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Rolex|ˈrəʊlɛks|
The proprietary name of a make of watch. Also attrib.
1912Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Aug. 1242 ‘Rolex’... Watches. Wilsdorf & Davis,..London,..; watch manufacturers. 1957J. Braine Room at Top iv. 40 A young man with sleek black hair, a shiny red face and a gold Rolex Oyster. 1970W. Wager Sledgehammer (1971) xvi. 99 He glanced down at the face of his gold Rolex. 1973J. Rossiter Manipulators xiv. 138 The watch on his wrist [was] an upper-bracket Rolex. 1977B. Freemantle Charlie Muffin xvii. 170 He looked at the heavy Rolex watch that had been part of the élite snobbism of the Green Berets in Vietnam. |