1986 John Newcombe Rolex Tennis Ad ...

Rolex Coolness: John Newcombe

Tennis Superstar with 26 Grand Slam Titles

Now & Then

John Newcombe is an Australian tennis superstar who dominated the tennis game from the early 1960 through the 1970s. He won 8 Grand Slam singles titles, and overall he won 26 Grand Slam major titles, and essentially he was the Roger Federer of his time. This first Tiffany & Company Rolex Day-Date ad is from 1975.

"In an age of instant obsolescence, the classic Rolex endures."

–Rolex (1975)

This next Rolex Ad is also from 1975 and it is from Rolex's photo in the watch series which was fun. You also have to love the Rolex statement about how Rolex watches transcend obsolescence. As we look 35 years back at this Rolex ad, we realize this statement was absolutely true!!!

This next image below on the right shows John Newcombe on the right featured in a Rolex brochure from the 1970s.

This next John Newcombe ad below is from 1986, after John retired, and it refers to him by his nickname of Newk.

This next image is a recent image of John Newcombe and he is still wearing his trademark Rolex Day-Date which he has been wearing for at least 35 years!!!