As per our current Database, Hans Wilsdorf has been died on Jul 6, 1960 (age 79).
When Hans Wilsdorf die, Hans Wilsdorf was 79 years old.
| Popular As | Hans Wilsdorf |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Age | 79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 22, 1881 (Germany) |
| Birthday | March 22 |
| Town/City | Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
Hans Wilsdorf’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Hans Wilsdorf was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Notable for founding the world-famous Tudor and Rolex watch brands, this German Entrepreneur later established an eponymous foundation that guaranteed that a portion of Rolex's profits would be donated to charity in the decades and centuries after his death.
Early in his life, he was employed by a Swiss watchmaking company in the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
When he learned that members of the Royal Air Force who owned Rolex watches were being forced to turn over their timepieces to their captors at World war II-era POW camps, Wilsdorf offered to replace the soldiers' watches for free (until the end of the war, when the former POWs would be expected to pay for their Rolexes).
A native of Kulmbach, Bavaria, he later operated his famous watchmaking businesses out of his adopted home city of Geneva, Switzerland. Before settling in Geneva, he co-owned a London-based watch imports company with his wife's brother, Alfred Davis.
He and Frenchman Dominique Loiseau were both successful twentieth-century watchmakers.
