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Hans Wilsdorf
Hans Wilsdorf is an Anglo-German businessman best known as the founder of Rolex and Tudor.
BornMarch 22, 1881, Kulmbach, German Empire
DiedJuly 06, 1960, Geneva, Switzerland
CitizenshipGerman, British (after 1911)
Known forFounding Rolex, the largest single luxury watch brand
Spouse(s)Florence Frances May Crotty (m. 1911–1944). Betty Wilsdorf-Mettler (m. Unknown-1960)

About Hans Wilsdorf

Entrepreneur Hans Wilsdorf was born on March 22, 1881 in Germany (He dies at the age of 79, on July 6, 1960).

This German entrepreneur is best known for inventing the world-famous Tudor and Rolex watch brands, as well as an eponymous foundation that ensured that a portion of Rolex's income would be donated to charity in the decades and centuries following his death.

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Hans Wilsdorf before becoming famous

Hans Wilsdorf was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1881 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He worked for a Swiss watchmaker company in the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds early in his life.

Achievement of Hans Wilsdorf

When Wilsdorf learned that personnel of the Royal Air Force who owned Rolex watches were being compelled to hand them over to their captors in POW camps during World War II, he offered to replace the watches for free (until the end of the war, when the former POWs would be expected to pay for their Rolexes).

Hans Wilsdorf's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Kulmbach, Bavaria, but later moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to run his famous watchmaking company. He co-owned a London-based watch importing company with his wife's brother, Alfred Davis, before moving in Geneva.

Hans Wilsdorf Collabed with

He and Entrepreneur Dominique Loiseau, a Frenchman, were both successful watchmakers in the twentieth century.

Hans Wilsdorf Income & Net worth

Hans Wilsdorf's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: an entrepreneur. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Hans Wilsdorf.

Hans Wilsdorf Height and Weight

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Latest information about Hans Wilsdorf updated on March 11 2023.