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Hans Wilsdorf
Photo of Hans Wilsdorf (unknown date) taken from Rolex's website
Born
(1881-03-22)22 March 1881
Kulmbach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died
6 July 1960(1960-07-06) (aged 79)
Geneva, Switzerland
Citizenship
German, British (after 1911)
Known for
Founding Rolex, Tudor
Spouses
Florence Frances May Crotty
(m. 1911–1944)
Betty Wilsdorf-Mettler
(before 1960)
Hans Wilsdorf (22 March 1881 – 6 July 1960) was a German businessman, best known as the founder of Rolex and Tudor. Wilsdorf's philosophy for the companies was 'only great marketing is needed to make a company successful'.[1]
^Dubois, Nicolas (1962). "En mémoire de Hans Wilsdorf". L'homme Derrière la Couronne [The Man Behind The Crown] (in French). Geneva, Switzerland. p. 58.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
HansWilsdorf (22 March 1881 – 6 July 1960) was a German businessman, best known as the founder of Rolex and Tudor. Wilsdorf's philosophy for the companies...
manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis by HansWilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, the company registered Rolex...
The HansWilsdorf Bridge (French: Pont Hans-Wilsdorf) is a bridge in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1962, a temporary bridge was built by the military across...
company as Wilsdorf & Davis Ltd. with HansWilsdorf in London. Davis remained a 50% partner of the company that would become Rolex until Wilsdorf bought out...
Wilsdorf is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf (1922–2010), German metallurgist HansWilsdorf (1881–1960), German...
Registered in 1926 by HansWilsdorf, founder of Rolex, the brand remains a sister company to Rolex; both companies are owned by the HansWilsdorf Foundation. Tudor...
via the Hans-Wilsdorf Foundation would later come to build a replacement to the 1952 "temporary" Vernets footbridge, the iconic Hans-Wilsdorf Bridge (2012)...
Richemont International SA Rolex 1905 London HansWilsdorf, Alfred Davis Geneva 30,000 Private HansWilsdorf Foundation Jean-Frédéric Dufour (CEO) Vanguart...
behind the production of the first professional diving watches were HansWilsdorf of Rolex and Giuseppe Panerai. The Florence-based workshop produced...
Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973) March 22 – HansWilsdorf, German-Swiss watchmaker, founder of Rolex (d. 1960) March 23 Roger...
during his flights. HansWilsdorf moved to London in 1905 and set up his own business with his brother-in-law Alfred Davis, Wilsdorf & Davis, providing...
Calibres MT5601 and MT5652. Tudor is a sister company to Rolex, founded by HansWilsdorf in 1926. The Calibre 12.1 is a chronometer certified by COSC (Contrôle...
des Vernets Les Vernets Full name Patinoire des Vernets Location Rue HansWilsdorf 4, Acacias, GE, 1227, Switzerland Coordinates 46°11′40″N 6°07′59″E...
Santos-Dumont watches and sunglasses. In 1905, HansWilsdorf moved to London and set up his own business, Wilsdorf & Davis, with his brother-in-law Alfred Davis...
2018. From 2009 to 2012, for the HansWilsdorf Foundation, Brodbeck produced a photographic report of the HansWilsdorf Bridge construction in Geneva. At...
placed in an orphanage at age 7 Hugo Stinnes, German industrialist HansWilsdorf, German-born British founder of noted watch brands Rolex and Tudor Ferdinand...
in Geneva Shopping areas and markets World Heritage Sites in Geneva HansWilsdorf Bridge Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève Palexpo Jet d'Eau Brunswick...
University Hospitals of Geneva and Children Action, supported by the HansWilsdorf Foundation. Children Action also implements surgical programmes aimed...
through concerts, generous individual donations and support from the HansWilsdorf Foundation and the Loterie Romande. The new organ was installed in April...
(1867–1951), artist, numerous paintings of Kulmbach and its countryside HansWilsdorf (1881–1960), businessman, founder of Rolex Georg Hagen (1887–1958),...
Voire aucune, dans certains groupes.» La donation de la Fondation HansWilsdorf tombe donc à pic. «C’est une offre exceptionnelle, se réjouit Ivan Rochat...
1906) 3 July — Erwin Jaenecke, German general (born 1890) 6 July — HansWilsdorf, German businessman and founder of Rolex (born 1881) 16 July - Albert...
Symphony No.3, Opus 55, 2nd movement (Ludwig van Beethoven), recorded in 1934. Hans Knappertsbusch conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Official website...
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