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should we change or do anything about the "revenue" thing due to/using https://www.statista.com/statistics/789382/leading-luxury-watch-brands-sales/ (4.7b in 2020) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6011:9600:52C0:6594:3843:DA62:C33E (talk) 22:10, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Notable inventions and patents

The "notable inventions and patents" section is not neutral in the way it is currently written. The content of this section should describe the things that Rolex invented/patented rather than highlighting the things that Rolex did not invent. For instance, the section notes the offering of a self-winding wristwatch in 1931 but then goes on to say that Rolex was not the first to do so and refers to the self-winding watch by Harwood. Instead, the section should mention the 360 degrees self-winding rotor which Rolex released in 1931. This invention is notable because it became the standard winding mechanism for automatic watches. For contrasting this to the preceding invention, the article could mention that Harwood offered a self-winding mechanism with a weight that moved in a 270 degrees arc hitting buffer springs on both sides^[1].

The same principle applies to most of the listed points. Instead of listing the actual inventions/patents and where necessary contrasting them to previous inventions, the article lists broader classes of inventions and then goes on to say that actually Rolex was not the first. Asnelt (talk) 22:32, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a reference for the 360 degrees self-winding rotor patent: ^[2]. Asnelt (talk) 23:16, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://www.harwood-watches.com/en/history/index.html

[2] ttps://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=CH&NR=157995A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19321031#

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