BeckerTime BLOG

The Datejust started life in 1945, and was the creation that really put Rolex on the watchmaking map. It encompassed the brand’s two paradigm-shifting innovations—the waterproof Oyster case perfected in the 1920s, and the self-winding Perpetual movement from the following decade—into one sleek, versatile whole. By 1957 it was obvious the watch had a style […]

Well, it was starting to look like it just wasn’t going to happen for us this year. Proving that not even a name as big as Rolex is immune to a worldwide pandemic, back in April the brand declared any new releases for 2020 would be postponed to ‘a later date’, with many industry pundits […]

If there’s one thing I think we can all agree on, it is that 2020 has been pretty awful for just about everybody. At times as dire as these, it always helps to be on the look out for any sort of good news that might come your way, and if you’re a watch fan, […]

Traditional watchmaking is a fantastically complicated activity. Even the simplest movement, for example, will contain at least 100 separate components, all of which have to work together within tolerances measured in microns. But just as important as the underlying mechanics is selecting the right material with which to make all the various aspects—from the tiniest […]