The Rolex Legacy: The History of Rolex Through 120 Seminal and Rare Watches (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781788843416)

James Dowling is an avid collector with a passion for horology. His fascination with watches began more than four decades ago, and collecting and trading timepieces has earned him the sobriquet 'Mr Rolex'. With each acquisition and transaction, James's knowledge and expertise in the realm of watches grew, solidifying his reputation as a seasoned collector and connoisseur in the horological community, with a passion for research and a dedication to spreading the results of his research as widely as possible. His areas of interest are vintage and military timepieces, and he is acknowledged as an authority on Rolex within the industry. He has been a moderator of several online watch forums and has written on watches and collecting for magazines and newspapers on every continent except South America and Antarctica. He gave the 1999 Dingwall Beloe, Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Lecture at the British Museum, is a member of the Academy of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Gen?ve and the committee of the 2023/24 Louis Vuitton Prize for Independent Watchmaking.