Rolex Watches
Jewellery expert Lucy Marles looks at internationally renowned watchmaker Rolex
and notes that wristwatches have become as much status symbols as they are devices
to tell the time.
A Rolex Oyster Perpetual Wristwatch (FS34/213), which sold for £1,400 in 2017.
Today, a wristwatch is considered a status symbol as much as it is a device to tell
the time. The Rolex
brand is a good example of this trend. Rolex is globally recognised distributing
high quality wristwatches under its Rolex and Tudor brands.
In 1926, Rolex created the first waterproof and dustproof wristwatch named Oyster,
which featured a hermetically sealed case that provided optimal protection for the
movement.
By 1931, Rolex had invented and patented the world's first self-winding mechanism
with a perpetual rotor known as the Oyster Perpetual. The brand's
prestige is built on innovation, precision and functionality and has continued to
be at the forefront of the watch making industry.
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