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Hunter S. Thompson
Coke & Rootbeer GMT-Master Watches
I originally published this story back on February 23, 2011, which was 14 years ago, and I just updated it the video interviews from Conan (2/6/2003) and Letterman(11/15/1982), both of which shows Hunter rocking his Coke GMT-Master.
Hunter S. Thompson was a complete trip, and in this first photo we see him wearing two Rolex GMT-Master watches on the same wrist at the same time. He is wearing a Coke bezel GMT Master II and a Rootbeer GMT. And I thought Fidel Castro was the only person who wore two Rolex watches on one wrist at the same time!?!?
Back in 2008 my great pal Michael McClure sent in these great shots of Hunter S. Thompson wearing his trademark Rolex GMT II with the Red and Black "Coke" Dial.
Last month, back on February 3, 2025 I published an AMAZING story on Al Satterwhite, which included the section below on Hunter Thompson.
Hunter Thompson
Fear & Loathing in Cozumel
Al Satterwhite took the photo below of Hunter S. Thompson in Cozumel, Mexico in 1974. Al and Hunter became fast-friends when they met in 1972 while covering the Republican National Convention for different publications. At the time, President Nixon was running for his second term, and would go on to win the U.S. Presidency by a landslide.
Playboy Magazine interviewed Hunter Thompson in Cozumel, Mexico and Hunter specially requested that Al Satterwhite take his photos for the Playboy story. After the interview was complete, Hunter convinced Al to stay a while longer so they could visit every bar and rage-like-rock-stars.
Hunter Thompson took the photo below of Al Satterwhite, which is titled "The Start of the Great Shark Hunt." It's interesting to note Al is wearing his Rolex Submariner in this photo, and not so long afterward, Hunter S. Thompson ended up wearing a Rolex GMT-Master.
The letter below was sent to Al Satterwhite by Hunter S. Thompson in 1974, after the Playboy interview ran. Hunter and Satterwhite remained pen pals and friends until Hunter's unfortunately passed away...
