Rolex: Der Traum des Hans Wilsdorf (2025)

Christian Rupprecht's 2025 German biographical novel fictionalizes the life and work of Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf. Its watchmaking dialogue treats the waterproof Oyster case and self-winding Perpetual mechanism as the linked innovations that established the modern Rolex wristwatch. (jpc)

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Rolex Oyster Perpetual: The novel's dialogue describes the Rolex Oyster as revolutionary because it combines water resistance with Perpetual technology.

Source text: "Es war diese Kombination, die die Oyster revolutionär gemacht hat." (Google Books)