Rolex
Founded1905
CountrySwitzerland
SegmentLuxury
References on file1,466
Founded in London in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and moved to Geneva in 1919, Rolex built its name on firsts: the waterproof Oyster case of 1926 and the self-winding Perpetual rotor of 1931. Its catalogue is a roll call of archetypes, from the Submariner and GMT-Master II to the Datejust and Day-Date. Every current model is certified as a Superlative Chronometer, tested by Rolex after casing to minus two to plus two seconds per day.