Rolex: In Color!
Although easily, and by some distance, the world’s most recognizable luxury watchmaker, Rolex has long had a reputation for being conservative. Their watches have an overall traditionalism to their design, with none of the outlandish eccentricities of the likes of, say, Richard Mille or Urwerk. Even other mainstream manufacturers, Omega or Breitling for example, tend […]
The Beckertime Comparison Series: The Men’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Versus the Rolex Ladies Oyster Perpetual of the 2010s
There’s a definite pecking order at work within Rolex’s portfolio—a sort of hierarchy of popularity which tends to dictate how often a certain model will receive an upgrade in design or mechanism. Top of the shop has long been (and will likely continue to be) the most iconic tool watch models. So the Daytona, the […]
New Releases From Watches and Wonders 2022
Watches & Wonders 2022, the first time the fledgling event has been able to open its doors for a physical rather than virtual showing, has wrapped up for this year. The largest timepiece exhibition in the calendar, it certainly didn’t disappoint, with dozens of stunning new watches from some of the biggest names in the […]
The New Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Destro’ Left-Hand Drive
By far the biggest shock to emerge from Rolex this year, and for the last few years for that matter, is the latest addition to their world beating GMT-Master II range. In fact the watch, launched at the 2022 Watches & Wonders exhibition, favored us with not one, but two surprises. The Sprite? The Grinch? […]