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Rolex History

In 1905 Hans Wilsdorf a 24-year-old manufacturer from Germany, and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis founded “Wilsdorf and Davis” in London. The lack of capital was not a limit for them to start the business. At the beginning they imported Swiss movements, dials and cases to England so they can ship them later to their costumers. […]

Rolex serial numbers by year of production

Messina Jewelers is presenting this chart to make easier  searching of a Rolex approximate  year of production.  With this chart our customers can find the year of the Rolex watch they have bought or they already owned, by the serial number. The serial number of a Rolex watch can be found engraved between the lugs of […]

How to operate and maintain your automatic watch

The Automatic watch winds itself when it is worn by a person with only the motion of the arm. This motion is created by a mechanical process that involves the movement of the wrist and the body that makes the rotor (a metal weight attached to winding mechanism) rotate back and forth in a circular […]