Rolexn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlɛks/, U.S.

/ˈroʊˌlɛks/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rolex.

Etymology: < Rolex S.A., the name of a Swiss watchmaking company.The company was founded in London as Wilsdorf & Davis in 1905, by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis, and moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919, where it operated as the Rolex Watch Company (later becoming Rolex S.A.).

A proprietary name for: a highly prized type of luxury watch.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > particular types of watch

German watch1611

larum watch1619

clock-watch1625

minute watch1660

pendulum watch1664

watch1666

alarm watch1669

finger watch1679

string-watch1686

scout1688

balance-watch1690

hour-watch1697

warming-pan1699

minute pendulum watch1705

jewel watch1711

suit1718

repeater1725

Tompion1727

pendulum spring1728

second-watch1755

Geneva watch1756

cylinder-watch1765

watch-paper1777

ring watch1788

verge watch1792

watch lamp1823

hack1827

bull's-eye1833

vertical watch1838

quarter-repeater1840

turnip1840

hunting-watch1843

minute repeater1843

hunter1851

job watch1851

Geneva1852

watch-lining1856

touch watch1860

musical watch1864

lever1865

neep1866

verge1871

independent seconds watch1875

stem-winder1875

demi-hunter1884

fob-watch1884

three-quarter plate1884

wrist-watch1897

turnip-watch1898

sedan-chair watch1904

Rolex1922

Tank watch1923

strap watch1926

chatelaine watch1936

sedan clock1950

quartz watch1969

pulsar1970

1912 Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Aug. 1242 ‘Rolex’... Watches. Wilsdorf & Davis,..London;..watch manufacturers.]

1922 Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg) 13 Dec. 25/2 (advt.) $10.00, 15 Jewel Rolex in 16 size nickel case.

1950 S. J. Perelman Swiss Family Perelman v. 66 Quaint junks wallowed by, laden with Parker pens, self-winding Rolexes, and other imports vital to China's existence.

1985 N.Y. Mag. 3 June 32/2 A chain dangled from his neck, and a fake gold Rolex shone on his right wrist.

1998 P. Zhai Get Real iii. 64 I believe..that I will either be killed or need to give up my Rolex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rolex
释义	Rolexn. Brit. /ˈrəʊlɛks/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌlɛks/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rolex. Etymology: < Rolex S.A., the name of a Swiss watchmaking company.The company was founded in London as Wilsdorf & Davis in 1905, by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis, and moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919, where it operated as the Rolex Watch Company (later becoming Rolex S.A.). A proprietary name for: a highly prized type of luxury watch. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > particular types of watch German watch1611 larum watch1619 clock-watch1625 minute watch1660 pendulum watch1664 watch1666 alarm watch1669 finger watch1679 string-watch1686 scout1688 balance-watch1690 hour-watch1697 warming-pan1699 minute pendulum watch1705 jewel watch1711 suit1718 repeater1725 Tompion1727 pendulum spring1728 second-watch1755 Geneva watch1756 cylinder-watch1765 watch-paper1777 ring watch1788 verge watch1792 watch lamp1823 hack1827 bull's-eye1833 vertical watch1838 quarter-repeater1840 turnip1840 hunting-watch1843 minute repeater1843 hunter1851 job watch1851 Geneva1852 watch-lining1856 touch watch1860 musical watch1864 lever1865 neep1866 verge1871 independent seconds watch1875 stem-winder1875 demi-hunter1884 fob-watch1884 three-quarter plate1884 wrist-watch1897 turnip-watch1898 sedan-chair watch1904 Rolex1922 Tank watch1923 strap watch1926 chatelaine watch1936 sedan clock1950 quartz watch1969 pulsar1970 1912 Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Aug. 1242 ‘Rolex’... Watches. Wilsdorf & Davis,..London;..watch manufacturers.] 1922 Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg) 13 Dec. 25/2 (advt.) $10.00, 15 Jewel Rolex in 16 size nickel case. 1950 S. J. Perelman Swiss Family Perelman v. 66 Quaint junks wallowed by, laden with Parker pens, self-winding Rolexes, and other imports vital to China's existence. 1985 N.Y. Mag. 3 June 32/2 A chain dangled from his neck, and a fake gold Rolex shone on his right wrist. 1998 P. Zhai Get Real iii. 64 I believe..that I will either be killed or need to give up my Rolex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922
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