BeckerTime BLOG

Traditionally speaking, the most sizeable difference between any brand’s men’s and women’s watches has always been, well, their size. Even going all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century when wristwatches designed specifically for men first appeared (about a century after the first piece made for women had been invented) they were noticeably […]

Hear ‘Rolex’, think ‘expensive’.  If there is one thing most people, albeit mainly non-horology fans, associate with Rolex it is that their watches cost a fortune. And in many ways, that is exactly what Rolex want them to think.  Back in the brand’s first heyday of the 1950s, they built their reputation solely on the […]

Listen; we can dream, right?! We’ve all done it (yes you have!) We’ve all day-dreamt our lotto list—that great long compendium of stuff we’d buy when we’ve struck it big, picked the winning numbers, inherited a fortune off that rich uncle we didn’t know existed or, you know, worked hard for it (urgh). After a […]

This September 2nd, America holds its annual Labor Day celebration.  The now-federal holiday was initially proposed in the late 19th century as a way to mark the achievements of the country’s workers and their contributions to building America’s strength and prosperity. Oregon was the first state to pass a law recognizing an official Labor Day in […]