世界名牌博覽：勞力士

勞力士(Rolex)是瑞士著名的手表制造商，前身為Wilsdorf and Davis(W&D)公司，由德國(guó)人漢斯·威斯多夫(Hans Wilsdof)與英國(guó)人戴維斯(Alfred Davis)于1905年在倫敦合伙經(jīng)營(yíng)。1908年由漢斯·威斯多夫在瑞士的拉夏德芬(La Chaux-de-Fonds)注冊(cè)更名為ROLEX。經(jīng)過(guò)一個(gè)世紀(jì)的發(fā)展，總部設(shè)在日內(nèi)瓦的勞力士公司已擁有19個(gè)分公司，在世界主要的大都市有24個(gè)規(guī)模頗大的服務(wù)中心，年產(chǎn)手表45萬(wàn)只左右，成為市場(chǎng)占有量甚大的名牌手表之一。

Rolex is one of the most famous brands of high-quality luxury watches. They are widely regarded as status symbols. The company was started by Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis in London in 1905. They registered the name “Rolex” in 1908. In 1919, the company moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where it has stayed ever since. Rolex has been a pioneer in watch-making and produced the first ever self-winding watch, the first watch with an automatically changing date and the first underwater time piece. Today, the company produces over 2,000 watches a day, all put together by highly skilled workers. The company has a never-ending job of pursuingcounterfeits of its products. Rolex generates around $3 billion in annual revenues and employs just less than 3,000 staff.