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Rolex is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Geneva, but the company was actually founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London Louis Cartier created the first pilot’s watch in 1904 for his aviator friend Alberto Santos-Dumont, who needed a timepiece that allowed his hands to remain free for controls while flying Made in 1505 by German locksmith Peter Henlein, the Pomander is thought to be the oldest known watch in the world Last year, more than 21 million Swiss watches were exported to collectors worldwide, for a total wholesale value of US$2.4 billion…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2020

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