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Mens Rolex Watches: A Genie Whispered Rolex in My Ear

22nd Aug 2013

Shop for mens Rolex watches at Luxury of Watches. Did you know Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf wanted his watches to bear a name that was short, easy to say and remember in any language, and which looked good on watch movements and dials? It was said one morning, while riding on the upper deck of a horse-drawn omnibus in the City of London, he claimed, ". . . a genie whispered ‘Rolex’ in my ear.”