Rolex : history, icons and record-breaking models / Osvaldo Patrizzi and Mara Cappeletti.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Woodbridge, Suffolk : Antique Collectors' Club, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 2015Description: 151 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1851497838
  • 9781851497836
Uniform titles:
  • Rolex : la storia, le icone e i modelli da record. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: The history of Rolex is inextricably linked to its founder Hans Wilsdorf, who took the first steps in the world of Swiss watchmaking as he dreamed about a timepiece that could be worn around the wrist. This experimental research led Rolex to achieve its highest goals in both technological innovation and in the use of the finest materials alone. Its models have been photographed on the wrists of political leaders, sports champions, and film and fashion celebrities, transforming each Rolex into a fully-fledged status symbol, a synonym of elegance and precision. Including essays with a historical and technical slant, in-depth descriptions of the most representative pieces and a brief glossary, the pages in this book sparkle with golden hands, diamond-studded dials and patent-leather watchbands, illustrated in period photographs and macro-detail. The volume ends with a chapter dedicated to the most amazing auctions that saw the sale of the Geneva-based company's vintage watches.
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS544.9.R65 P38 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000048450

Originally published as: Rolex : la storia, le icone e i modelli da record. Milano : 24 ORE Cultura, c2014.

Includes bibliographical references (page 150).

The history of Rolex is inextricably linked to its founder Hans Wilsdorf, who took the first steps in the world of Swiss watchmaking as he dreamed about a timepiece that could be worn around the wrist. This experimental research led Rolex to achieve its highest goals in both technological innovation and in the use of the finest materials alone. Its models have been photographed on the wrists of political leaders, sports champions, and film and fashion celebrities, transforming each Rolex into a fully-fledged status symbol, a synonym of elegance and precision. Including essays with a historical and technical slant, in-depth descriptions of the most representative pieces and a brief glossary, the pages in this book sparkle with golden hands, diamond-studded dials and patent-leather watchbands, illustrated in period photographs and macro-detail. The volume ends with a chapter dedicated to the most amazing auctions that saw the sale of the Geneva-based company's vintage watches.

Translated from the Italian.

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