The Beckertime Comparison Series: The Men’s Yacht-Master Versus the Ladies Yacht-Master of the 2010s
To recycle an old football cliché, the contemporary Rolex Yacht-Master range really is a game of two halves. For a series comprised of only 12 watches, you will not find one anywhere else in the brand’s canon with such a down-the-middle divide in its aesthetics. On the one hand, you have the classic Yacht-Master look—a […]
Review: The Rolex Date ref. 1500
Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Date range is one of the more confusing in the brand’s canon. In fact, the whole of the brand’s dress watch collection from the fifties and sixties can get genuinely perplexing. First released in 1950, the Rolex Date acted as something of a midpoint between two other models, both released five years […]
The Best Accessories for Your Rolex Collection
Building a watch collection is a real labor of love. Like any truly fine product, especially a vintage one, the work doesn’t simply stop once you have tracked down and purchased that one particular reference you have had your eye on for years. Just as you wouldn’t expect a classic sports car to run issue-free […]
The Beckertime Rivalry Series: TAG Heuer Versus Breitling
A matchup between rival Swiss brands TAG Heuer and Breitling is a particularly interesting one. Each has a long and illustrious history in the business and, in terms of popularity, there is very little to choose between them. The two brands are often seen as the gateway into luxury timepieces for many people (myself included), […]