The Chronograph Guide: Types of Scale
At their heart, every chronograph does the same thing. Taking their name from the Greek for ‘time’ (chrono) and ‘writer’ (graph), they are, essentially, models which feature a stopwatch in addition to the standard time telling function, and can be powered by anything from a manually wound mechanical movement through to the latest digital circuitry. […]
The BeckerTime Guide to some of the Best Preowned Rolex Watches Under $5,000
We have published a number of blog posts recently highlighting exactly what kind of Rolex watch you can buy across a variety of price points. All of these different value scales contain outstanding models, as you would expect from the world’s most successful luxury watchmaker. But throughout the series we have tried to expel the […]
The BeckerTime Guide to the Rolex Daytona
There are any number of great stories from the world of horology. You can take your pick from the origins of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak and its designer’s 12-hour deadline, the otherworldly punishment rained down by NASA on Omega’s Speedmaster to ensure it was up to the job, modern Hollywood royalty’s rocky relationship with Panerai […]
The Beckertime Guide To Buying a Preowned Rolex. Part 1
To call the preowned luxury watch market robust is to greatly understate matters. Last year, the industry totaled more than $26 billion, accounting for around 30% of all watch sales, and it is predicted to only grow stronger for the foreseeable future. Estimates for 2032 are currently around $32 billion or so. Of that enormous […]