The Alarming Rise in Watch Thefts and How To Protect Yourself
Watch collecting has exploded in popularity over the last few decades, bringing with it a myriad of positives. The technology behind these timepieces has gone through some paradigm shifting developments, incredible independent brands have popped up out of nowhere and flourished, consumers have had more access to information than ever before thanks to abundant online […]
Nomadic Goes From Strength to Strength with the New Turas 914
What a difference two years makes! Regular visitors here may well remember us talking about young start-up brand, Nomadic, based out of Belfast in Northern Ireland. I was able to meet up with founder and CEO Peter McAuley in November of 2021 to talk about his first creation, the Maraí 401, a wonderful, vintage-inspired tool […]
Luxury Smart Watches
The recent stratospheric rise of the Smart Watch must have been regarded with abject terror in Switzerland. Within the boardrooms of most of the major traditional houses, there will undoubtedly be those who still remember only too well the utter carnage wrought by the Quartz Crisis—being that it ended not that long ago. It would […]
The Beckertime Comparison Series: The Rolex Submariner Vs. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Rolex’s omnipresent Submariner, an abiding and legendary piece of horological history, is undoubtedly one of the most famous sports watches ever created. Its simple, minimalist design remains the blueprint against which all others are judged, and it has been that way since the very beginning of the Scuba diving phenomenon. Well, close to the beginning […]