All About The History Of Rolex

In the year of 1905 the brother-in-law of Hans Wilsdorf,named Alfred Davis and of course Hans Wilsdorf himself founded “Wilsdorf and Davis” in London England. At the time the main business of “Wilsdorf and Davis” was the importing of Hermann Aegler’s Swiss movements to England and then placing them into quality cases made by Dennison (as well as others). These wristwatches were then sold to jewellers. The jewellers would put their names on the dial of the watches. The earliest watches produced by “Wilsdorf and Davis” were marked with a “W&D” on the inside of the casing.

In the year of 1908 on 11-15-1915 The trademark “Rolex” was registered by Wilsdorf who also opened an office in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The word “Rolex” was said to be made up and this word was used because it can be easily pronounced in any language. Antoher version on where the name came from is that name came from the French phrase horlogerie exquise, meaning “exquisite clockwork”. Some people also say that “rolex” was meant to evoke the sound of a watch being wound up. But most people agree to the story that it was simple made up.

In the year of 1919 Wilsdorf completely moved the Rolex company to Geneva, Switzerland. The reason for doing this was because of the United Kingdoms taxes and export duties on the silver and gold and these taxes were making the costs too high.

In the year of 1944, Wilsdorf established the Hans Wildorf Foundation after the death of his wife. He left all of his Rolex shares to this foundation. He also made sure that some of the company’s income would go to charity. Till today the company is still owned by a private trust and its shares are not traded on the open stock exchange. Rolex is also the most widely available brand in Replica Watches.

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