No doubt about it, Rolex is a chronometric legend. The company was founded in
1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, a Bavarian marketing genius who focused on innovation.
Watch enthusiasts have Wilsdorf to thank for many outstanding models and
technical advances, including the first officially-certified wristwatches, the
waterproof Oyster housing, the Datejust and sports watches like the Submariner
dive's watch, which dates back more than fifty years. Although this book gives
the company's incredible tradition its due, it also devotes ample space to
the present. Crafted in-house to exacting specifications, Rolex's breadth of
timepieces combine the utmost in sophisticated luxury with advanced precision.
All this and much more is yours to enjoy in the third volume of the successful
The Watch Book series. AUTHOR; Gisbert L Brunner, born in 1947, has been working
with wristwatches, pendulum clocks, and other precision timekeeping instruments
since 1964. During the quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, he discovered a new
love for mechanical timepieces as well. His talent and passion for collecting
chronographs led him to publish his first articles on the subject in magazines,
including GQ, ZEIT Magazin and Chronos, in the 1980s. He has since written more
than twenty books about every aspect of the field. SELLING POINTS: Updated
content including the latest Rolex watches Extended edition of the best-selling
reference work Informative text and hundreds of photos are a fitting testament
to the world-renowned Rolex brand Respected wristwatch expert and historian
Gisbert L. Brunner shares his extensive subject knowledge once more A must-have
for watch collectors, enthusiasts and anyone wishing to become one 350 colour
and 55 b/w photographs
Author Biography
GISBERT L. BRUNNER, born in 1947, has been working with wristwatches, pendulum
clocks, and other precision timekeeping instruments since 1964. During the
quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, he discovered a new love for mechanical
timepieces as well. His talent and passion for collecting chronographs led him
to publish his first articles on the subject in magazines, including GQ, ZEIT
Magazin, and Chronos, in the 1980s. He has since written more than twenty books
about every aspect of the field.
