest rates to 1.25%, warned inflation will exceed 11% in autumn, and cut growth forecast for this quarter

• Latest: Economists predict large rise in rates in August
• Inflation likely to exceed 11% in October
• Bank estimates UK GDP will shrink 0.3% this quarter
• Breaking: BoE raises rates to 1.25%, highest since 2009
• Three policymakers wanted higher rise, to 1.5%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the fifth time in a row, again by 0.25 percentage points, to bring the total rate to 1.25%. This is the highest rates have been in 13 years but the move is part of the central bank's challenge to tackle rising inflation.

Inflation in the UK is currently at 7.8% and the economy reported a 0.3% contraction in growth for April, following 0.1% contraction in March. Q2 is expected to continue the trend of negative GDP, putting the UK halfway to recession.

The BoE report forecasts even worse to come for the British public, with figures of over 11% inflation being touted by October - the same time that Ofgem's energy price cap increases once again. The FTSE 100 was down 3.05% in response and has today closed below 7000 points, while the FTSE 250 was down 2.92% but has made a slight recovery.

Many experts argued the Bank of England needed to raise rates further, and that's exactly what the Federal Reserve did with a swift 0.75 percentage point rise to bring US interest rates to between 1.5% and 1.75%. US markets have also suffered in recent days with weak consumer data leading to recession fears. The result has been sizeable losses to the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, as well as crashes across the crypto market. 

Australia, Korea, Canada, New Zealand and now Switzerland are amongst the vast global list of central banks that are raising interest rates. 

Rolex is a leading brand in the world of luxury watches. They have a substantial collection of watches both in circulation and discontinued.  

When considering their value, it is important to first consider that they’re not only beautiful but functional.

For one, this piece of Swiss engineering has been proven to be a good investment as it will last for multiple generations. Not only that, but market demand also currently exceeds new product supply, leading to a strong secondary market for pre-owned watches. According to Bob’s Watches, Rolex has been outperforming gold, houses, stocks and even diamonds over the last 10 years. Even entry level models are now priced higher than their original retail price. 

Why do some people choose to invest in Rolex instead of gold or diamonds? 

Investing in luxury time pieces like Rolex can help offset the risks posed by inflation. Luxury watches can be a great choice if you want to protect your investments from inflation. This is due to factors such as demand stability, resale value, and liquidity.  

While there are no future guarantees, the last decade has shown that Rolex outperforms both gold and diamonds when it comes to percentage increase and returns. Rolex time pieces have been found to have better appreciation values, are easy to buy and sell, and have less red tape compared to traditional investment routes. This trend is predicted to continue over the next few years, which is why some investors have started diversifying their portfolio to include luxury timepieces.