For more than a century, Rolex stands apart as the most coveted and most legendary brand of watches in the world. The history of Rolex is rooted in the visionary spirit of its founder, Hans Wilsdorf. In 1905, young Wilsdorf founded a company in London for the distribution of timepieces, but his true dream was to produce wristwatches. The company first concentrated on producing the highest quality movements, and this quest for precision rapidly led to the first wristwatch in the world to receive the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, granted by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne in 1910. Four years later, Kew Observatory in Great Britain awarded a Rolex watch a class A certificate, a distinction that had been previously reserved exclusively for marine chronometers. From that date forward, the Rolex wristwatch has been synonymous with precision.
- 194 pages
- 200 illustrations
- W 15.55 x L 18.62 x D 2.95 in
- Handcrafted in a luxury leather clamshell case with metal plaque
- ISBN: 9781614287209
- 20.0 lb
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