As an important part of a watch, the crown has another hidden function. Rolex crown hides the password of case material and structure.

There is a dot below the crown, which represents the double button lock crown and is made of platinum.

There are two dots below the crown, which represent the double-button lock crown, and the material is K gold.

There are three dots below the crown, which represent the three-key lock crown and has triple waterproof function.

If the point in the middle of the three points is large, it means that it is made of K gold.

If the point between the three points is small, it means it is made of platinum.

If the three distal ends are the same size, it means that the case may be made of steel or gold, and there is a horizontal line below the crown, which represents the double-buckle lock crown and is made of gold or steel.

Rolex is the landlord of Patek Philippe.

According to the real estate news of British media React News, the parent company of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, bought the Bond Street House, the flagship store of New Bond Street 15- 16 in London, at a price of about RMB1300 million.

Patek Philippe happened to be one of the tenants of the store, and Rolex became the landlord of Patek Philippe. It can be said that Rolex won in some kind of spiritual victory law.

Selling watches is just a sideline.

In fact, the biggest business of Rolex's parent company is real estate. The Hans Wilsdorf Foundation consists of eight members, whose main income is engaged in real estate business. It is one of the largest taxpayers in Geneva and owns nearly half of the real estate projects in Geneva.

The annual income of the foundation is close to 5 billion pounds, most of which is invested in real estate, and a small part keeps Rolex and Tudor running normally.

The founder of Rolex is not Swiss.

Rolex Company, formerly known as Wilsdorf and Davis, was founded in London, England on 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, a German, and Alfred Davis, an Englishman. In 1908, the company officially registered "Rolex" as the brand name of its watch. In 19 15, the company name was changed to "Rolex Watch Co., Ltd.".

19 19, Wilsdorf moved Rolex to Switzerland-because Switzerland has been recognized as a permanent neutral country by the international community since the Vienna Conference in 18 15, and it will never be invaded by war, which can avoid the damage of war to commercial activities. After arriving in Geneva, "Rolex" was registered in the company's name until today.

5. The most expensive Rolex, worth1.1.800 million.

One of the late movie star paul newman's own Daytona's works was sold at new york Fuyisi Auction House for $65,438+055,000, including 65,438+077,500 commission. Converted to RMB1.1.800 million yuan.

1984 Newman gave the watch to his daughter's good friend James Cox, who kept it until this sensational auction ceremony.

6. Recently, Rolex announced the launch of the "Official Certified Second-hand Watch" service?

① Authorized dealers can sell certified second-hand watches, and the global warranty of certified second-hand watches is two years. Officially certified second-hand watches will be equipped with independently designed warranty cards and tags, all of which are complete sets. ?

② The service of certifying second-hand watches is only for Rolex purchased from authorized dealers, and this Rolex must have been sold for at least 3 years. ?

③ From June 20438 to February 2022, Rolex second-hand watch service will be first implemented in Bucherer, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Denmark and the United Kingdom.

7. Rolex has entered the virtual currency.

165438+1At the beginning of October, Rolex has submitted a trademark application to USPTO, covering NFT-supported media, NFT market encryption keys and transactions, virtual commodity auction, virtual currency and cryptocurrency transactions and transfers. If all goes well, it means that the Lao currency is coming.

In other words, there may be virtual energy Panda Di, Bing Landi and Rainbow Di in the future, which greatly improves the efficiency of handshaking between watch dealers, and can be speculated without a real watch and a string of codes.