Rolex Watches – Consolidating Progress Underwater
Rolex watches model Oyster released in 1926 were the first real waterproof wrist watches. They combined two ultimately new characteristics: amazingly durable case and hermetically closed up stem of watches. In 1927 Mercedes Gleitze crossed The Channel with this watch on hand. The photograph of this swimmer with raised hand with Rolex Oyster had been getting round all over the world. The watches continued to work after 15-hours staying underwater. Needless to tell that the watches were notable for high accuracy and reliability rolex day date replica.
The model Oyster of Rolex watches from that time presented in 170 variants for men and for women. One of the inventor of Oyster watches Hans Wilsdorf one day understood that hermetically closed case together with accurate placed glass and special mechanism of stem of watches could give him an advantage in struggle with company rivals. Oyster Rolex watches had great commercial success. Another model range of waterproof watches were released in 1945. Rolex presented their model Submariner on the fair in Basel, Switzerland. It was special underwater watches for common citizens. For next decades they received many modern and special features and became similar for submariner watches. They were greatly popular and in 1956 this model was replaced by the first model suitable for depth of 660 feet. The idea of using bezel rotating in two dimensions to define elapsed time was associated with underwater watches swiss replica watches.
Surprisingly that militaries of divers of Royal Senior Service of Great Britain put into service citizen model Submariner with several additional features. During developing of Rolex watches Submariner specialists noticed not only case but bracelet also. For convenience they invented new generation of snap that allowed diver to put watches on hand above suit. The snap of Submariner watches included special system of free adjustment of bracelet length (for about 20 mm) without any instruments of special efforts. Besides special deep water models Rolex have been producing common waterproof watches that could be used at depth of not more than 5 meters. Differences between these models became significant during the World War II. And there Rolex became the first again. They were leaders in producing military “strong” watches. Russian Rolex production released model of watches that could be put at depth of 50 meters because of double cover mechanism. Nowadays underwater Rolex watches are popular as last century because it’s not just special instrument but an element of sport and casual life style swiss replica watches.