The world’s most well-known dive watch lastly turns into the hero of its personal story, authored by none aside from historian, raconteur and watch author Nick Foulkes himself. Consider it or not, Oyster Perpetual Submariner – the watch that unlocked the deep is the primary authorised book-length tackle the true historical past of the world’s first wristwatch waterproof to 100 metres (or as Rolex constantly says, waterproof to that depth).
Printed in a bilingual version (English and French) that runs to 252 pages, the e-book is the results of a partnership between Rolex and iconic design journal Wallpaper*. In its press launch supporting this e-book, which hit bookstores 16 September, Rolex notes that that is simply the primary in a collection of publications. This primary enterprise, which we’ve got but to learn, guarantees way over a dry accounting of historical past and technical issues. Foulkes brings drama, together with the tales of the “pioneers who examined prototypes.”
“As a historian with a lifelong obsession with watches, I used to be delighted and excited to be given distinctive entry to the Rolex archives and flattered and honoured to be invited to set down in print the primary authorised accounts of timepieces which have helped form historical past,” stated Foulkes. “I’m very grateful to Rolex for having positioned its belief in me to be the one to put in writing its story. It’s a fascinating story, to which I’ve tried to do justice.” The e-book additionally showcases Rolex Testimonees, highlighting their contributions by means of the lens of Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative, which aids organisations and people devoted to environmental exploration and safety.
The proof in fact is within the studying, and hardcover copies of Oyster Perpetual Submariner – the watch that unlocked the deep go on sale (at GDP 100 and EUR 125) from October 1 from ACC Artwork Books for worldwide sale. There may be additionally a silk-bound model, which is proscribed, and that’s accessible to buy from the WallpaperSTORE* now.
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