The founders of Tudor and Rolex are the same person: Hans Wilsdorf. Tudor is a brand under Rolex.

In the 1930s, when Hans Wilsdorf promoted Rolex in the UK, the high price made it difficult for ordinary people to accept it. In order to open up the market, Hans Wilsdorf decided to produce a product that was affordable but of the same quality as Rolex, so "Tudor" was born.

Tudor is owned by Rolex, but Tudor is positioned as a second-tier brand. Tudor has the title of Little Rolex. Early Tudor watches were based on Rolex’s quality assurance, so they have the shadow of Rolex in their appearance.

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The development history of Rolex:

Hans Wilsdorf was born in a city in Bavaria in 1881. He got involved in watches when he was young. international business. He started out in the cultured pearl business. At the age of 19, he moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, where he worked as an agent for a watch manufacturer specializing in exports. In 1905, he founded his own company, called Wilsdorf & Davy Company. It was a company mainly responsible for selling watches, but he also developed homemade watches.

After the First World War, Rolex moved back to Geneva. Driven by its founder, Rolex continued to innovate, create, and improve itself. It has two research directions: waterproof and automatic.

At 8 a.m. on July 2, 1908, the German businessman Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex, registered the Rolex trademark in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Since then, an outstanding brand in the world's watch industry has embarked on the journey of Its long journey.

The original Rolex trademark was a palm with five fingers extended, indicating that its products were completely hand-carved. Later, the Rolex trademark gradually evolved into a crown shape, implying its status as the king in the watch industry.