Church records stated that they stopped paying for a watch winder in 1940. Wilsdorf died in 1960, so it must have been around that time that he decreed the clock be kept in good order by his company.
Wilsdorf was a member of the congregation of the church while he lived in Geneva. He likely adopted his faith during his time in London in his early years of watchmaking.
Downing tried to ask Rolex why exactly why the church clock was still on Rolex's to-do list, but he was completely stonewalled. No surprise there. However, reaching out to the charity that owns Rolex, The Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, was learned a bit.
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