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интересно про связь Ролекс и Панераи
неплохо было бы от знающих людей
побольше узнать и про то какие
калибры Ролекса устанавливались,
в какие года,и вообще про
участие Ролекс в разработке
первых корпусов
и что сейчас эти Бренды связывает,
если связывает и если это
открытая информация
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Прочитал ветку - ответа вроде не нашел, но случайно набрел на
инфу в нете (есть фото - по ссылке):
For instance, in 1936, an Italian Navy contractor, named Panerai, came to Rolex and asked them to manufacture special diving watches for them, which Rolex agreed to do. The thing that makes this interesting, is that if anybody approached Rolex today with the same request, they would be kindly shown the door.
So why, at age 55, in 1936, did Hans Wilsdorf agree to custom make watches for Panerai? It is a good question, and nobody knows for certain, but a few ideas came to mind. First, it could have been because he wanted the business, to help offset costs or keep his watchmakers busy, but it may also be that he was fascinated with the value proposition of making the first real tool watch dedicated to the specialty field of diving.
The Panerai watch pictured below is the first model Rolex made for Panerai. Notice it does not have any branding on the "California" art-deco dial, and you can't tell from the photo, but the watch was a whopping 47mm. 47mm was enormous at the time, since the average male Rolex was around 32mm.
Another fascinating consideration is whether or not Hans Wilsdorf realized at the time that he was beginning another wrist-watch revolution by making the Panerai Diving watch. Approximately 17 years after he made the first Panerai, Rolex introduced their first Rolex diving tool watch named the Submariner, which has gone on to become the most iconic and popular tool watch in history.
