BeckerTime BLOG

Pitting the Rolex GMT-Master II against the Tudor Heritage Black Bay GMT is a bit like the current Rolex model going into battle with itself 60-years ago. While the GMT-Master series as an entity can trace its origins back to the middle of the 20th century, the contemporary version is as cutting-edge as it is […]

One of the industry’s relative newcomers, French brand Bell & Ross also has one of the strongest identities in the business. With the needs of professional aviators clearly the main source of inspiration, they have created some of the most distinctive pilot’s watches available, all bending to their establishing idea of ‘function shaping form’. What […]

In an industry where some of the most important players can trace their roots back two centuries or more, the disruptive brand of Richard Mille is positively embryonic. Specializing in ultra high end, aesthetically bold timepieces with unique technological flair, the manufacture has drawn its visual inspiration not from horological history, but rather from high-tech […]

It could be argued that any watch from that great industry shaker-upper, Richard Mille, is more about the spectacle than anything else, but the RM056 manages to take even their eccentricities to all-new heights. Originally released in 2012, and limited to just 5 pieces (the reasons for which will be made clear (ha!) as we […]