Mercedes Gleitze

A front-page advertisement in the Daily Mail heralds the cross-channel feat of swimmer Mercedes Gleitze Rolexs first Testimonee. Den Weg für viele moderne Modelle wie etwa die Rolex Submariner die Daytona oder die Yachtmaster ebnete die Rolex Oyster.

Mercedes Gleitze Publicity Photo Ca 1926 Badklader

Then in 1927 Rolex impressed the world when Mercedes Gleitze wore the Oyster during her vindication swim across the English Channel.

. A year later this Rolex model crossed the English Channel on the wrist of English swimmer Mercedes Gleitze. Your Place and Mine The Herring Pond Coalisland and Mercedes Gleitze. Her challenging 10-hour swim provided the perfect scenario to test the credibility of the Rolex Oyster which emerged successfully intact from the sea along with Mercedes affirming the Rolex brand.

It famously accompanied British swimmer Mercedes Gleitze as she swam through the English channel and would emerge from the 10-hour swim in good working condition. 一年後勞力士腕錶在英國游泳者Mercedes Gleitze手腕上越過英吉利海峽在這充滿挑戰的10小時游泳時間正好測試Rolex Oyster的功能更提高了品牌的信譽最後Rolex Oyster與泳手Mercedes成功渡海從此勞力士得到了大眾的肯定. It is quite another to prove it.

Auch das Element Wasser erwies sich immer wieder als gutes Pflaster für die Marke mit der fünfzackigen Krone. Also during the same year came the worlds first testimonial proclaiming the undefeated success of the waterproof watch The Oyster which was published on the front page of the Daily Mail. 1930 Rolex combines glamour and precision.

To demonstrate its capabilities Rolex enlisted the service of English Channel swimmer Mercedes Gleitze to wear the watch around her neck during one of her swims. In 1926 Mercedes Gleitze became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Rolex arranged for daring swimmer Mercedes Gleitze to embark on a daunting 10-hour swim across the British Channel with the Rolex Oyster hung around her neck.

Mercedes Gleitze und die Oyster. This reputation was sparked in 1927 when British swimmer Mercedes Gleitze the first woman to swim the English Channel took along with her on the attempt a gold Rolex Oyster watch that remained. An Unauthorized Reference Book for the Rolex Enthusiast points out in his article The Vindication Swim Mercedes Gleitze and Rolex take the plunge some doubts were cast on her achievement when.

Not only did Mercedes successfully cross the channel but the watch remained intact and dry inside it kept perfect time throughout. Rolex would go on to create the first watch with an automatically changing date Rolex Datejust 1945 the first watch waterproof to 100m Rolex Submariner 1953 and several more. In 1927 a Rolex Oyster crossed the English Channel worn by a young English swimmer named Mercedes Gleitze.

The Oyster proved it was different. However as John E. The watch was hailed as the first waterproof and dustproof product thanks to its hermetically sealed case that protects the delicate movements inside.

Mercedes Gleitze was the first British woman to swim the English Channel on 7 October 1927. Das Jahr 1989 stand maßgeblich unter dem Einfluss der politischen Umwälzungen in den europäischen Ostblockstaaten welche durch wachsenden Protest der Bevölkerung hervorgerufen wurdenMit den ersten demokratischen Parlamentswahlen in Polen dem Abbau der Grenzanlagen Ungarns zu Österreich ab Mai der Grenzbefestigungen der Tschechoslowakei im Dezember. In 1953 Sir Edmund Hilary became the first man to scale to the summit of Mount Everest and he was accompanied by his Rolex Oyster Perpetual.

Doch nicht nur in luftigen Höhen konnten Rolex Uhren überzeugen. She did it with wearing the innovative Rolex Oyster the first water resistant wrist watch in the world. 1970s Dame Kiri Te Kanawa The first Rolex Testimonee in the arts captivates audiences worldwide.

It is one thing to claim a watch is waterproof. Swimming at the Herring Pond in Portstewart and honouring Mercedes Gleitze. The swim lasted over 10 hours and the watch remained in perfect working order at the end of it.

Brozek author of The Rolex Report.

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