Inside the Rolex factory
 

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/inside-rolex

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Fantastic article, thanks for sharing this with us.

great story, thanks !

Impressive.

Now I know why I have 4 of them. :thumbsup:

i love rolex, i guess i didn't realize why until now.

Wearing mine now.

Nice read....love my Rolex. :thumbsup:

Inside the Rolex factory
 

Same! I’m actually revisiting my sub, which I haven’t worn much since I got my Seadweller. My brother wanted to try the SD so I loaned it to him for a week. I miss it, but the sub is still great.

Rolex
 

I have a 1016 Explorer I bought in 82,83. I knew nothing about Rolex watches, just Rolex was worn by James Bond. When I went to look at the watches I picked the one with Arabic numerals. Good choice on my part. I just had it serviced and was told it was worth 15 times what I paid for it

Great watches. I have two.

Thanks for sharing!

3 things we do well in our small country: watches, chocolates (Bart, I’ll have to agree that Belgian ones come close) and... audio gear!

I have a preference for vintage watches, Rolex ones are very sought after, the ‘Paul Newman’ Daytona is a collector’s dream

Joel - have you visited the Nagra factory. They seem to be in your 'backyard'.

Indeed. In order to support the Belgian economy I just purchased 3x 17.6oz chocolate bars (two with almonds) for my brother (the chocoholic) for his 79th birthday. Easy to find Belgian in Trader Joe's or Aldi's. Swiss chocolate, like Nagra, not so easy to find around here.

Glenn, I have been in touch with Nagra regarding some questions I had about my Jazz preamp, they were very reactive and helpful. I also owned their 300p power amp in the past and seriously considered acquiring their Classic power amp. I attended several of their product presentations at audio shows. But I didn't have the chance to visit their factory yet.

There are actually several manufacturers located within 1 hour drive around Lake Geneva: DarTZeel, Goldmund, CH Precision, Nagra, Swissonor, Audio Consulting, AvantGarde (not the German one!), Credo, Jean Maurer/Lectron.

Since we're at it, a bit further away but still in the French speaking part we have: Merging/Nadac, Orpheus, Rowen, Stenheim, PSI Audio and the Daniel Hertz (Mark Levinson!) production site if it's still there.

And on the German speaking side: FM Acoustics, Soulution, Weiss, Merason, Piega, Boenicke, Tobian, Illusonic, Holborne, Ensemble, Colotube, DaVinci, Thales, Benz/Lukaschek, Vovox, Swisscables. I'm probably missing a few...

Once the C19 situation improves I'd be happy to organise a few factory visits (in the French speaking side) with a group of interested AA members. We could combine this with a tour of the Patek Philippe Museum and of the Rolex shop (for the watch lovers and since we can't visit their factory) and last but not least some chocolate tasting (everybody digs chocolate!) :D