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Rolex
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1956
Nicknamed the 'President', the first wristwatch to display both day spelled out in full and the date, reserved exclusively for precious metals.
- Category
- Dress watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- 18k yellow, white, and Everose gold, platinum
- Sizes
- 36mm, 40mm
- Dial
- Stone, lacquer, and metallic dials with President bracelet
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Strap / bracelet
- President bracelet
- Movements
- Calibre 2236, Calibre 3255
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 55–70 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM)
- Complications
- Day · Date
- Key references
- 128238, 228238, 228239
- Price band
- $35,000–$75,000+
The house
Rolex
The world's largest single luxury watch brand, renowned for the Oyster case, waterproof reliability, and near-universal recognition of its Crown logo.
- Founded
- 1905
- Founder
- Hans Wilsdorf
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Signature materials
- Oystersteel (904L stainless steel), Everose gold, Cerachrom ceramic bezels, Rolesor
- Signature movements
- In-house Calibre 3235, 3230, 4130, 9001 families with Chronergy escapement and Parachrom hairspring
- Notable designers
- In-house design studio