Rolex Decades: The 2000s Milgauss Versus the 2010s Milgauss
These days, Rolex’s scientist’s watch, the Milgauss, is famous for not being famous. A timepiece which has lived its life in the shadows, it has been a perpetually ignored creation, despite its singular talents, with buyers traditionally passing it over for more recognizable names. However, that could only last so long. Eventually, collectors fill their […]
Rolex Decades: The ‘90s Day-Date Versus the 2000s Day-Date
Rolex’s current and former flagships, the Day-Date and the Datejust, have long been closely bound together, developmentally-speaking. While the President debuted more than 10 years after the arrival of the first Datejust, by the time it launched most of Rolex’s traditional trial-and-error corrections had already been carried out and squared away. That left the two […]
Rolex Decades: The ‘40s Air-King Versus the ‘50s Air-King
If you have been following our ‘Decades’ series here at Beckertime, you will know that we have covered most of Rolex’s biggest hitters so far, tracking the changes which took place between one era to the next. The hardcore enthusiasts among you may have been asking yourselves why we haven’t gotten to many of the […]