Declassified records describe Hans Wilsdorf as “most objectionable” and allege he may have used his position to spread ...

Likewise, a report from the British consul in Geneva, where Rolex is headquartered, claimed he was “well known for his strong Nazi sympathies” and that his brother, Karl, was “reported to be an active ...

Newly declassified MI5 files reveal that Hans Wilsdorf, the German-born founder of Rolex, was once suspected of strong Nazi ...

Secret MI5 files reveal that Hans Wilsdorf, the German-born founder of the iconic Rolex brand, was under serious suspicion by ...

Rolex said it was well aware of the file in the National Archives and had constituted a team of historians for further ...

Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex’s founder, was allegedly a Nazi sympathiser and MI5 espionage suspect during WWII, according to newly ...

MI5 suspected that the German founder of Rolex was a Nazi spy, the Telegraph can reveal. Formerly classified documents at the ...

The luxury Swiss watch company said that it hired a historian to investigate and will publish the results of the probe.The post Rolex founder suspected of being Nazi spy, per ...

For 120 years, Rolex has reigned supreme in the industry, standing as a pinnacle of precision and luxury in watchmaking.

By 1905, Hans Wilsdorf created his own company using 'unusually compact watch movements' but it wasn't until 1908 that the company sported the Rolex name.