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30 July 2018, 10:28 AM
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Hans Wilsdorf, Founder Of Rolex Interview 1959
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZSZxyC0ZQ
Not certain if this has been posted, ever. It’s in French. Almost like a tradeshow introduction interview. Essentially saying he’s been in business for 40yrs and in 1919 he saw a demand for wrist worn watches after WW1. It’s amazing seeing how even HW had to ‘sell’ and had a great pitch. 
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30 July 2018, 10:50 AM
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Fantastic find :)
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30 July 2018, 10:51 AM
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I understood a word here and there , lol !!! Looking good though ... HW is the man...
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30 July 2018, 10:57 AM
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If I didn’t learn, I’d get the strap from the nuns. Good times. It was worth it. 
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30 July 2018, 10:59 AM
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The legend himself, probably had no idea the behemoth that Rolex would become.
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30 July 2018, 11:02 AM
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Great find!
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30 July 2018, 11:02 AM
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I thought that too. The interviewer was talking to a future legend. Whether he knew it... |
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30 July 2018, 11:03 AM
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They basically talked about how Hans popularized the wristwatch. He said it was the highlight of his career.
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30 July 2018, 11:33 AM
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30 July 2018, 11:44 AM
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30 July 2018, 11:46 AM
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Very cool find. I wish I understood French.
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30 July 2018, 12:13 PM
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He has a little something in his speech and his voice tone which perfectly matches his creations! Positively radiating a good mood, high class, and proudly exploring (he mentioned he traveled the world 3 times to better understand the tastes of people around the globe)
Now I understand why Rolex watches are like this :-) |
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30 July 2018, 12:14 PM
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Classic
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30 July 2018, 12:31 PM
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wow very cool, havent seen this before
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30 July 2018, 12:40 PM
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I wonder if there’s a version in Pig Latin.....
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30 July 2018, 05:50 PM
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Wow, thanks for posting this. After all these years never saw this.
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31 July 2018, 01:08 AM
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Thanks for posting!
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31 July 2018, 01:17 AM
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Excellent, thanks for sharing
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31 July 2018, 02:26 AM
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For those who went and saw the transcript in Jacke's world (and for those who will), there is a mistake (in this otherwise excellent blog which I appreciated for years!).
Hans Wilsdorf is not interrupted after the first paragraph (or not quite), he had time to say... (addition in bold, below) : Hans Wilsdorf: For 40 years. I came to Geneva after the first war in 1919, with some absences due to trips I made around the entire world. I've traveled a total of three times around the globe, to every nation in the world. I know a little bit something about all people and their taste. This helped me not only to understand the needs to make watches which would please people in French :"... une montre qui plairait" Moreover, at the end, there are 2 things that are missing : he says that he personally made some inventions and that he is glad of the way the industry did develop. It would then rather read: Hans Wilsdorf: One of the pioneers, as I was not only the first to understand the potential of the wristwatch but I also personally made few inventions which contributed largely to the development of the industry, which (development) I'm really satisfied of... Last edited by Chope Man; 31 July 2018 at 02:42 AM.. Reason: additions |
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