Chuck Yeager's Original 1947 Rolex
Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound barrier wearing the Rolex Oyster pictured in the photo below. Today the watch is in Geneva in Rolex' private collection.
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Historically Rolex has always been extremely secretive and discreet, and no journalists in the past have ever been invited "INSIDE ROLEX" to explore and report on all four Rolex Manufacturing faclities in Switzerland.
In November 2013, this changed when Rolex invited Jake to take an unprecdented journey into the heart of Rolex to learn and report on everything he witnessed and learned.
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