THE ORIGINS
THE SELF-WINDING
MOVEMENT
The Oyster soon boasted yet another outstanding feature.
In 1931, Rolex invented and patented the world's first self-winding mechanism with a Perpetual rotor. This ingenious system is at the origin of every modern automatic watch.
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