Rolex

Rolex SA (/ˈroʊlɛks/) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The company and its subsidiary Montres Tudor SA design, manufacture, distribute and service wristwatches sold under the Rolex and Tudor brands. Founded by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, England in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis, Rolex moved its base of operations to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919.

Rolex SA

Type	Privately held company
Industry	Watch manufacturing
Founded	London, United Kingdom (1905; 112 years ago)
Founder	Hans Wilsdorf Alfred Davis
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Bertrand Gros, Chairman Gian Riccardo Marini, CEO[1]
Products	Air-King Cellini Day-Date Datejust Datejust II Datejust 41 Daytona Explorer II Explorer GMT Master GMT-Master II Lady-Datejust Milgauss Oyster Perpetual Pearlmaster Sea-Dweller Sky-Dweller Submariner Yacht-Master Yacht-Master II
Production output	751,285 COSC movements (2011)[2]
Services	Maintenance Repair
Revenue	US$4.7 billion (2016)
Owner	Wilsdorf Foundation
Number of employees	2,800[3]
Subsidiaries	Montres Tudor SA
Website	www.rolex.com

Forbes ranked Rolex 64th on its 2016 list of the world's most powerful global brands.^[1]Rolex is the largest single luxury watch brand, producing about 2,000 watches per day.^[2]

The company is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, a family private trust which does not pay corporate tax.

History

Innovations

Brands

Rolex watch models

Significant events

Counterfeits

Hans Wilsdorf Foundation

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