Rolex, a century-old renowned watch brand, has experienced significant milestones throughout its history. Here are the key moments in the past hundred years of Rolex:
- 1905: Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis founded “Wilsdorf and Davis” in London, initiating their journey in watchmaking.
- 1908: The company registered the trademark “Rolex” and began manufacturing watches in Switzerland.
- 1926: Rolex introduced the world’s first waterproof watch, the “Oyster,” and successfully conducted public testing.
- 1931: The first self-winding watch, the “Perpetual,” was launched by Rolex.
- 1945: The “Datejust” series was released, becoming the world’s first watch with an automatic date function.
- 1953: Rolex unveiled its first divers’ watch, the “Submariner.”
- 1954: The “GMT-Master,” the first watch capable of displaying two time zones simultaneously, was introduced.
- 1956: Rolex launched its first calendar watch, the “Day-Date.”
- 1960: The “Deep Sea Special” was launched, diving successfully to a depth of 10,916 meters in the Mariana Trench.
- 1971: Introduction of the “Explorer II” series.
- 1985: Rolex released the first self-winding mechanical watch, the “Perpetual Datejust.”
- 2000: The first watch with a ceramic bezel, the “Submariner Date,” was introduced.
- 2005: Rolex launched the first watch equipped with its own in-house movement, the “Daytona.”
- 2012: The first ceramic bezel watch in the “GMT-Master II” series was released.
