The birth of an icon
Hans Wilsdorf founded Rolex in London in 1905 with the groundbreaking vision to create precise and reliable wristwatches, achieving the world's first chronometer certification for a wristwatch by 1910.
The birth of an icon
Scaling the heights and depths
The modern empire
gertrude The birth of an icon
In London, nineteen-oh-five, / Wilsdorf's vision came alive! / Wristwatches so precise, / First chronometer's prize!
In 1927, British swimmer Mercedes Gleitze carried which revolutionary Rolex watch model during an attempt to swim across the English Channel, proving the timepiece was completely waterproof?
What was the name of the world's first waterproof wristwatch, introduced by Rolex in 1926?
Rolex name origin: Hans Wilsdorf chose "Rolex" because it was short, easy to say in any language, and fit perfectly on a watch dial.
The world's first waterproof watch case, patented by Rolex in 1926. It's the reason you don't have to worry about wearing a luxury timepiece in the rain.
What was the original name of the company Hans Wilsdorf co-founded before renaming it Rolex?
Who swam the English Channel in 1927 to prove the Rolex Oyster watch was waterproof?
What mechanism did Rolex patent in 1931 to allow watches to wind themselves automatically?