1956 Rolex Oyster Ad
30th Anniversary Of the Waterproof Watch
Showing posts with label Rolex Founder Hans Wilsdorf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rolex Founder Hans Wilsdorf. Show all posts
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Early 1960s Rolex Add
Celebrating 700,000 Officially Certified Swiss Chronometers
Putting together the pieces of the Rolex history puzzle over the years has been absolutely fascinating for me. Doing so is kind of like putting together a jigsaw puzzle–you begin by separating all the edge pieces and you figure out how to assemble them to form the frame, they you work your way toward the center, and completing the puzzle.
This early 1960s add was likely created just after Hans Wilsdorf's death. I don't have the exact date, but I would guess it was probably around 1962-1963. It is fascinating to note that Rolex talks about how it took them over 50 years to produce their 700,000th Officially Certified Chronometer. Ironically, Rolex makes more than 700,000 Officially Certified Swiss Chronometer a year now!!!
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Hans Wilsdorf TUDOR Ad
1952
Rolex history is absolutely fascinating. In my opinion, the most interesting figure in Rolex history is Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex. Prior to my definitive story named "The Hans Wilsdorf Story" there was very little documentation or photos of Hans Wilsdorf. I update the Hans Wildorf story all the time, and I just completed another major update to Hans Wilsdorf's amazing story. Among other things, I added the following 1952 TUDOR ad.
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