The history of Rolex starts in the 20th century when the German business man Hans Wilsdorf founds Wilsdorf & Davis in 1905, together with Alfred Davis
The (brief) history of watch brands that can found on this site is based on several sources.
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1) The story the brand itself tells (mostly found on their website).
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2) One or more, mostly independent websites, with articles mostly written by specialists (where Wikipedia is one of the most consulted ones).
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3) Old(er) publications about a brand in (digital) books and (digital) magazines.
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4) We try to verify all stories found by combining data like sub-stories, dates and other not directly related sources. It is not a scientific research although it can be based on scientific research.
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We have a brief history of the following brands
The history of Zenith goes back to the 19th century when Georges Favre-Jacot founds Fabrique des Billodes in LeLocle, Switzerland
The history of Haldimann can be traced back to the 17th century, when father and son Ulrich and Hans Haldiman sell a clock
The history of Ellicott ended in the 1800s in the UK but a new company was born in 2008 in Switzerland. Which didn’t make it…
The history of Graham as a watch and clockmaker ended in the 18th century, but the name was used again in the 1990s and is still active today
The history of Raketa goes back to 1721 and Peter the Great, although the brand officially started in 1961. But there is a thin line in between
The history of the Longines Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch by Charles A. Lindbergh and Longines after the first transatlantic crossing