Definition, synonyms and related words
A watch of a particular high-status brand.
"For breakfast, he enjoyed his favorite dish of an omelette wrapped inside a warm chapati."
An omelette served inside a chapati.
In plain English: A Rolex is an expensive brand of luxury watches known for being very high quality and valuable.
"He wore his new Rolex to the gala tonight."
German watchmaker Hans Wilsdorf invented the name Rolex in 1908 by randomly combining letters until he found one that sounded right. He later claimed the word appeared to him while riding on a horse-drawn bus in London, though it was actually created from scratch as a trade name for his watches.