My friend Ed ...

Ed is a watch collector and one of my first friends who I met through my love of horology. He buys and sells watches with the same regularity of one changing their underwear.

Whenever we meet for a coffee, I always ask Ed what he has bought/traded lately. The conversation normally goes back and forth between the pros and cons of certain brands, but in conclusion we always agree that Rolex is a good buy. Rolex watches generally retain their value and the nice thing about them is that they never really change their designs. There is nothing worst then buying a new watch and seeing an "updated" version 6 months later.

Today Ed is sporting a Rolex Explorer I. The Explorer I is the only full size Rolex model that does not have a date feature, therefore there is no Cyclops lens ( a magnifying bubble over the date) protruding from the Sapphire crystal. Hence this is one reason why the Explorer I is favoured by watch collectors, as it gives the watch a clean classical look.