A History of Rolex Quartz Timepieces

　　Introduction: Master(Gerald Genta)Genta's Royal Oak is highly praised by collectors and designers. It is said that diving helmets and battleship portholes served as his inspirations, though in truth its origin story remains somewhat unclear.

　　RolexQuartz watches

　　The original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and RolexOysterquartzare personal favourites among timepiece models. The former dispenses with a seconds hand, remaining ultra-thin and elegant,;whilst the latter features a robust bracelet and precise timekeeping. To many, the two models seem like siblings, leading one to wonder if there is a connection between them.?The answer is yes,!and it is closer than one might imagine.!

　　By comparison,Oysterquartz(170xxand190xx)is one of the least famous Rolex model references, so many people are unaware of the earlier Rolex quartz watch,(namelyRef.5100)which is entirely understandable.

　　To explore this topic, we need to go back40many years to the era when quartz watches first emerged. The world's first quartz clock was as large as a small room;;by the20century50s, its size had been reduced to that of an American double-door refrigerator.;It was not until1963that Seiko crafted the first portable quartz clock,——QC-951sending shockwaves through the industry.QC-951It was roughly the size of a marine chronometer and powered by commercially available batteries.

　　Amid differing opinions and heated debates, the behind-the-scenes research team decided to use quartz to create a“working prototype”simply to prove it could be done. This wasBeta 1，1967Year7exhibited in the month ofBeta 1It was the world's first quartz wristwatch, yet the design was not refined for mass production as debate continued at the Centre Électronique Horloger. Two years later,(1969Year)the movement of the first commercial productBeta 21was released, but it sharedBeta 1virtually nothing in common.Beta 21is a large-scale movement(30.9mm x 26.5mm), which presented a challenge to watchmaking partners as they did not have a case capable of housing this movement. Regarding this, understanding20century50、60how Swiss watchmaking companies operated during the era is important. They only produced movements,;while cases, dials, hands, and bracelets were supplied by numerous specialised manufacturers. Consequently, watch companies turned to case suppliers, communicated the technical specifications of the new movement, and sought corresponding case designs. Let us not forget that the pricing equation for Swiss watches at the time was: the more accurate, the more expensive. Watches equipped with theBeta 21movement were likely the brands' most precise models, so the case should naturally be made of gold, and the corresponding retail price would be very high. Furthermore, the new watch utilised advanced technology, and the electronic watch centre desired a correspondingly distinctive appearance. Case suppliers kept the requirements and wishes in mind, producing some unusual case products.

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　　Movement: ReplicaETA2836movement, replica Rolex3132Movement, SwissETA2836Movement

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