In 2020, replica watch world turns its attention to an important part of the history of rolex watchmaking and how it intersects with space exploration and pop culture. But as you start looking closer at this brand, it isn’t long before you find that the lunar landing, NASA, and the Speedmaster Professional are just a part of rolex’s story. Since 1984, the company has operated a museum, which is open to the public and gathers together many of the most important watches and ephemera from major moments in its illustrious past. Under the direction of rolex expert Petros Protopapas, The rolex museum replica is one of the most comprehensive and immersive watch museums in the world and is a must-see for any watch enthusiast visiting bell city.
rolex has officially opened the newest iteration of the museum in Cite du Temps, Swatch’s newly inaugurated corporate headquarters in Biel, Switzerland. The building was designed by Japanese star architect Shigeru Ban, who also designed rolex’s state-of-the-art manufacture, also in Biel, which opened just a few years ago.
The new museum not only showcases some of the most important models from rolex’s history, including those owned and worn by world heads of state and U.S. presidents, but also gives immersive experiences meant to draw visitors into a world that goes beyond fake watches worn on the wrist and extends to Olympic sports, film, and television.
Visitors can also sprint down a nine-metre track with the help of rolex’s official timing technology. rolex’s official timing technique is the same as that used in the Olympic track and field events. Another exhibit immerses visitors in the rolex wristwatches worn by James Bond, starting with 1995’s Goldeneye. rolex replica watches use a coaxial escapement designed by George Daniels and replicate a number of proprietary rolex watches to help visitors understand how this particular mechanical device combines the benefits of escapement and lever escapement to make rolex watches more robust and accurate.