ROLEX

1905 年，年僅 24 歲的德國人威爾斯多夫在倫敦創立了 Wilsdorf & Davis 公司，最初主要業務是進口瑞士機芯並裝入英國錶殼中銷售。1908 年他正式註冊了「ROLEX」商標，1910年成為首枚獲得 瑞士官方鑑定中心 精密時計證書的腕錶，並在 1914 年榮獲英國喬城天文台（Kew Observatory）的「A」級證書，證明腕錶也能擁有航海天文鐘級別的精準度。英國在戰後大幅提高奢侈品關稅，公司於 1920 年正式將總部遷往瑞士日內瓦。

In 1905, at the age of just 24, the German entrepreneur Hans Wilsdorf founded the company Wilsdorf & Davis in London. Its primary initial business was importing Swiss movements and housing them in British watch cases for sale. In 1908, he officially registered the trademark "ROLEX." By 1910, a Rolex timepiece became the first wristwatch to receive the official Swiss chronometric certificate. Following this achievement, it was awarded a Class "A" certificate by the Kew Observatory in Great Britain in 1914, proving that a wristwatch could achieve the precision of a marine chronometer. In the aftermath of World War I, the British government significantly increased luxury import taxes. As a result, the company officially relocated its headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1920.

1938 - Rolex 3009 Califirnia Tropical

這款勞力士3009腕錶於1938年問世，它採用羅馬數字與阿拉伯數字組合的加州錶盤 — 經歲月洗禮，呈現出迷人的金棕色熱帶面。錶背錮刻著文字與幸運編號56565，這數字在香港有五路財神之意。

THIS ROLEX 3009 WAS INTRODUCED IN 1938 AND FEATURES A CALIFORNIA DIAL—A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ROMAN AND ARABIC NUMERALS—WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A CAPTIVATING GOLDEN-BROWN TROPICAL PATINA OVER TIME. THE CASE BACK IS ENGRAVED WITH TEXT AND THE LUCKY NUMBER 56565, A SEQUENCE THAT REPRESENTS THE FIVE GODS OF WEALTH IN HONG KONG CULTURE.

1941 - Rolex 2764 Tropical

這款型號 2764 勞力士製造於1941年。漆黑的錶盤自然老化成爲蜘蛛面盤，錶背錮刻著「9-23-41」的字樣。

THIS ROLEX MODEL 2764 WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1941. THE DEEP BLACK DIAL HAS AGED NATURALLY INTO A SPIDER DIAL, AND THE CASE BACK IS ENGRAVED WITH THE INSCRIPTION "9-23-41."

1950 - Rolex 6050 Bubble Back

1950 年代初期，勞力士正處於自動上鍊的黃金時期。為了容納厚重的 360 度全自動旋轉自動盤，錶背採用了凸起的半球形設計，側看宛如一個泡泡，因而得名。

IN THE EARLY 1950S, ROLEX WAS IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF AUTOMATIC WINDING. TO ACCOMMODATE THE THICK 360-DEGREE FULLY ROTATING ROTOR, THE CASE BACK ADOPTED A CONVEX, DOME-SHAPED DESIGN THAT RESEMBLED A BUBBLE FROM THE SIDE, EARNING IT THE NICKNAME "BUBBLEBACK."

1971 - Rolex 1803 Buckley Ghost

1971 年款 REF.1803 腕錶，配備一塊巴克利錶盤。錶盤顏色的「幽靈」過渡，搭配西班牙式星期輪，這是一塊罕見的面盤。

THIS 1971 REF. 1803 WATCH FEATURES A BUCKLEY DIAL. THE "GHOST" TRANSITION OF THE DIAL COLOR, PAIRED WITH A SPANISH DAY WHEEL, MAKES THIS AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SPECIMEN.