The Journal
Notes from the trade.
Long-form pieces from the desk — buying guides, provenance notes, essays on collecting. Written quietly, published occasionally.
Buying Guide · Featured
Why the Datejust is still the most underrated Rolex
The collector's instinct says Submariner, the resale price says Daytona, but the watch you'll actually wear every day says Datejust. Here's why we keep coming back to it.
May 2026 · 8 min read · Harsh Patel
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Provenance
Reading a Patek extract: a collector's field guide
April 2026 · 12 min read · The Desk
House Note
On price, value, and the year we stopped offering discounts
March 2026 · 5 min read · Harsh Patel
Reference Guide
GMT-Master II: every generation, every quirk
February 2026 · 15 min read · The Desk
Essay
On the quiet superiority of the pre-owned watch
January 2026 · 10 min read · Harsh Patel
In the Workshop
Eleven minutes inside our authentication process
December 2025 · 9 min read · The Workshop