- Industrie: Fashion accessories; Jewelry
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A pioneering anti-magnetic watch developed in 1956 for use by scientists and engineers. Featuring a lightning bolt second hand and a unique green sapphire crystal. A magnetic shield safeguards the precision of its movement against disturbances of up to 1,000 Gauss. Enhanced by innovative paramagnetic components created by Rolex.
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A timepiece born in 1953 from the first successful ascent of Mount Everest. Hewn from a block of 904L stainless steel to withstand extreme conditions. The characteristic 3-6-9 hour markers ensure easy reading of the time. Its Chromalight hands and hour markers glow in the dark up to twice as long as standard luminescent materials. Its self-winding Rolex movement delivers ultimate precision and reliability.
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An intrepid chronometer built to accompany explorers in extreme challenges. A distinctive orange hand displays the time in 24-hour format to distinguish between night and daytime, even when journeying to the center of the Earth or through polar nights. The patented Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock absorbers guarantee precision in the toughest environments.
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A legend of the jet age, the original GMT-Master was embraced by airline pilots as their on-board navigation chronometer. An iconic two-time-zone watch with an arrow-tipped 24-hour hand and a graduated rotatable bezel. The first Rolex to feature a Cerachrom bezel, impervious to scratches and harder than steel.
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The iconic divers’ watch since 1953. Probably the only divers’ watch you can wear with a tuxedo. An indispensable instrument to securely monitor diving time and decompression stops. Fitted with a case back and a Triplock winding crown, which screw down securely like the hatch of a submarine. Rated waterproof to 300 metres. Systematically tested to go 25 per cent deeper.
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A nickname given to saturation divers living for weeks in pressurized underwater habitats. The ultra-resistant divers’ model engineered by Rolex in 1967 as the reliable tool for the conquest of the deep. Originally waterproof to 2,000 feet (610 meters), then to 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) in 1978. Introduced the Rolex-patented helium escape valve, a decompression device for the watch during deep saturation diving.
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Rolex’s most over-engineered divers’ watch, featuring the patented Ringlock System, a lightweight, yet nearly indestructible, nitrogen-alloyed internal frame. Capable of withstanding over three tonnes of force and depths of 3,900 meters.
Used by professional divers when ultimate reliability and robustness are a must.
Built for the extremes.
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The definitive watch for the high seas. Featuring a bidirectional rotatable bezel made of platinum or gold to accurately track elapsed sailing time. Its distinctive dial with large hour markers and hands ensures maximum legibility.
Guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 100 meters.
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A chronograph created specifically for yacht racing. Its unique countdown feature with mechanical memory is programmable from 10 minutes to one. Designed for legibility, no matter what the conditions. Characterized by the Ring Command bezel, a patented rotatable bezel that interacts with the watch’s movement.
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An iconic chronograph that was born to race. The trophy for every winner of Le Mans and the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Equipped with a tachymetric scale on the bezel to&nbmeasure speed. Enables precision timing to one eighth of a second. Powered by caliber 4130, Rolex’s high-performance mechanical chronograph movement.
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