Rolex’s relationship with the technology dates back to the early ’60s, when it joined a group of 20 Swiss brands (the “CEH”) to develop a quartz wristwatch movement. Seiko gets credit for the first ...

One tick for every second. It’s a dead giveaway that the watch you’re seeing has a quartz movement.And if you see a Rolex ticking like this, it likely means that the watch is either 1) the little-seen ...

In 1970, Rolex released a watch nicknamed the “Texano” and it had a Beta-21 movement. If you look at the leaks about the Land-Dweller, it’s the exact same design language.

The Oysterquartz (170xx and 190xx) models are some of the least well-known Rolex watches, so it is understandable that most people don’t even know that there was an earlier Rolex quartz ...

The Rolex Caliber 3156 movement powers it and offers a power reserve of approximately 48 hours. The style features the President bracelet, characterized by its semi-circular three-piece links.

Though beat to market by Seiko’s 1969 Quartz-Astron, the fruit of their labor was the Beta 21, a quartz movement found in watches by Omega, Patek Philippe and, yes, even Rolex, which put in in ...