Blog posts from Andy Callan
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? […]
Rolex New Releases 2022
With the long-anticipated demise of Baselworld a couple of years ago, horology fans have instead been turning en mass to its ostensible replacement, Watches & Wonders, for the unveiling of the year’s latest and greatest timepieces. The 2022 event, held at the end of March, brought some 38 brands together in Geneva’s Palexpo, the first […]
The Beckertime Rivalry Series: The Rolex Explorer Versus the Rolex Air-King
For the latest edition of our ‘Rivalry’ series, we are focusing on two watches from Rolex which could be described as occupying a sort of second tier position in the catalog. The Explorer, and in particular the Air-King, are more cult favorite than big hitter, with nowhere near the level of admiration heaped on them […]