Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf
& Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915,
moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the
success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's
innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of
all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case —
the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in
1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement
for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for
Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956,
but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer,
Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.