This was the ninth attempt of the first ascent of Mount Everest, and during the expedition, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history when they reached the summit on May 29, 1953. In 1953, Oyster Perpetual watches were supplied to members of the British Mount Everest expedition led by Colonel John Hunt. Rolex began equipping early mountaineering expeditions as early as the 1930s, even including the Houston-Everest Expedition, which achieved the flight over Mount Everest.įor the next 20 years, Rolex continued to equip historic expeditions with waterproof Oyster watches and self-winding Oyster Perpetual watches. During the first half of the 20th Century, Rolex Oyster watches were already famous for their waterproofness, durability, precision, and reliability.
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