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Hans Wilsdorf (22 March 1881 – 6 July 1960) was a German businessman, best known as the founder of Rolex and Tudor. Wilsdorf's philosophy for the companies was "only great marketing is needed to make a company successful".
The history of Rolex is inextricably linked to the visionary spirit of Hans Wilsdorf, its founder. In 1905, at the age of 24, Hans Wilsdorf founded a company in London specializing in the distribution of timepieces. He began to dream of a watch worn on the wrist.
Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex, was not just a visionary entrepreneur whose stream of inventions, such as the first waterproof wristwatch, changed the world. He was an altruist, whose enduring philanthropy has left a mark that goes far beyond watchmaking.
Founded in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis by German businessman Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis in London, the company registered Rolex as the brand name of its watches in 1908 and became Rolex Watch Co. Ltd. in 1915.
Apr 3, 2018 · After May Wilsdorf passed away, Hans Wilsdorf transferred 100% of his shares in Rolex to the Wilsdorf Foundation, which owns and runs Rolex today. The image below appears courtesy of Gisbert L. Brunner.
Rolex’s history is closely linked to that of its founder Hans Wilsdorf. Hans Wilsdorf was a visionary who foresaw a century of change. Convinced that water resistance would turn the wristwatch into a must-have for everyone, he launched the Oyster in 1926.
Armed with great vision, pioneering ideas, and a masterful understanding of marketing, Hans Wilsdorf built the brand to become the biggest name in the business, as he built an innovative selection of Swiss-made Rolex watches.
Hans Eberhard Wilhelm Wilsdorf war ein deutscher Unternehmer und Gründer des Uhrenherstellers Rolex. Er gilt als Erfinder leistungsfähiger Armbanduhren sowie des Rotor-Selbstaufzugs für Armbanduhren und war der Erste, der das Markenzeichen auf das Zifferblatt drucken ließ.
And yet, Hans Wilsdorf, founder of Rolex and visionary par excellence, was precisely that. This rare and timeless mix epitomizes both the man and the brand he created. The prodigious and prolific innovator, who died in 1960, left an invaluable legacy to watchmaking in general and to Rolex in particular. HANS WILSDORF VISIONARY PAR EXCELLENCE.
On the 22nd of March 1881 Hans Wilsdorf was born in Kulmbach, Bavaria (D) into a successful, middle class family of iron mongers. Wilsdorf became an orphan at the age of twelve and he moved to his aunt and uncle. They directly sent him to boarding school in Coburg (40 km from his home).
