Rolex is recognized the world over for its expertise and the quality of its products – symbols of excellence, elegance and prestige. The pursuit of excellence underpins every aspect of the brand’s activities including its choice of sponsorships.
For more than a half a century, Rolex has partnered some of the world’s most talented artists and leading cultural institutions to help perpetuate artistic heritage. Rolex’s partnerships in the arts support the transmission of knowledge and highlight the human journey and the milestones that culminate in achievement. In all these endeavours, Rolex supports artistic excellence and is helping to pass knowledge to future generations.
Through the Rolex Perpetual Arts Initiative, a broad portfolio of arts that extends through architecture, cinema, dance, literature, music, theatre and visual arts, the brand confirms its long-term commitment to global culture.
Over the years, Rolex’s commitment to the arts has grown to include many leading artists, prestigious institutions, festivals and the Vienna Philharmonic. The artists include Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, French tenor Benjamin Bernheim, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva and Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Rolex also supports the world’s foremost cultural institutions such as Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, London’s Royal Ballet and Opera, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the Opéra national de Paris, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts.
In 2012, the brand was delighted to become a Main Sponsor of the acclaimed Salzburg Festival as well as Exclusive Sponsor of the Whitsun Festival, directed by Cecilia Bartoli.
Rolex is increasingly active in the arts and is making a unique and lasting contribution to culture around the world.