Time Writer
The literal name for Chronograph, from the Greek ‘Chronos’ meaning time and ‘Graph’ to write. It is possibly one of the most popular, widespread and useful complications within the world of watches that we inhabit. All the big players produce some kind of Chronograph, and some have made their names with them, like Zenith. It […]
A Unique Skeleton
Cartier has just announced the Cartier Tank MC Two Tone Skeleton, a unique skeleton watch which they’ll be introducing in Geneva next month at SIHH (the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie). Conventional skeletons offer standard movements with non-essential metal removed. The MC Skeleton movement on the other hand, is made up of shapes resembling […]
Ben’s Ultimate Top Five Christmas Wristwatches – 2013
We here at Beckertime have been tasked with the authoring of our ultimate top five Christmas wish list and, during my rigorous process of elimination, I have discovered that I have something of a penchant for chronographs. Scouring the internet for pictures has left me genuinely salivating – so much so that I have decided […]
Moon Fighter
It looks like a space ship, not quite Battlestar Galactica, not quite Star Wars nor even Star Trek, but it is definitely something out of a sci-fi movie right? Wrong. This my friends is another quality brainchild from RJ-Romain Jerome, you are correct in guessing that this is not a watch, but oh well. This […]