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Rolex

Established 1905

Famed for iconic models such as the Sea-Dweller, GMT-Master and the Daytona, Rolex watches have become synonymous with luxury horology. Founded in 1905 by watchmaker Hans Wilsdorf, the brand achieved innovations such as the world's first waterproof watch, and continues to lead the industry to this day. Read more

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Datejust Watches 17133 Datejust Watches 24942 Datejust Watches 16488 Datejust Watches 16120
Datejust Watches 24942 Datejust Watches 16488 Datejust Watches 16120
Datejust [45]
Submariner Watches 16719 Submariner Watches 24329 Submariner Watches 10590 Submariner Watches 2774
Submariner Watches 24329 Submariner Watches 10590 Submariner Watches 2774
Submariner [44]
Datejust Lady Watches 5283 Datejust Lady Watches 22726 Datejust Lady Watches 7899 Datejust Lady Watches 4848
Datejust Lady Watches 22726 Datejust Lady Watches 7899 Datejust Lady Watches 4848
Datejust Lady [33]
Daytona Watches 6418 Daytona Watches 20394 Daytona Watches 24135 Daytona Watches 24286
Daytona Watches 20394 Daytona Watches 24135 Daytona Watches 24286
Daytona [43]
GMT-Master Watches 23940 GMT-Master Watches 36966 GMT-Master Watches 40696 GMT-Master Watches 6386
GMT-Master Watches 36966 GMT-Master Watches 40696 GMT-Master Watches 6386
GMT-Master [52]
Perpetual Watches 28369 Perpetual Watches 5718 Perpetual Watches 36875 Perpetual Watches 49389
Perpetual Watches 5718 Perpetual Watches 36875 Perpetual Watches 49389
Perpetual [21]
Yacht-Master Watches 5262 Yacht-Master Watches 26677 Yacht-Master Watches 3464 Yacht-Master Watches 12324
Yacht-Master Watches 26677 Yacht-Master Watches 3464 Yacht-Master Watches 12324
Yacht-Master [10]
Explorer II Watches 22116 Explorer II Watches 22115 Explorer II Watches 24340
Explorer II Watches 22115 Explorer II Watches 24340
Explorer II [2]
Deepsea Watches 8466 Deepsea Watches 25306 Deepsea Watches 35643 Deepsea Watches 35647
Deepsea Watches 25306 Deepsea Watches 35643 Deepsea Watches 35647
Deepsea [10]
Air-King Watches 29608 Air-King Watches 25061
Air-King Watches 25061
Air-King [7]
Day-Date Watches 9419 Day-Date Watches 4663 Day-Date Watches 10500 Day-Date Watches 14892
Day-Date Watches 4663 Day-Date Watches 10500 Day-Date Watches 14892
Day-Date [7]
Explorer Watches 17009 Explorer Watches 1779 Explorer Watches 17161 Explorer Watches 17164
Explorer Watches 1779 Explorer Watches 17161 Explorer Watches 17164
Explorer [4]
Milgauss Watches 8177 Milgauss Watches 25194 Milgauss Watches 7767
Milgauss Watches 25194 Milgauss Watches 7767
Milgauss [7]
Sea-Dweller Watches 5332 Sea-Dweller Watches 33029 Sea-Dweller Watches 24861 Sea-Dweller Watches 39490
Sea-Dweller Watches 33029 Sea-Dweller Watches 24861 Sea-Dweller Watches 39490
Sea-Dweller [6]
Sky-Dweller Watches 34043 Sky-Dweller Watches 23811 Sky-Dweller Watches 23731 Sky-Dweller Watches 25446
Sky-Dweller Watches 23811 Sky-Dweller Watches 23731 Sky-Dweller Watches 25446
Sky-Dweller [15]
Yacht-Master II Watches 23938 Yacht-Master II Watches 20439
Yacht-Master II Watches 20439
Yacht-Master II [15]
Cellini Watches 26976 Cellini Watches 28955 Cellini Watches 35620 Cellini Watches 35411
Cellini Watches 28955 Cellini Watches 35620 Cellini Watches 35411
Cellini [4]
Day-Date 40 Watches 28714 Day-Date 40 Watches 32610 Day-Date 40 Watches 27574 Day-Date 40 Watches 34419
Day-Date 40 Watches 32610 Day-Date 40 Watches 27574 Day-Date 40 Watches 34419
Day-Date 40 [3]
Pearlmaster Watches 13021 Pearlmaster Watches 6732 Pearlmaster Watches 24984
Pearlmaster Watches 6732 Pearlmaster Watches 24984
Pearlmaster [1]
Day-Date II Watches 15366
Day-Date II [1]
Oysterquartz Day-Date Watches 47778
Oysterquartz Day-Date [1]
Day-Date 36 Watches 46489 Day-Date 36 Watches 48165
Day-Date 36 Watches 48165
Day-Date 36 [2]
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Rolex History

Stop anyone on the street and ask them to name a luxury brand, and Rolex will often be your answer. The level of recognition the brand possesses was not earned overnight—it is the product of over a century of dedication and skill.

Formed in London in 1905 by watchmaker Hans Wilsdorf, the manufacturer has since scaled not only the ever-growing peaks of technological advancement, but also peaks of a much more geological nature, too. With the Deepsea Special plumbing the depths of the Mariana Trench, the Explorer climbing through the thin atmosphere of Mount Everest’s peak, and the GMT-Master floating in the zero gravity of space, Rolex watches have been in just about every hostile environment imaginable. Where precision and robustness are required, you need look no further.

The brand’s fastidious nature to perform better than its competitors started in 1910, when one of its watches became the first ever to receive the Swiss Certificate of Precision. Then, four years later, it was awarded a class ‘A’ precision certificate from Kew Observatory, an award that was previously reserved only for marine chronometers.

The innovative brand’s achievements continued, when in 1927, Mercedes Gleitze swam the English Channel wearing the world’s first waterproof watch, the Oyster. With new features such as a screw-down crown and a precision milled crystal, it pioneered the modern diving watch. As Mercedes emerged from the freezing waters, so too did the Oyster, and in perfect working order. The publicity that followed launched Rolex watches to dizzying heights.

In 1931, the self-winding Perpetual movement was patented, a simple yet ingenious design that continues to power every automatic watch to this day. Previous designs by other manufacturers had proven to be too awkward, too clumsy, or just plain unreliable. The Perpetual movement solved these problems while also producing longer power reserves and more accurate timing. Utilising a system of ratchets, clutches and an oscillating weight with the ability to rotate a full 360 degrees, the Perpetual had the ability to wind itself with the wearer’s movements. Staying ever ahead of the game, Rolex invented the self-changing date for its 1945 Datejust, onto which a self-changing day was added in 1956 to make the Day-Date.

As well as stretching the boundaries of innovation, Rolex watches also push the envelope when it comes to real world testing. In 1960, just seven years after the launch of the iconic Submariner watch, Jacques Piccard travelled 35,814 feet to the bottom of the Mariana Trench with a prototype Deepsea Special. It was strapped to the outside of his bathyscaphe, and it survived. If that wasn’t proof enough of the rugged endurance of the brand’s watches, Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay exposed his Explorer to the bitter winds and freezing storms of the 1953 expedition to conquer the peak of Everest for the very first time. A GMT-Master was even taken to the moon by John ‘Jack’ Swigert on the Apollo 14 mission.

But Rolex watches aren’t just for those exploring the most dangerous corners of our cosmos—they are for professionals, too. In 1955, the manufacturer developed the twin time zone GMT-Master for Pan Am, whose flights were carrying passengers further around the world than ever before. Then, in 1956, CERN scientists were finally able to use a watch in the electro-magnetic fields produced by their equipment as the brand had created the Milgauss, a watch capable of withstanding such forces. 1963 saw the birth of the Cosmograph Daytona, a chronograph watch with racing drivers in mind. Dangerous exploration met professional employment in 1967 when the brand developed the Sea-Dweller for COMEX, a diving agency dedicated to saturation diving.

In addition to its Professional collection, the elite manufacturer also makes watches with a more aesthetic leaning, such as the Yacht-Master, the Pearlmaster and the Cellini. These watches may have extra adornments, but they lose nothing of the functionality that the brand is famous for. The recently introduced Sky-Dweller is a testament to this, as a watch that is both pleasingly attractive and superlatively clever.

Rolex is more than just a high-street fashion name. It produces beautiful luxury watches, but it also commands a pedigree that can only be dreamed of by other manufacturers. It is, was, and always will be iconic.

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