Rolex SA and its subsidiary Montres Tudor are famous names in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of quality wristwatches. Rolex which sells Rolex and Tudor brands of distinctive luxury timepieces for men and women were founded by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in 1905. In 1919, the two moved their company, Wilsdorf, and Davis, from London, England to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919.
Ranked #57 of the world’s most powerful brands by Forbes Magazine, Rolex produces over two thousand watches a day and grosses over seven billion US dollars annually. Still headquartered in Geneva Rolex has twenty-eight branches and employs over four thousand watchmakers in over a hundred countries around the world.