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In 1960, the US Navy's bathyscaphe Trieste set out on a mission to descend 10,916 meters (35,800 ft) into the Mariana Trench. Rolex joined the Bathyscape Trieste on this historic trip, and the watch was plunged to a pressure of 14,000 psi at the bottom, but it continued to tick without losing a second. [([[https:// | In 1960, the US Navy's bathyscaphe Trieste set out on a mission to descend 10,916 meters (35,800 ft) into the Mariana Trench. Rolex joined the Bathyscape Trieste on this historic trip, and the watch was plunged to a pressure of 14,000 psi at the bottom, but it continued to tick without losing a second. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Rolex Doesn' | ||
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+ | Rolex, unlike virtually every other luxury watch company, does not produce watches with see-through case backs. The reason for this is that it makes no sense for diving watches in particular, nor does it make sense for tool watches. The case back of a dive watch with a see-through case back would have to be thicker than steel. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== IIII Instead Of IV ===== | ||
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+ | On its Roman numeral dials, Rolex still uses IIII rather than IV. The “IIII” is referred to as the “Clockmaker' | ||
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+ | ===== Deepest Point In The Ocean ===== | ||
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+ | On his Deepsea Challenge trip in 2012, James Cameron dived into the Mariana Trench. He was wearing a Rolex Deepsea Challenge, a timepiece that was promised to be resistant to a depth of 12,000 meters (39,370 feet). [([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Four Sites In Switzerland ===== | ||
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+ | Rolex has four locations in Switzerland. Rolex employs over 6,000 people at various locations/ | ||
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+ | ===== Live and Let Die ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Rolex Datejust ===== | ||
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+ | Rolex created the first timepiece that could automatically adjust the date in 1945. The watch in question was the now-iconic Rolex Datejust.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== First Watchmaker To Meet The Standards Of COSC ===== | ||
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+ | Rolex was the first company to fulfill COSC criteria for a wristwatch in 1910, with its movement based on a reliable calibre from Aegler. Only pocket watches could match the COSC precise criteria at the time, but Rolex did it in a wristwatch.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Rolex Has It's Own Gemologist Staff ===== | ||
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