Note from Jake: Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex was born years ago today, on March 22, , so I thought it would be a good time to look back at how one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history built one of the most famous brands on earth. I have been working on a 12 volume set of books on Rolex History, that are basically like a Rolex Encyclopedia as they cover the entire Rolex history arc from A to Z.
If you are wondering why the cover artwork below says Volume 1 of 5 is because when I created this artwork, I was originally planning to only publish 5 volumes, but since then it has grown to 12 volumes!!!
My plan it to launch this first volume later this year. In the meantime, please enjoy my Hans Wilsdorf story seen below, which I am always updating Founder Of Rolex The Hans Wilsdorf Story.
If you have ever read any of my super-detailed Rolex history stories, you know I don't just publish a bunch of pretty high-definition pictures with text. Instead, I take you back in timeβin the Rolex time machineβand do my best to place you in the catbird seat so you may live through the events, and that is exactly what I have done with this incredible story.
To the best of my ability, I am attempting to show you things from Hans Wilsdorf's perspectiveβin chronological order. This way you get to live through the whole experience and see what Hans Wilsdorf sawβfirst-hand.
