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Rolex Decades: The ‘70s Turn-O-Graph Versus the ‘80s Turn-O-Graph
Despite a long list of innovations attributable to it, the Turn-O-Graph is often seen as something of a failure for Rolex. It was the first watch the brand put into production with a rotatable bezel (beating the Submariner to the punch by a matter of months), their first fully-fledged tool model, their first to become […]
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Rolex Metals Series: Platinum
Solid gold has been a symbol of wealth, power and success since the dawn of civilization. Seen as the very height of luxury and attainment, it has featured in jewelry making, along with timekeeping devices, from as long ago as the ancient civilizations of China and Babylonia. However, there is another element even more revered. […]
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The Rolex Metals Series: 18K Rolesor
If you could sum up Rolex’s mission, from the very beginning, it has been to manufacture watches which are simultaneously highly luxurious and extremely robust. The perfect visual representation they found to encapsulate both of those qualities is in their bimetal combination known as Rolesor—partnering the opulence of gold with the toughest stainless steel. It […]
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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 […]
