One of the highly acclaimed brands worldwide, Rolex Watches has become a status symbol to those owning one. From its first waterproof watch case to the first watch to display time zones, the clockwork is exquisite. Now, it’s much famed to be the ultimate transformer for having the most certified chronometer movements of wristwatches.

Hans Wilsdor and Alfred Davis founded Rolex in London in 1905. Rolex Luxury Watches became the chief bearer of the official chronometer certificate in 1910; no watchmaker had ever been awarded with such title before that. It pioneered the waterproof Rolex Oyster in 1926, first automatic winding mechanism Rolex Perpetual Rotor in 1931, first day-date displaying Rolex Oyster Perpetual Watch in 1956, which can now be obtained in 26 languages. Another big break was the Deep Sea Special that allows one to swim down into the Pacific Ocean without damaging it. It was later followed by the creation of water resistant Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Rolex now has other facilities in North America, Asia and Australia.

Navigators now even have their own pieces to pick, the Rolex Explorer, which has been known to the world’s famous Everest Expeditions. Just lately, it revived the 1920s model of timeless Rolex Prince. Creating series of breakthroughs in the industry, Rolex Luxury Watches has rung the bell out loud among the watch connoisseurs, royalties, divers, athletes, corporate tycoons and function-oriented wearers who seek for excellent resistance.  Rolex Watches are also worn by famous celebrities like Paul Newman from the movie “Daytona”. Ian Fleming’s James Bond characters also sported Rolex. British artist also featured the brand in his 3^rd UK single titled “Wearing My Rolex”. Rolex Watches has made a prestige for pieces suitable for extreme activities like deep-sea diving, aviation and mountain climbing. Rolex has been picked to be the official timekeeper of Wimbledon and The Australian Open Tennis Grand Slams.

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Among Rolex famous collections are Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, Rolex GMT Master, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea Dweller, Rolex Explorer I and II, Rolex Deep Sea Special, Rolex Prince, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Watch, Rolex Perpetual Rotor in 1931, Rolex Submariner, Rolex Air-King, Rolex Milgauss, Rolex Datejust, Rolex Masterpiece, Rolex Professional, Rolex Cellini and Rolex Yacht-Master.

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