Feature: Will YOU get top marks in our Rolex quiz?
Our ten questions about all things Rolex are tougher than titanium! Do you accept the challenge?
Find out whether you’re a novice or a bonafide Rolex boffin. Answers are at the bottom of the page. Good luck!
1.
The 100,000th Rolex ever made was a Datejust that Hans Wilsdorf gifted to which famous political figure?
2.
Rolex’s 1970s “Stella” dials, found mainly on the Day-Date model, were said to be named after which American artist famous for his use of vibrant colours?
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3.
The Italian word “Freccione” is the nickname for which vintage Rolex sport watch?
4.
When Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf died in 1960, who took over the reins at the company?
5.
In its early years under the name Wilsdorf & Davies, the company that went on to become Rolex was based in which well-known London jewellery district?
6.
What watch writer and well-known authority on Rolex is known on Instagram as @misterrolex?
7.
James Bond’s Rolex Submariner in the film Live and Let Die has two special features. One is a bezel that doubles as a saw, but what is the other one?
8.
What is the functional purpose of the iconic “Mercedes” sign on the hour hand of some Rolex sport models?
9.
An iconic Rolex model was launched the same year that the Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Tom Hanks was born, and the Eurovision Song contest made its debut. Name the watch and the year.
10.
If the reference number of a modern Rolex ends in the digit ‘5’, what is it made out of?
ANSWERS TO ROLEX QUIZ
1 - Winston Churchill 2 - Frank Stella 3 - The Explorer 1655. It means “Big arrow”. 4 - Andre J. Heiniger 5 - Hatton Garden 6 - James Dowling 7 - A “hyper-intensfied magnetic field”, which Bond uses twice: first to unzip a woman’s dress and secondly to pick up a gas-filled metal pellet while tied up. 8 - The circle is divided into three parts (just like the Mercedes logo), which helps to hold the luminous substance securely in place. 9 - The Day-Date, in 1956. 10 - Rose gold
