Materials science, dial-making artistry and horological performance: the watches presented this year enshrine technical excellence, immortalize dreams come true and shape the watchmaking emotions of tomorrow. Through these timepieces, the brand ushers in a new era of achievement and innovation, stamped with an even more exacting Superlative Chronometer certification symbolized, as ever, by the green seal.

It was born of intuition, Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex, envisioned the wristwatch as ideally suited to the modern lifestyles emerging in the early 20th century, even seeing it as a symbol of that transformation. Despite its small size, he made it as precise as a marine chronometer. And to ensure there were no limits to its use, he devised a way to protect the movement from all forms of intrusion.