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6 July 2014, 12:22 PM
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RIP Hans Wilsdorf
Today, July 6, is the 54th anniversary of the death of Hans Wilsdorf, without whom none of us would be here chatting. An indication of the popularity of Rolex in Hong Kong, his passing made front-page news here.The China Mail was Hong Kong's oldest English-language daily paper at the time.
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6 July 2014, 12:25 PM
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Rip Hans
But please do know that you where actually the base of a great forum ! HAGWe all |
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6 July 2014, 12:26 PM
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RIP Hands, I hope you aren't turning over in your grave at the antics of this forum.
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6 July 2014, 12:27 PM
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Wow! Thank you for sharing this. RIP HW
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6 July 2014, 12:28 PM
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Thanks for sharing this interesting piece of info, Adam. Thank you and RIP Hans.
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6 July 2014, 12:32 PM
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Interesting find. Great piece of history.
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6 July 2014, 12:34 PM
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Very cool Adam thank you for sharing
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6 July 2014, 12:35 PM
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The man was an absolute genius and what is more, there is every indication that he was also a man of high moral standards and integrity. I think Hans would be very proud of the Rolex company as it exists today, more than 50 years after his death.
Let us hope that 50 years from now, Rolex will still reflect the values of this great man.
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6 July 2014, 12:46 PM
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R.i.p. Hans. You will forever live on!
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6 July 2014, 12:47 PM
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awesome post!
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6 July 2014, 12:49 PM
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RIP Sir and thank you very much!
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6 July 2014, 12:51 PM
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Rip hw
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6 July 2014, 01:08 PM
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Interesting to know, thanks Adam.
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6 July 2014, 01:11 PM
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Rip
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6 July 2014, 02:07 PM
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Thanks for posting this Adam.
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6 July 2014, 02:10 PM
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great post. thanks
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6 July 2014, 02:16 PM
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Nice one Adam. Be well.
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6 July 2014, 02:20 PM
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Very interesting Adam - love the view/perspective- thank you - it is this type of post that makes TRF TRF.
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6 July 2014, 02:48 PM
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He was a great GERMAN born watch maker.
Wilsdorf is the definition of entrepreneur/marketing shark. He was always on top of his game and was always innovating to move his company and the technology forward. I agree, he would be proud of how much is company has achieved. It was truly interesting how the brand name Rolex came about because it was originally Wilsdorf and Davis. They changed the name to Rolex in the early 1900's due to the negative public opinion of Germany and anything tied to Germany... They originally setup shop in the UK but moved production back to Switzerland for tax reasons through they maintained the UK office. |
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6 July 2014, 02:59 PM
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RIP Hans
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6 July 2014, 03:15 PM
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RIP Hans Wilsdorf
Thanks for sharing this info, Adam👍!
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6 July 2014, 04:38 PM
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Rip
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6 July 2014, 04:53 PM
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Thanks for the post, Adam!
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6 July 2014, 06:13 PM
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Thanks for sharing Adam
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6 July 2014, 09:05 PM
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Good job
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6 July 2014, 10:21 PM
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Thanks for the article. RIP H.W.
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6 July 2014, 11:24 PM
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We need a "member of the month" award.... I nominate Adam... Great post, man
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6 July 2014, 11:28 PM
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Thank you for sharing.
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7 July 2014, 03:34 AM
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Cool post, thanks for sharing.
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7 July 2014, 03:49 AM
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Brilliant post Adam thanks for the heads up
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