Rolex "Egyptian" Day-Date

1985 Rolex "Egyptian" Day-Date 

36mm Oysterquartz: Reference 19028

This stunning Rolex Egyptian Day-Date photo is from Antiquorum, and is features this over-the-top triply Rolex Day-Date Oysterquartz that was made in 1985. The watch has this really unusual walnut dial, with a bezel with pyramids running around it, as well as down the bracelet. It seems like every time I think I am have come close to seeing it all with Rolex, I come across something else...Is Ronald Reagan still the President? You gotta love the eighties...

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The Complete History Of The Robert Redford Submariner [Part 1 of 4]

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

The Complete History Of The Robert Redford Submariner

[Part 1 of 4]

...Profiles In Coolness...

Robert Redford

[Rolex Submariner: Reference 1680]

An Amazing Career with a Rolex Submariner Keeping His Time

On Jake's Rolex World I created a a series named Profiles In Coolness which covered The King Of Cool, Steve McQueen, and Paul Newman, today we are going to take a look at another super-cool guy with an amazing career, Robert Redford.

Robert Redford was born Charles Robert Redford Jr., on August 18, 1936 in Santa Monica, California and he has been in many famous classic films. When you think about it, Robert Redford is about as classic as it gets, and it should come as no surprise that he wears a Rolex Submariner.

The Candidate (1972)

Somebody once offered Robert Redford a yellow gold Rolex Submariner as a gift and he refused it by responding, "I am not a gold kind of guy." This is kind of interesting because I think that a yellow-gold Submariner would have looked great on Robert Redford because it would match his hair.

One of the obvious questions, is why does it say ROLEX on the front of the newscaster desk that Robert Redford is sitting in front of in the picture below from the movie The Candidate? I have no idea. I assume it was obviously some kind of Rolex advertisement.

1972 Cannes Film Festival in France

In the photo below we see Robert Redford with fellow actor and director Sydney Pollack and Polish pianist Arthur Rubenstein and his wife Aniela Mlynarska to promote the movie Jeremiah Johnson in 1972 at the Cannes Film Festival. Sydney Pollack directed the movie Jeremiah Johnson which is considered to be one of his best films.

Arthur Rubinstein is considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.

Three Days Of The Condor (1975)

All The President's Men (1976)

Robert Redford costarred with Dustin Hoffman in All The President's men which was about the Watergate conspiracy that ultimately forced U.S. President Nixon to resign.

It is interesting to note that Robert Redford's Rolex Submariner pictured above and in the next two photos from the movie, All The President's Men has the winding crown completely unscrewed and pulled out all the way!!! I have no idea why?

Update: Tim Parker-Chambers is a reader of Jake's Rolex World and he wrote in and said:

"Hi Jake,

I was reading your fantastic articles on the watches of Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, and saw a comment you made about the crown of Robert Redford's Submariner being fully extended while filming a scene.

Something I have read elsewhere, which might be applicable to that situation, is that for continuity and editing ease, in some close up shots, or multiple takes, sometimes the director has the actor pull the crown on his watch, so the hands remain static and constant in all takes. 

Just thought I'd pass on what I'd heard, thanks for taking the time to put together such fantastic articles, they're a pleasure to read."

Best regards,

Tim

Tim's points make perfect sense!!!

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: Robert Redford's Submariner 1680

NEXT>>> Chapter 2: Iconic Redford Style

Chapter 3: The Sundance Kid

Chapter 4: The Way We Were

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Rolex Macro Shot of the Month: Jean-Michel's Rolex SEA-DWELLER

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Month...

Jean-Michel's Rolex SEA-DWELLER

Can You Dig It? Yes I Can!

I've Been Waiting Such A Long Time!

-Chicago

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Rolex Wrist Shot of the Day: A Ceramic Supercase GMT...

...Wrist Shot Of The Day...

A Ceramic Supercase GMT 
from Vienna, Austria

Hyphophyse took this stunning wrist shot of his ceramic supercase GMT Master.

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1966 Lady-Date Rolex Ad Some People Want More Than Just A Pretty Face

...Vintage Rolex Hotness...

1966 Lady-Date Rolex Ad

Some People Want More Than Just A Pretty Face

I have a couple interesting observations about this ad which was published the years I was born. First, it says, "Once upon a time, a ladies' watch was a little frilly thing." 

This is kind of funny, because the vast majority of women who purchase Rolex watches today don't wear the smaller size Rolex pictured in the ad. Also, it is interesting to note that in the bottom right hand of the ad, it says (Founder: H. Wilsdorf), which is probably the latest Rolex ad I recall seeing that mentions him, despite the fact he had passed away six years prior to this ad being published.

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Prototype Rolex LV...

...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...

Prototype Rolex 50th Anniversary LV Submariner

This is a Rolex press kit photograph of a prototype LV Submariner that was never sold. 

You can tell it is a prototype because it has spring-bar holes on the outside of the lugs as you can see. The production model lacks the holes.

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Rolex Macro Shot Of The Month Klaus' German Rolex Day-Date Dial

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Month

Klaus' German Rolex Day-Date Dial

Is this a striking macro shot, or is this a striking macro shot!?!?!?! Wow!!! Klaus from Germany took this amazing photo of his Rolex Day-Date close-up. Oh, the high-art of it all!!!!

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