The Beckertime Guide to the Best Rolex Watches Under $10,000
Hear ‘Rolex’, think ‘expensive’. If there is one thing most people, albeit mainly non-horology fans, associate with Rolex it is that their watches cost a fortune. And in many ways, that is exactly what Rolex want them to think. Back in the brand’s first heyday of the 1950s, they built their reputation solely on the […]
The Beckertime Guide to the Best Rolex Watches to Buy if Money Was No Object!
Listen; we can dream, right?! We’ve all done it (yes you have!) We’ve all day-dreamt our lotto list—that great long compendium of stuff we’d buy when we’ve struck it big, picked the winning numbers, inherited a fortune off that rich uncle we didn’t know existed or, you know, worked hard for it (urgh). After a […]
Making it Work: The Tourbillon
So far in this mini-series exploring the various components that go into a modern watch movement, we have looked at mainsprings and escapements; two elements without which a wristwatch just could not work. This time we’re going to examine one which is, for all intents and purposes, expensively superfluous—the tourbillon. What is a Tourbillon? If […]
The Best Rolex Watches to Celebrate Labor Day
This September 2nd, America holds its annual Labor Day celebration. The now-federal holiday was initially proposed in the late 19th century as a way to mark the achievements of the country’s workers and their contributions to building America’s strength and prosperity. Oregon was the first state to pass a law recognizing an official Labor Day in […]