TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patrizzi,Oswaldo
AU  - Cappelletti,Mara
TI  - Rolex: history, icons and record-breaking models 
SN  - 1851497838
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Woodbridge, Suffolk
PB  - Antique Collectors' Club
KW  - Montres Rolex S.A
KW  - History
KW  - Catalogs
KW  - fast
KW  - Wrist watches
KW  - Switzerland
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Rolex
KW  - CH-Geneva  watch
KW  - Cappelletti Mara
KW  - Wrist Watch
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Originally published as: Rolex : la storia, le icone e i modelli da record. Milano : 24 ORE Cultura, c2014; Includes bibliographical references (page 150)
N2  - 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
ER  -