Happy Easter From John Goldberger: Paul Newman Daytona...

Happy Easter From John Goldberger

John Golberger is the author of the amazing book 100 Superlative Rolex Watches, and you can check out my review by clicking here. John sent in these photos he took for Easter of his Exotic Dial Paul Newman [Reference 6263, Caliber 727] which was sold in the U.S.A., in 1971. Thanks for sending in the photos John, and a happy Easter to you and everybody!!!

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Rolex Coolness: Al Pacino Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner

...Academy Award Winning Best Actor...

Rolex Coolness: Al Pacino

A Brilliant Career With Rolex Keeping His Time

Al Pacino is considered to be one of the greatest actors alive today. He is pictured below wearing a Rolex Day-Date.

In this next photo we see Al Pacino wearing a stainless steel Rolex on a Jubilee Bracelet.

Al Pacino is pictured below with Kevin Spacey, and Al is wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner.

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...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day... Elmar's Rolex Submariner Hour Hand

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day...

Elmar's Rolex Submariner Hour Hand

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1966 Chrysler Imperial Brochure

1966 Chrysler Imperial Brochure

Featuring A Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date

You don't often see Rolex watches used in other brands advertising, but in this 1966 Chrysler Imperial brochure we see a yellow gold Rolex Day-Date featured. Paul, who is a reader of Jake's Rolex World found this image and sent it in. Paul is a fan of vintage Chrysler automobiles and he found this image in this cool 1966 Imperial Brochure.

It is fascinating to see how in 1966, the Rolex "President" (Yellow Gold Day-Date) was positioned as The International Mark Of Success.

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Paul Newman Daytona Taken Apart

Paul Newman Daytona

The Sum Of Its Parts

Peter Roberts is a watchmaker in the U.K. and he just sent in this image of a stainless steel Rolex Daytona he was recently working on and decided to send it in to share with you. Of you were ever wondering what a Paul Newman Daytona looks like when it is taken apart, here it is...

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Sean Connery & Ursula Andress Set of James Bond Dr. NO Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner

...Rolex Super-Coolness...

Sean Connery & Ursula Andress

Set of James Bond Dr. NO

Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner

The history of James Bond wearing Rolex on screen all began here with Sean Connery playing James Bond. This photo was taken on the set of Dr. No and shows Sean Connery hanging out with Ursula Andress.

I have also been working on updating the Sean Connery sections of The James Bond Rolex Story, and here is a new photo that shows Sean Connery on the set of Dr. No (1962) hugging Ursula Andres, and notice Sean is sporting his trademark big crown Rolex Submariner. In the future, I have a ton more amazing updates coming up on all things James Bond....

Click on image of Sean Connery to see his big crown Rolex Submariner in detail

If you are new to Jake's Rolex World, you can learn all about Sean Connery and The James Bond Rolex Story I wrote.

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Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day: Rolex DEEP-SEA Special

Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day

Rolex DEEP-SEA Special

You can learn everything about the history of the Rolex DEEP-SEA Special in this article I wrote.

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Rolex Coolness: Mel Gibson Air America Movie (1990) Pepsi Rolex GMT Master

...Academy Award Winning Actor & Director...

Rolex Coolness: Mel Gibson

Air America Movie (1990)

Pepsi Rolex GMT Master

So I just watched Air America to get these screen grabs and it was a weird movie in the sense that it was supposed to take place in 1969 and the soundtrack was great, but the clothing, wardrobe and haircuts were totally 1990!?! Mel Gibson wore a Pepsi Rolex GMT-Master throughout the movie and many of the other actors were wearing Rolex watches in the movie.

It's Pepsi Time

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Michael's Stainless and Platinum Blue Dial Yacht-Master

...Wrist Shot Of The Day...

Michael's Yacht-Master

Stainless and Platinum with Blue Dial 

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...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day... Zhege's Yellow Gold Day-Date

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day...

Zhege's Bark Finish Yellow Gold Day-Date

Zhege lives in Philadelphia, and he took this amazing macro shot of his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date with a black dial. It is amazing how photogenic Rolex watches are...

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French Actor: Jean-Paul Belmondo

...Rolex Coolness...

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French Acting Legend

An Amazing Career with Rolex Keeping Time

Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor who is also a huge Rolex fan as you can see in all the photos below. In the first 4 images he is wearing a Paul Newman Daytona and in the next last two images he is wearing a Rolex Submariner and a yellow gold Day-Date.

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Rolex Sailing Ad

Rolex Sailing Ad

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Presidential Watch Sunday: LBJ and Maragret Chase Smith...

Presidential Watch Sunday

An Unprecedented Look At The Presidency

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Last Friday, on Jake's Rolex World, we took at an Rolex ad from 1964 that was part of the Men who guide the destinies of the world wear Rolex watches series, which was clearly referring to Lyndon Johnson wearing his trademark Rolex President so I thought I would share this photo from the Senator Maragret Chase Smith Museum, which has never before been published.

It shows President Johnson at a baseball game with Senator Smith, who was the first female Senator to be elected in the United States. Just in case you are not familiar with the history of the Rolex President, it is pretty fascinating.

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Rolex Lume Shot Of The Month: End Of The Run Rolex SEA-DWELLER...

Lume Shot Of The Month

[SEA-DWELLER, Reference 16600]

Frederik from Denmark sent in this amazing photo of his Rolex SEA-DWELLER V-Series. Frederik mentioned he believes it is probably one of the last SEA-DWELLER watches to be delivered from Rolex. This is such a great shot, I am awarding it "Lume Shot Of The Month." Thanks Frederick!!!

Click on the image to make it larger, then right mouse click on it to use it as desktop wallpaper.

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Reinhold Messner Rolex Explorer Mark II...

Now & Then

...Rolex Super Coolness...

Reinhold Messner

1979 Rolex Explorer Mark II

Conquering Mount Everest and K2

Reinhold Messner is a legend in the Rolex world of adventure. In this photo he is seen climbing K2 back in 1979, sporting his orange hand 36mm Rolex Explorer Mark II [Reference 1655].

Messner was also the first climber to conquer Mount Everest without oxygen. If you think about it, that is a truly amazing feat because there is less than 1/3 of the amount of oxygen on top of Mount Everest than you are breathing right now.

Extreme Mountain climbing may seem like it is glamorous, but the truth is that it is anything but. It is an extremely dangerous sport and it is common for climbers to loose fingers and toes to frostbite. In this photo we see Reinhold Messner with the tips of his feet missing from frostbite.

Reinhold Messner & Peter Habeler

Conquering Mount Everest in 1978

First Climb Without Oxygen

In this next photo from 1978 we see Reinhold Messner with his climbing partner Peter Habeler. This was the first Mount Everest expedition that climbed to the summit without oxygen. This climb was documented in the movie Everest Unmasked.

In the photo above Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler are wearing their Rolex OysterQuartz Datejust watches [Reference 17000]. Peter Habeler is pictured below wearing his Rolex OysterQuartz Datejust.

Reinhold Messner is pictured below wearing his Rolex OysterQuartz

Below is a recent photo of Peter Habeler and Reinhold Messner

1978 Rolex Oysterquartz Ad

Sir Edmund Hillary and Reinhold Messner

Two Rolex Mountain-Climbing Legends Together

Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Reinhold Messner from Italy are two of the greatest mountain-climbers that have ever lived. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to conquer Mt. Everest in 1953 and he was wearing his Rolex Oyster wristwatch.

Reinhold Messner was the first man to summit Everest without oxygen. He achieved this amazing feat in 1978, and when he came down the mountain, Sir Edmund Hillary was waiting to congratulate him and this photo was taken. Reinhold Messner was wearing his Rolex Oysterquartz when in 1978 when he first conquered Everest.

You have got to click on this image to see all the detail and read the story:

Update: Kristian Holm from Denmark who is reader of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog and he pointed out that in this next photo:

"It appears Sir Edmund Hillary is wearing a Rolex Oysterquartz 17013. I think it is a bit funny, that both Hillary and Reinhold Messner, 2 of the worlds best climbers, trust the Oyterquartz."

I agree Kristian and thank you for pointing this out. Indeed, Sir Edmund Hillary did wear a Rolex Oysterquartz for many years in his later life. Today Rolex no longer makes quartz watches, meaning watches that run on a battery. Maybe there is something to the quarts watches after all!?!

Pictured below is another Rolex ad featuring Reinhold Messner. It is ironic, if you think about it, that two of the greatest climbers in history preferred to wear Rolex watches that were Quartz!!! Maybe there is something to Quartz watches after all?

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Caterina Balivo Stainless Rolex Submariner

...Italian Rolex Hotness...

Caterina Balivo

Stainless Rolex Submariner

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Saint Francis Yacht Club Rolex Clock

...Rolex Clock Shot Of The Day...

Saint Francis Yacht Club Rolex Clock

San Francisco Marina

I was at the Saint Francis Yacht Club in the San Francisco Marina today and I took this photo of the classic Rolex clock. Notice it says "EST 1927", which ironically was the exact same year Rolex established the Rolex Oyster case.

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1964 Magazine Ad Men who guide the destines of the world wear Rolex watches

1964 Magazine Ad

Men who guide the destines

of the world wear Rolex watches

This 1964 Rolex magazine ad really demonstrates that Rolex was really excited and proud to share with the world that many of the top leaders wore Rolex. The most interesting detail is that U.S. President Lyndon Johnson had recently begun wearing what became his trademark yellow-gold Rolex Day-Date in 1964, and it appears Rolex could not wait to indirectly let everybody know. You can always learn much more this subject by checking out my 11 part series on The Complete History Of The Rolex President.

I believe the hats on the table are symbolic of the actual men who wore them, so the obvious question, is who wore those hats? My best guess for who the hats belong to or symbolize would be U.S. General Eisenhower, French General de Gaulle, Swiss General Henri Guisan, U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Lord Mountbatten of the U.K. and U.S. President, Lyndon Johnson. I am a little confused by the unusual hat located closest to the front of the table? Does anybody know what kind of hat that is?

Update: A bunch of people wrote in to answer the question. It turns out it is a Russian Cossacks lambswool hat, which makes you wonder who the ad is referring to? It must be Nikita Khrushchev? I know Nikita's son, Sergei Khruschev wears a yellow gold Rolex. Hmmm!?!? 

Update 2: I am really embarrassed to admit this, but Jake's Rolex World reader, Karl wrote in from Austria and said:

"Have a look at Russian/Soviet Leaders and at Russian/Soviet Hats and your Blog Archive and you will see for what and whom this picture hat stands."

The hat was symbolic of Leonid Brezhnev, who became the General Secretary of the Communist Party in October of 1964. Leonid Brezhnev is pictured below with U.S. President Gerald Ford, and Ford is wearing a Soviet mink hat, which I tried on one, and was stunned with how luxurious, soft and warm it was.

Now that I think about it, that is a trip that in 1964-1968, then U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and U.S.S.R. leader, Leonid Brezhnev were both wearing yellow gold Rolex watches.

I thought I would share this next photo of me back in 1973 when I was 7 years old, and I am wearing a similar U.S. Presidential seal necktie as President Gerald Ford in the photo above...just saying...

Did I make you laugh, or at least smile?

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