...Rolex Wrist Shot Of The Day...
Km'rol Polar Rolex Explorer II In The Car
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Holy Men Wearing Rolex Two-Tone Datejust Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul
Holy Men Wearing Rolex Two-Tone Datejust
Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II
What do the the Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II have in common beside the fact they are both holy men? They don't wear pants–they both wore gowns, and they both wore two-tone Rolex Datejust watches.
In this first photo we see the Dalai Lama at the the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and we see him wearing his two-tone Rolex Datejust.
In this next photo we see Pope John Paul II wearing his two tone Rolex Datejust.
In this next photo we see Pope John Paul II and U.S. President Ronald Reagan making a speech.
In the next photo below, we see Pope John Paul wearing his two-tone Rolex Datejust, as he sits next to President Ronald Reagan. It is interesting to note that Ronald Reagan also wore a Rolex Datejust.
In this next photo below, we see the Papal Father just after an assassination attempt was made on his life on May 13, 1981 as he entered St. Peter's Square. Notice he is wearing his two tone Rolex Datejust.
It is also interesting to note that in the photo above, that both Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul both not only wore Rolex Datejust models on a Jubilee bracelet, but they both also were shot at close range in assassination attempts that occurred within 43 days of each other in 1981. Dr. Martin Luther King was also wearing his Rolex Datejust when he was assassinated.
Pope John Paul and Ronald Reagan, both, in many ways symbolized the 1980s generation, and both passed away within a year of each other in the mid 2000s.
Pope Paul completely recovered and is pictured below with Mother Theresa. I think they were both very kind souls.
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John Mayer's Incredible Hulk Submariner
...Wrist Shot Of The Day...
John Mayer's Incredible Hulk Submariner
John Mayer is one of the top guitarist and recording artists in the world today. On his blog he recently showed off his new Supercase Ceramic LV Submariner.
John Mayer wrote on his blog back on August 3rd, 2010:
"Look what I just got...No, not the brand new Rolex green dial/green bezel Submariner, ya goof. JM silly bandz! Available beginning tonight. One of these are worth at least a half dozen dolphins or bunnies."
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Robert Scheidt & Torben Grael: The Worlds Greatest Sailors
Rolex Coolness
Robert Scheidt & Torben Grael
The Worlds Greatest Sailors
Rolex Submariner
Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael are considered to be two of the greatest sailors in history and in 2011 we will be taking an in-depth look at the world or Rolex World Sailors. Torben Grail who is pictured on the right was named the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor Of The Year.
Robert Scheidt is picture above on the left wearing his Rolex submariner, and Torben Grael is pictured standing behind him, and Torben Grael, who is from Brazil is also pictured below wearing his Rolex Submariner.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Warren Buffett: Wealthiest Man In The United States...
Rolex Coolness: Warren Buffett
Worlds Wealthiest Investor
[Trademark Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date]
The Oracle Of Omaha
Warren Buffett Trusts Rolex To Keep The Time Of His Life
Warren Buffett is a very interesting man. On the one hand, he is extremely simple and un-materialistic–yet in his extremely successful career as an investor with Berkshire-Hathaway, he has managed to squirrel-away more nuts than any other American.
Warren Buffett was once asked what he thought about Rolex and he said he thought Rolex was an amazing brand and that if it was ever for sale he would buy it immediately.
"Success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get." –Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is pictured below meeting with President Obama in the White House to give him economic advise on how to turn the American economy around.
Warren Buffett is the wealthiest man on earth and Bill Gates is the second wealthiest American. So is there a correlation between Warren being the wealthiest American and the fact that he wears a Rolex? I will let you decide that.
Berkshire has $35 billion in cash and Buffett, the world's richest person, has been looking for places to put it. He's invested in China, Israel and the U.K., complaining that there's a dearth of U.S. investment opportunities for a company as large as Berkshire.
Buffett On Rolex
Warren Buffett is a big fan of Rolex and has been wearing his Rolex Day-Date for many years. Buffett was once asked what he thought about Rolex as a company and if he would ever be interested in purchasing Rolex (even though it is not for sale, since Rolex is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Trust). Buffett responded by saying: "Luxury watchmakers such as Geneva-based Rolex are great companies. They know my phone number, but they haven't called.''
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Rolex Revolutionary: Fidel Castro Stainless Steel Rolex GMT Master
Rolex Revolutionary: Fidel Castro
Stainless Steel Rolex GMT Master
April 17, 2011 represents the 50th anniversary of the Bay Of Pigs invasion, in which the CIA trained Cuban rebels tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime, and of course they lost, so I thought it would be appropriate to share these images of Fidel Castro sporting his Rolex GMT Master.
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Introducing Jake's Patek Philippe World Blog...
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Rolex Coolness: A.J.Foyt 1974 Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date Ad
...Now & Then...
The King Of Racing
Rolex Coolness: A.J.Foyt
1974 Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date Ad
5 Decades Wearing Nothing But Rolex
A.J. Foyt has had an amazing racing career. To this day, he is the only race car driver to win The Daytona 500, The Indianapolis 500, The 24 Hours of Daytona, The 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. All together, A.J. Foyt won 159 auto races, which gave him the well-deserved title of "The King Of Racing."
We see A.J. Foyt in the photo above taken from the June of 1964 cover of Sports Illustrated. This photo was take just before he raced in and won the Indianapolis 500. In the next image below, taken a decade later in 1974, we see A.J. Foyt being celebrated in a Rolex Day-Date ad.
A.J. Foyt is pictured below in a recent photo, and we see him wearing his yellow gold Rolex GMT Master. He also still wears his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date he is wearing in the 1974 Rolex ad pictured above.
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Steve McQueen & Paul Newman The Towering Inferno Movie [1974]
...The Kings Of Rolex Coolness...
Steve McQueen & Paul Newman
The Towering Inferno Movie [1974]
What could be cooler than a movie starring Steve McQueen wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner? A movie with Paul Newman co-staring with him!!!
The two most famous actors who wore Rolex starred together in this movie named The Towering Inferno, which set a high-water mark for early 1970s action adventure movies. In 1974, nothing was cooler than Steve McQueen and Paul Newman!!!!!
I just completed a HUGE update to the Steve McQueen Rolex Story and I added all these new screenshots from Towering Inferno and many more!!!
Steve McQueen is pictured below sporting his trademark Rolex Submariner.
Of course, The Towering Inferno was an action adventure movie, and in these next shots we see Paul Newman and Steve McQueen James Bonding it up!!!
When I say "James Bonding it up" if you have ever worn a Rolex Submariner and you know what I mean, you will recognize this next pose in this image that shows Steve McQueen sporting his trademark Rolex Submariner ;-)
To learn much more about the Towering Inferno, check out the update Part 3 of the Steve McQueen Rolex Story.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
1st Generation "Orange Hand" Explorer II v. 2nd Generation "Red Hand" Explorer II
...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...
1st Generation "Orange Hand" Explorer II
v.
2nd Generation "Red Hand" Explorer II
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Happy Easter from John Goldberger 1950s Rolex Cloisonné Mermaid Dial
Happy Easter from John Goldberger
1950s Rolex Cloisonné Mermaid Dial
John Goldberger is a renowned horological expert, collector and publisher. He sent in this photo to share with you and he said "Happy Easter!" This is clearly a beautiful Rolex Cloisonné dial from the 1950s and it features a mermaid holding what would appear to be a pearl, or perhaps an egg.
To all my readers who celebrate Easter, Happy Easter, and to all my other readers I hope you are having a great weekend, and special thanks to John for sharing this image.
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Barbra Streisand & James Brolin Vintage Stainless Daytona
...Emmy Award Winner...
Barbra Streisand & James Brolin
Vintage Stainless Daytona
Deborah Wald took both of these amazing images
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Dan Pierce's Tudor Heritage Chrono...
...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...
Dan Pierce's Tudor Heritage Chrono
with an added cyclops as a nod to the original
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Rolex Coolness: Michael Caine 1971 Movie: Get Carter
Academy Award Winning Actor
Rolex Coolness: Michael Caine
1971 Movie: Get Carter
Rolex Datejust
...My Name is Michael Caine...
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