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A History of Rolex Watches
Hans Wilsdorf founded the company we now know as Rolex in 1905. Born in Kulmbach, Germany in 1881, the company, Wilsdorf & Davies, was based in London. By 1908 it had become one of the leading watch companies in the UK. It was in this year that he coined the name Rolex.
Official Chronometer Certification was awarded to Rolex in 1910 from the “Bureau Officiel” in Switzerland, the first time this had ever been given to a wristwatch. This was to be the first of many accolades awarded to the watch, including the Class A Precision from the Kew Observatory in 1914.
In 1926 the Rolex Oyster was released. It was the first wristwatch to be considered waterproof, proven a year later when the watch was worn by the swimmer Mercedes Gleitze in his successful bid to cross the English Channel. This was beneficial to Wilsdorf whom had sponsored the event and gained considerable exposure for his new Oyster Watch. Wilsdorf recognised the importance of advertising and marketing his creation in order to gain publicity and prestige.
1931 saw the creation of the Perpetual Rotor, a mechanism now seen as the basis for self-winding movements. In the following years Rolex released the first Oyster Perpetual Ladydate (1954) the GMT Master with dual time zone function (1955) and the first Day-Date (1956).
Andre Heiniger took over the company following the death of Hans Wildorf on 06 July 1960. Rolex continued to invent and innovate in terms of technical skill and style throughout the 2nd half of the century. The Sea-dweller (1967) was certified as reaching depths of up to 1,220 metres making it the choice for Professional Divers - a point that was quickly adopted in advertising the model. The Explorer II (1978) and Cosmograph Daytona (1988) were also released to international waiting lists securing Rolex as one of the worlds most prestigious watch brands.
Rolex Dateline
1905 - Hans Wildorf establishes a London firm specialising in the distribution of watches.
1908 - Wildorf coins a brand name in which to sign his creations: Rolex.
1910 - In Switzerland, Rolex obtains the first official chronometer certification ever awarded to a wristwatch.
1914 - The Kew Observatory in Great Britain awards the Rolex wristwatch a CLASS A precision certificate.
1926 - Rolex develops and patents the first airtight, dustproof and waterproof watch - named the Oyster.
1927 - The Rolex Oyster crosses the English Channel unscathed.
1931 - Birth of the Perpetual Rotor, a self winding mechanism later found in every modern automatic watch.
1945 - The Oyster Datejust is invented. The first watch to display the date automatically.
1953 - Rolex has created the diving watch of reference - the Submariner.
1954 - The Oyster Perpetual Ladydate is introduced.
1955 - The Oyster GMT Master is designed making it possible to read the time in any two time zones.
1956 - The Oyster Day-Date is created.
1960 - The so called Bathyscaphe is created and plunges 35,787 feet into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
1967 - The Oyster Sea-Dweller is invented - waterproof to a depth of 610 m / 2001 ft.
1971 - The Oyster Explorer II is designed.
1978 - The Oyster Perpetual Date Sea-Dweller is tested waterproof to a depth of 1220 m / 4003 ft.
1988 - The first Cosmograph Daytona is fitted with a perpetual rotor.
1992 - A new model is added to the Professioanl range - the Yacht-Master.
2004 - Submariner celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Rolex celebrates with a special commemorative model with a green bezel and unique black dial.
Current Rolex Models
The current Rolex collection include Oyster Perpetual Air King, Date, Datejust, Day-Date, Oysterquartz, Submariner, Explorer, Explorer II, Sea-Dweller 4000, GMT Master II, Yacht-Master, Cosmoograph Daytona, Lady Oyster Perpetual, Lady-Date, Lady Datejust and Lady Datejust Pearlmaster.
RELOJES SVEN ANDERSEN: Tiene varios modelos, siempre en series muy cortas se sirve bajo pedido.
RELOJES AUDEMARS PIGUET : precios bajo consulta, su modelo de calendario perpétuo ba 25934, tiene un precio de 53.686 Euros, el modelo con repetición de minutos edición de 15 ejemplares: 1.93.800 F.F.se pueden encontrar modelos entorno a los 6.000 Euros.
RELOJES BAUME & MERCIER : Se encuentran muchos modelos entre los 1.000 y 4.500 Euros
RELOJES BELL & ROS: desde 990 Eu. hasta: 7.140 Eu.
RELOJES BERTOLUCCI: modelos desde 1.260 Eu.
RELOJES BLANCPAIN : entorno a los 16.000 Eu. hasta superiores a los 166.000 Eu.
RELOJES BREGUET : desde enotorno a los 6.500 Eu. hasta los 158.000 Eu. de su repetición de minutos
RELOJES BREITLING : entorno a los 1.000 Eu. hasta los 17.716 Eu.de su chronomat 2000 en oro
RELOJES BVLGARI : modelos de aluminio:2.863 Eu.modelo tourbillon en platino: 107.320 Eu.
RELOJES CALABRESE: Modelos entorno a 4.000 Eu. hasta su tourbillon de mas de 63.500 Eu.
RELOJES CARTIER : precios medios desde 1.400 Eu. hasta modelos Pasha de 22.000 Eu.
RELOJES PHILPPE CHARRIOL: desde 1.066 Eu.
RELOJES CHOPARD : desde 1.790 Eu.hasta los 55.314 Eu.
RELOJES CHRONOSWISS: desde 1.826 Eu. hasta 20.400 Eu.
RELOJES FRÉDÉRIQUE CONSTANT: desde 600 Eu. hasta 29.500 Eu.
RELOJES CORUM : desde 1.840 eU. hasta 12.750 Eu.
RELOJES PHILIPPE DU BOIS & FILS. desde los 1.000 a los 4.500 Eu.
RELOJES EBERHARD & Co. desde 1.406 Eu.
RELOJES ERARD: desde 997 Eu.
RELOJES ETERNA: desde 997 Eu.
RELOJES FORTIS: desde 800 Eu.
RELOJES GERALD GENTA: desde 4.000 Eu. hasta 453.515 Eu.
RELOJES PAUL GERBER: desde 6.000 Eu.
RELOJES GIRARD PERREGAUX: desde: 2.300 Eu.
RELOJES GLASHüTE: desde:5.000 Eu.
RELOJES HANHART: dese 1.200 Eu.
RELOJES HARWOOD: desde 2.000 Eu.
RELOJES HUBLOT: desde 1.995 Eu.
RELOJES IKEPOD: desde:2.864 Eu.
RELOJES IWC: desde 2.300 Eu. hasta 245.423 Eu. de su modelo il Destriero Scafusia.
RELOJES JAEGER LECOULTRE: desde 2.600 Eu. hasta 51.436 Eu. de su reverso perpetuel
RELOJES JEAN MARCEL: desde 400 Eu.
RELOJES DANIEL JEANRICHARD: desde 1.150 Eu.
RELOJES JUNGHANS: desde 500 Eu.
RELOJES URBAN JÜRGENSEN & SONNER: desde 11.000 Eu.
RELOJES KELEK: desde 2.500 Eu.
RELOJES KURTH: desde 432 Eu.
RELOJES MAURICE LACROIX: desde 880 Eu.
RELOJES A.LANGE & SÖHNE : Buenas piezas desde 6.000 Eu. hasta el tourbillon de 81.295'40 Eu.
RELOJES LONGINES : desde 1.000 Eu.
RELOJES MARCELLO C. desde 950 Eu.
RELOJES MIDO: desde 300 Eu.
RELOJES MINERVA: desde 1.200 Eu.
RELOJES MONTBLANC: desde 1.300 Eu.
RELOJES MOVADO: desde 714 Eu.
RELOJES MÜHLE: desde 704 Eu.
RELOJES FRANCK MULLER: desde 10.000 Eu.
RELOJES ULYSSE NARDIN: desde 3.000 Eu. Hasta su repetición de minutos de 173.840 Eu.
RELOJES RAINER NIENABER: desde 910 Eu.
RELOJES NIVREL: desde 285 Eu.
RELOJES NOMOS: desde 640 Eu.
RELOJES OMEGA : desde 1.500 Eu.
RELOJES ORIS : desde 650 Eu.
RELOJES PACARDT: desde 300 Eu.
RELOJES OFFICINE PANERAI: desde 2.300 Eu.
RELOJES PARMIGIANI FLEURIER desde 6.100 Eu. hasta 68.150 Eu.
RELOJES PATEK PHILIPPE:desde los 8.900 CHF.aquanaute hasta 101.900 CHF.
RELOJES PÉQUINET: desde 1.600 Eu.
RELOJES PERRELET: desde 1.700 Eu.
RELOJES PIAGET: desde 3.630 Eu.
RELOJES PAUL PICOT: desde 3.200 Eu. Hasta 98.000 Eu.
RELOJES POLJOT: desde 260 Eu. hasta 3.370 Eu.
RELOJES PORSCHE: desde 1.200 Eu.
RELOJES RADO : desde 1.000 Eu.
RELOJES REVUE THOMMEN : desde 950 Eu.
RELOJES AUGUSTE REYMOND: desde 400 Eu.
RELOJES ROLEX: desde 2.160 Eu.
RELOJES DANIEL ROTH: desde 6.500 Eu. hasta los 102.245 Eu. de su turbillon double face
RELOJES JÖRG SCHAUER desde 754 Eu.
RELOJES SCHWARZ-ETIENNE desde 913 Eu.
RELOJES ALAIN SILBERSTEIN : precios para consultar, series muy limitadas.
RELOJES SOTHIS desde 2.000 Eu.
RELOJES STOWA: desde 1.250 Eu.
RELOJES TAG HEUER desde 1.067 Eu.
RELOJES TEMPTION: desde 1.250 Eu.
RELOJES TIFFANY & Co.:desde 1.800 Eu.
RELOJES TISSOT: desde 255 Eu.
RELOJES TUDOR: desde 882 Eu.
RELOJES TUTIMA: desde 603 Eu.
RELOJES UNION: desde 1.510 Eu.
RELOJES UNIVERSAL GENÈVE: desde 2.500 CHF.
RELOJES VACHERON CONSTANTIN: desde 5.573 Eu. hasta 286.323 Eu.
RELOJES VENTURA: desde 1.135 Eu.
RELOJES RAYMOND WEIL: desde 575 Eu.
HARRY WINSTON: DESDE 9.000 Eu.
RELOJES XEMEX : desde 755 Eu.
RELOJES ZENITH : desde 1.500 Eu. hasta 8.000 Eu.
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