The Top 5 Watches to Take on Vacation: The Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in RLX Titanium
Until very recently, the only contribution titanium had made to the marathon Rolex story was in the case back of the enormous Deepsea dive watch. Released in the dim and distant past of 2008, that model, containing a cocktail of ultra high-tech materials, hit on titanium for the component due to the metal’s laundry list […]
Rival Timepieces to Challenge Rolex’s Finest: Submariner vs. Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400
The Submariner & The Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 And so we reach number 4 in our list of viable Rolex Submariner alternatives. This one, from fellow Swiss compatriots, Oris, might seem a bit of a no-contest. After all, in terms of global reach, Rolex is figuratively light years ahead. Say their name to anybody, watch […]
The Top 5 Watches to Take on Vacation: The Breitling Chronomat Automatic GMT 40
Breitling’s watchmaking history is a long and sometimes turbulent one. A key innovator in chronograph technology, and the marque behind one of the first wrist worn versions as far back as 1915, the name has been synonymous with aviation since the 1930s. In 1938, Willy Breitling, the third-generation of the family to take over at […]
Rival Timepieces to Challenge Rolex’s Finest: Submariner vs. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
The Submariner & The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms For our third round of great alternatives to classic Rolex watches, we hit on a juicy vein of controversy. Anyone who’s been around the horology world for a minute, and has picked up even a smattering of information on the dive watch genre, will know how consequential these two […]
