BeckerTime BLOG

Ceramic has been something of a peripheral watchmaking material ever since its introduction in 1962 with Rado’s DiaStar. Over the years it has been used almost as a novelty in watches from the likes of Omega with their Black Tulip ‘Cermet’ models (CERamic-METal) and IWC’s Da Vinci ref. 3755, both from and very much of the […]

We’re running a short series of articles on the real minutiae of Rolex; literally, what makes them tick. We’ve already looked at the number of screws in a few of the brand’s most popular models, and this time around we’re going to be concentrating on jewels. Now jewels, when it comes to watchmaking, can be […]

The early portion of the 20th century saw Rolex give the world of watchmaking two new innovations, without which the horology industry would be very different indeed. We could argue all day whether it was the Oyster case or the Perpetual self-winding movement that was the most significant—and people often do. However, it is hard to […]

Get ready for two wild generalizations, one after another!  Number one: Rolex watches appeal mainly to men, and number two: men love knowing how things work. Now, as oversimplified as both those statements may be, there are at least kernels of truth in each one. You only have to look at the Rolex collection to see […]