The Beckertime Rivalry Series: Rolex versus Grand Seiko
It wouldn’t have been that long ago that the idea of pitting the behemoth that is Rolex, or indeed any of the great Swiss maisons, against a horology brand from Japan would have been seen as laughable. Switzerland has dominated the high end luxury watch business since the end of the Second World War, whilst […]
Rolex Watches Discontinued In 2020
As with every year, 2020 saw Rolex give with one hand and take away with the other. The Geneva-based giant furnished us with a slew of new watches, or at least, new takes on already established names. But at the same time, a number of pieces were quietly relegated to the history books; among them, […]
Rolex: In Color!
Although easily, and by some distance, the world’s most recognizable luxury watchmaker, Rolex has long had a reputation for being conservative. Their watches have an overall traditionalism to their design, with none of the outlandish eccentricities of the likes of, say, Richard Mille or Urwerk. Even other mainstream manufacturers, Omega or Breitling for example, tend […]
The Beckertime Comparison Series: The Men’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Versus the Rolex Ladies Oyster Perpetual of the 2010s
There’s a definite pecking order at work within Rolex’s portfolio—a sort of hierarchy of popularity which tends to dictate how often a certain model will receive an upgrade in design or mechanism. Top of the shop has long been (and will likely continue to be) the most iconic tool watch models. So the Daytona, the […]