The History Of the "California Dial"

...California Dreaming...The History Of the "California Dial"Rolex Myth BusterOn The Curious Case Of The California DialRolex used to make watches with Art-Deco styled dials that were really distinct. These dials featured an upside down triangle for the 12 indices, and rectangular indices at 3, 6, and 9. The 1, 2, 10 & 11 markers used Roman numerals, and the 4, 5, 7, and 8 markers used Arabic numerals.For years, people have referred to these...

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Rolex Super Hotness: Emily Scott Super Leggy Model from The Land Down-Under...

Rolex Super Hotness: Emily ScottSuper Leggy Modelfrom The Land Down-UnderI would like to dedicate this post to my pal Steve (LOL-X) who owns and runs RolexForums.com. Emily Scott is from Australia and she is gorgeous!!!! In this first image we see her wearing a Rolex Submariner. Can you say "Ouuuuuuuuuuch!!...

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Lume Shot of The Day: Rolex Yachtmaster

...Lume Shot Of The Day...Rolex Yacht-Mas...

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Rolex Wrist Shot of The Day: Black Explorer II

...Rolex Hand In Glove Wrist Shot Of The Day...Stainless Steel Rolex Explorer...

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The Complete History Of The Rolex President [Part 11]

2013 Preview StoryNote: I am working on Part 11 of my Complete History of The Rolex President series, and I thought I would share this fascinating preview with you. Once I officially complete this chapter I will remove this note.Part 11The Complete History Of The Rolex PresidentOrigins Of "The Rolex President" Watch NamePart 11 of The History Of The Rolex President series, focuses on exploring origin of the term The Rolex President, and part...

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Leon's GMT-Master from Germany...

...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...Leon's GMT-Master from GermanyLeon from Germany took this amazing photo of his Rolex GMT-Master and sent it in with this email:Hey Jake,I am a huge fan of your Jake's Rolex World blog and read it almost daily.I was just working my way through some paperwork and I saw this reflection on the side of my GMTIIC and wanted to share it with you.Hope you like it as much as I do.Best regards from Hamburg, Germany,LeonMillionaire,...

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Waikiki Submariner Sunset Sailing

Waikiki Submariner Sunset SailingI took this photo of my favorite Rolex, which is an original LV Submariner, while sailing around Waikiki Beach on Oahu Island in Hawaii as the sun was setting over the Pacific Ocean. I remember when I took this photo, thinking it was really cool how the green on the LV bezel looked similar to the glass buildings in the background.The 7 Up SubmarinerFor some reason, I was just talking with my girlfriend on the phone,...

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All-New iPhone 5 The Rolex Of Smartphones

...Apple Coolness...All-New iPhone 5The Rolex Of SmartphonesApple recently introduced the all new iPhone 5, and now Apple says on the iPhone microsite:"iPhone 5 is made with a level of precision you'd expect from a finely crafted watch–not a smartphone."This is really profound if you think about it, but I have a question for Apple design. Why is the iPhone 5 not waterproof? It would be so simple for them make it waterproof like a Rolex Oyster. It...

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Rolex Explorer Lume Shot Of The Day

...Lume Shot Of The Day...Rolex Explorer Sentosa, Singapore Glowpower[Reference 114270]Michael from Singapore sent in the superb lume shot of his Rolex Explorer and said:Hi Jake!Hope you are well. I came across your blog about a year ago, and have been a huge fan of it ever since. I was just cleaning up the contents of my Mac, and found these photos which I've taken at Sentosa, Singapore, sometime back. I was waiting at the holding room,...

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Rolex Coolness: Tom Hanks...

...Rolex Coolness...Two Time Academy Award Winner for Best ActorTom HanksThe Number 1 Box Office Star In HistoryAn Amazing Career with Rolex Keeping The Time Of His LifeNow & ThenTom Hanks is the ranked #1 in the history of box office gross with a total of over $3.5 Billion, which averages out to over $100 Million per movie. Some of Tom Hanks' most memorable roles were in Splash, Forest Gump, Bonfire Of The Vanities, Sleepless In Seattle, Philadelphia,...

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Vintage Rolex Oyster Bubblebacks...

...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...Art Deco Rolex Bubbleba...

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Rolex Coolness: Denzel Washington Courage Under Fire...

...Academy Award Winning Best Actor...Rolex Coolness: Denzel WashingtonCourage Under FireMy pal James, from WatchesInMovies.info just sent me a message to let me know he just put up a post with images of Denzel Washington sporting a stainless steel Rolex Submariner from the 1996 movie, Courage Under Fine.It appears, in the photo above and below, that Denzel Washington's Rolex Submariner is suffering from the same "Pulled Winding Crown" syndrome as...

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...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day... Jocke's Love of the LV Submariner

...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...Jocke's Love of the LV Submari...

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Rolex Coolness: Robert Scheidt

...World's Top Sailor...Rolex Coolness: Robert ScheidtRolex Yacht-Master...

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Rolex Studio Shot of the Day: Rolex Thunderbird by Kokota...

Rolex Thunderbird by Kok...

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Sofi Fahrman: Swedish Journalist

...Rolex Hotness...Sofi FahrmanSwedish JournalistStainless Steel Rolex Dayt...

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Rolex Coolness: Eric Clapton-Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date Ad

...Rolex Super Coolness...Eric ClaptonA Brilliant Musical Career With Rolex Keeping His TimeEric Clapton has enjoyed an amazing musical career. He is the only three-time Rock and Roll Hall of fame inductee, as a solo artist, as well as a member of the Yardbirds, as well as Cream. Eric Clapton is arguably one of the most influential and successful guitarists of all time. Eric Clapton is a vintage Rolex collector as well as being a Rolex Ambassador....

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