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رولكس 4262 بتوقيت عالمي على خلفية خضراء — صورة فيليبس

History

The Rolex That Put the World in a Pocket: A Letter from 1948

An extraordinary watch becomes more revealing when an ordinary deadline survives beside it. A Rolex letter dated 7 January 1948 links dial instructions, a supplier and Louis Cottier’s world-time system, opening a window onto the work behind reference 4262.

— Malichus