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Proof of thaté sifirlasey, 18 graaf worn mondek, Dan “In the fact that the sill-uleding wajarpread watch ja scoupled today as an integral part of our modem 136.
A radical and belllant depiction from-all, other attempts at a sailwinding watch was the secret of the success of the Roise "Perpetua!", The superiority of the Rotor, Invented by Roles in 1931, is proved beyond any doubt by the fact that most self-winding watches built today hire adopted, the same principle,
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The cream of the Reles, production "marked by the famous Roten "Red Seal" ★ Info e sign that EACH AND EVERY Rolex chronometer "kav, base auhdiitää 'to tha rigorous test of Sales Government. Tei ★ing Station, pas passed them successfully, and has been awarded the coveted Official Timing Certificați.
THE ROLEX ROLL OF HONOUR: Autumn 1905. Launching of the First Relux wrist-watch. March 23, 1910. First Relax wrist-chronometer to obtain an . Official Timing Certificate at a Swiss Governmank Tasting
Station
July 15, 1914, Rolex obtaina the first clöse "A" Certificate.
awarded to a wrist-chronameter, at Kew Observatory, Ostuber 7, 1937. : Mercedes Gisitze, London stenographer, twins the Channel waaring a Rolex Oyster, the world's first waterproof watch. ''
1931. Creation of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, the first water-
proof watch to wind itself.
1945. Launching of the Rolex Datejust, first waterproof, sell. winding wrist-chronometers in which the date is thous through a small window on the face....
1940, Rolex achieves the highest-ever accuracy for a 30 mm. size wrist-watch at the world-famous National Physical La- boratory, Teddington, England;
with 93,8 points.
December 31,1049, Rolex achieves": the highest accuracy record for wrist-shonometers at Geneva Obsanatory fór á 20.3 mm. size movement (859 points): 201 1951. Ralen obtains staathi "Class "A", Observatory:Carik Fizate "from the: Kaw (N.P.L.) * Observatory for its regular 10 round movement of 33,7 mm, diameter.
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