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Rolex’s understated and underappreciated Explorer is arguably the watch which has been the least altered throughout its extremely long life. Pretty much all of its most significant identifying features—the 36mm case, the soft tonneau shape and, of course, the 3/6/9 markers—were set in place from the outset and then left well alone for the next […]

These days, Rolex’s scientist’s watch, the Milgauss, is famous for not being famous. A timepiece which has lived its life in the shadows, it has been a perpetually ignored creation, despite its singular talents, with buyers traditionally passing it over for more recognizable names. However, that could only last so long. Eventually, collectors fill their […]

Rolex’s current and former flagships, the Day-Date and the Datejust, have long been closely bound together, developmentally-speaking. While the President debuted more than 10 years after the arrival of the first Datejust, by the time it launched most of Rolex’s traditional trial-and-error corrections had already been carried out and squared away. That left the two […]

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 […]