Rolex Coolness: Arthur Ashe
Three-Time Tennis Grand-Slam Winner
A Lifetime With A Rolex President On His Wrist
"I Only Wear Rolex." –Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe is one of the greatest tennis players in history and the only African American player to ever win the men's singles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. Arthur is pictured below sporting his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date. It is amazing how timeless and evergreen Rolex watches are. It is amazing when you realize this photo was taken 40 years ago.
Tighten Up
I really like the photo of Arthur Ashe above and I think Arthur looks really tight and tough and you can tell by the way he is posing that he is extremely proud of his Rolex–which I really digg. For some reason every time I look at the photo above of Arthur the song "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells starts playing in my head so I thought I would add the video below. Play it and look at the photo or Arthur...
I first learned of Arthur Ashe wearing a Rolex President (Day-Date) from T. Walker Lloyd who told me a great story about how Arthur said that he only wore Rolex.
It is amazing that Arthur Ashe wore a yellow gold Rolex President his entire life. Arthur Ashe died way too young, but he inspired the tennis world like very few ever have or ever will. Arthur Ashe was a man of great achievement and he made it every step of the way with his trademark Rolex Day-Date on his wrist which kept the time of his life!!!
Arthur Ashe Interview In 1992
On The Charlie Rose Show
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