The Watch Book Rolex
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3832769188 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-23 |
| Language | : | German, English, French |
DESCRIPTION:
Packed with information and photographs (Sunday Business Post, 14/05/2017)
Watch enthusiasts have Wilsdorf to thank for many outstanding models and technical advances, including the first officially-certified wristwatches, the waterproof Oyster housing, the Datejust, and sports watches like the Submariner diver's watch, which dates back more than fifty years.Although this book gives the company's incredible tradition its due, it also devotes ample space to the present. All this and much more is yours to enjoy in the third volume of the successful The Watch Book series.. No doubt about it, Rolex is a chronometric legend. Crafted in-house to exacting specifications, Rolex's breadth of timepieces combine the utmost in sophisticated luxury with advanced precision. The company was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, a Bavarian marketing genius who focused on innovation
. During the quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, he discovered a new love for mechanical timepieces as well. Gisbert L. His talent and passion for collecting chronographs led him to publish his first articles on the subject in magazines, including GQ, ZEIT Magazin, and Chronos, in the 1980s. He has since written more than twenty books ab