The Beckertime Rivalry Series: Patek Philippe versus Rolex
For this week’s ‘Rivalry’ article, we are taking the list of most recognizable Swiss watch brands on the planet and pitting number one against number three—Rolex versus Patek Philippe (number two is Omega, in case you were wondering). And even though this is a straight up fight, I’m going to break with convention and tell […]
The New Tudor Black Bay Pro M79470
Tudor’s releases this year saw them continue the good fight for what can be described as ‘proper’ tool watches. It is a tactic which has seen them thrive in recent years, picking up where their parent company, Rolex, left off when they changed mission in the 1980s. Where that horologic giant was once famous for […]
The Beckertime Rivalry Series: The Patek Philippe Nautilus Versus The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
With this edition of our ‘Rivalry’ series, it feels like we’ve finished sitting through the warm-up fights, we’ve enjoyed the spectacle of the undercard scrappers, and we are now fully into the main event. Make no mistake, the Patek Nautilus versus the AP Royal Oak is about as heavyweight a battle as watchmaking offers. Both […]
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 1505
The Rolex Datejust series has always had a massively wide-ranging variety of styles. It has been made available in an almost countless number of different metal, bezel type, dial color and bracelet connotations over the years, with the aim of appealing to as broad a potential audience as possible. However in the past, the 34mm […]