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If you have been following our ‘Decades’ series here at Beckertime, you will know that we have covered most of Rolex’s biggest hitters so far, tracking the changes which took place between one era to the next. The hardcore enthusiasts among you may have been asking yourselves why we haven’t gotten to many of the […]

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 […]

For this edition of our ‘Decades’ series, we are going to focus on a Rolex model no longer available in the current collection. The Turn-O-Graph was always a bit of an oddity in the lineup, one which struggled to find its place amidst other, more focused watches. However, as ill-fated as it ultimately was, there […]

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. […]