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When one thinks of luxury watches, Rolex is surely the first name that comes to mind<\/b>. Famous throughout the world, the brand reigns supreme in this universe. Visionary and innovative, its founder Hans Wilsdorf dreamed of a wristwatch that was as beautiful as it was technical<\/b>. This dreamlike quest materialized in a timepiece with a smaller, high-quality movement, which earned the brand recognition from the beginning of the 20th century.<\/p>\n
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What defines a luxury watch? First and foremost, its ability to innovate and be a<\/b> pioneer. And Rolex has always distinguished itself in this area<\/b>. In fact, it was to be as close as possible to the latest inventions that the company set up in 1919 in Geneva<\/b>, the world capital of watchmaking. And Hans Wilsdorf’s brand was quick to take up major sporting and scientific challenges<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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In 1926<\/b>, the brand created the first water- and dust-resistant watch<\/b>. Called the \u201cOyster\u201d<\/b>, this timepiece crossed the English Channel on the wrist of swimmer Mercedes Gleitze<\/b> and emerged from this 10-hour adventure in perfect condition. This incredible feat brought Rolex’s innovative techniques to light, inspiring a good number of watchmaking companies, listed and available on Chrono24.<\/p>\n
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The company didn’t stop there, as it went on to develop professional watches in the 1950s<\/b>. Their specific features are perfectly suited to scuba diving<\/b> with the Submariner and the Deep Sea Special<\/b>, aviation with the GMT-Master<\/b>, mountaineering<\/b> with the Explorer and motorsport with the Cosmograph Daytona, the future Daytona<\/b>. So many pieces that have allowed Rolex to be associated with sporting records, as evidenced by the Deepsea Challenge, water resistant to 12,000 meters<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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Other now iconic watches have enriched the <\/a>collections of Rolex<\/a>, such as the Datejust<\/b> in 1945<\/b>, the first self-winding chronometer model to display the date in a window on the dial<\/b>, and the Day-Date (1956)<\/b>, the first wristwatch to display the day of the week in full in a window on the dial<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The brand also established its reputation with its Perpetual movement<\/b>, an automatic system that winds the watch with the simple movements of the wrist<\/b>. Calibre 3255, 2232, 4130, 3230; fluted platinum bezel; blue Parachrom hairspring; 904L steel… It is difficult to name all the innovations offered by Rolex, as they are so numerous, decade after decade.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n