About this episode

This episode features a discussion on collecting vintage Rolex Daytona watches with dealer Michael Morgan.

Paid subscribers : Follow along with the full show notes here . To become a subscriber, join Unpolished Watches or manage your account here . Founding Members receive the 2025 Rewind Magazine, which you can learn more about here . This week’s format is a little different. Last year’s most popular podcast was How to Collect Neo-Vintage Watches . We’ll have more “How to Collect” episodes this year, but in addition to a podcast, I’ll write a more comprehensive Collector’s Guide for paid subscribers to follow along. Each episode will feature a dealer or expert going deep on their particular niche. Unpolished is the newsletter for watch collectors and a top-20 Fashion Substack. Subscribe now ($8/mo) to get all the good stuff, including the show notes to follow along with this podcast: This week : The vintage Rolex Daytona with dealer Michael Morgan of Iconic Watch Company . Michael’s a dealer based in Orange County who focuses on vintage Rolex. Collecting is about recognizing patterns, and whether or not you’re interested in the Daytona, this episode will help you understand those patterns in vintage Rolex and how to think about originality and period correctness. We cover all…

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