It's a guarded secret what exactly is done by hand or machine, but I'm fairly certain some, if not most, of the assembly operations of every Rolex are done by hand. I'm a fan of aBlogToWatch and Mr. read more
Most luxury mechanical watches are assembled by hands, or involve and require human hand interaction at some point in their manufacturing, especially movement assembly and testing. Rolex is no exception, they have a philosophy; if the machine is better than humans at task x, let the machine do task x. read more
And everything from Rolex movements to bracelets are assembled by hand. A machine however helps with doing things such as applying the right pressure when attaching pins, aligning parts, and pressing down hands. Having said that, all Rolex watch hands are still set by hand via a trained technician. read more