Posts Tagged ‘Tru-Beat’

You don’t get to put the word complicated ahead of Rolex very often. When one does think complicated Rolex, it’s always the Padellone and Jean-Claude Killy that come to mind. But that’s not quite right, because there’s the 4113 split seconds. And, more attainably, the other one everyone forgets: the Tru-Beat (ref 6556 with chronometre…

Complication is a term not commonly found in the Rolex parlance. Chronographs, water-resistance, and anti-magnetic material science are as far as Wildorf pushes these days. However, early to mid-century Rolex one century ago was another thing entirely. There were 4113 rattrapantes, 6062 moonphases (with star indices), and 8171 triple calendars just to name a few.…