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Milestones from Rolex
1926The first waterproof wristwatchRolex closed the last opening in the watch case with a crown that screws down onto the case, and called the result the Oyster.1931The first free winding rotorRolex let the winding weight turn a full circle freely, the self-winding system nearly every automatic watch still uses.1945The first automatic chronometer with dateRolex’s Datejust of 1945 was the first self-winding, waterproof, chronometer-certified wristwatch with a date in a window.1956The first day-date wristwatchThe Rolex Day-Date of 1956 was the first wristwatch to show the day spelled out in full and the date, each in its own window.