BeckerTime BLOG

In the oversaturated arena of luxury dive watches, there is one name which will always spring to mind first. But while the Rolex Submariner might well be the most famous model of its type (it may well be the most famous watch of any type) it was not, contrary to what some believe, the origin […]

With the relatively unlamented demise of Baselworld in 2020, just about every major manufacturer turned to the Watches and Wonders Geneva show to roll out their newest wares for this year. So, rather than the grand unveiling from the industry’s most important players being staggered across several different events over the course of 12-months, we […]

While nowhere close to the likes of Rolex or Omega in the recognition stakes, Blancpain is, nevertheless, an extremely important player in the luxury watch business. One of those names familiar more to those ‘in the know’, Blancpain can officially claim to be the oldest horology brand in existence. Its roots date back to the […]

For a field so rooted in the traditional, the speed at which the design of luxury timepieces changes is amazing. The industry for wristwatches is really little more than 100-years old, but in that time we have witnessed an almost uncountable number of variations in style, size, materials and usage. Sometimes these changes have been […]