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Old 13 October 2007, 02:31 PM   #7
leopardprey
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No, Rolex was not the first. They copied Blancpain. Blancpain, which is the original,rotating bezel dive watch was in production a full 14 months before the first Rolex Sub.

Now as to the first "water proof" watches, that would have to go to Rolex with their Oyster case and twin lock crown in the early 1920s.

First true Diving watch, but no rotatable bezel was actually from Omega in the 30s.

And the first Combat Divers/Military Water Operations watch would probably have to go to Panerai (which used Rolex movements in their early watches)
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