Royal Wedding Highlights William & Catherine Westminster Abbey Royal Marriage

Royal Wedding HighlightsWilliam & Catherine Westminster Abbey Royal Marriage

Vintage Rolex Ad: Pianist Sophie Mautner...

Rolex Hotness: Sophie Mautner

Award Winning Pianist

Rolex Annual Calendar Moonphase Reference 6062

...Studio Shot Of The Day...

The Last Emperor Rolex Triple-Date

Rolex Annual Calendar Moonphase

Reference 6062 on a Matching Gold Jubilee Bracelet

This watch belonged to Bao Dai, the last Emperor of Vietnam. The watch is featured in John Goldberger's book, 100 Superlative Watches on page 150.

Page 150 Bao Dai Diamond Moonphase. [Reference 6062] Circa 1952

Rolex Coolness: Michael Caine 1971 Movie: Get Carter

Academy Award Winning Actor

Rolex Coolness: Michael Caine

1971 Movie: Get Carter

Rolex Datejust

...My Name is Michael Caine...

Dan Pierce's Tudor Heritage Chrono...

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

Dan Pierce's Tudor Heritage Chrono

with an added cyclops as a nod to the original

...Emmy Award Winner...

Barbra Streisand & James Brolin

Vintage Stainless Daytona

Deborah Wald took both of these amazing images

Happy Easter from John Goldberger 1950s Rolex Cloisonné Mermaid Dial

Happy Easter from John Goldberger

1950s Rolex Cloisonné Mermaid Dial

John Goldberger is a renowned horological expert, collector and publisher. He sent in this photo to share with you and he said "Happy Easter!" This is clearly a beautiful Rolex Cloisonné dial from the 1950s and it features a mermaid holding what would appear to be a pearl, or perhaps an egg.

To all my readers who celebrate Easter, Happy Easter, and to all my other readers I hope you are having a great weekend, and special thanks to John for sharing this image.

1st Generation "Orange Hand" Explorer II v. 2nd Generation "Red Hand" Explorer II

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

1st Generation "Orange Hand" Explorer II

v.

2nd Generation "Red Hand" Explorer II

Photo Credit: Adam

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day: Klaus' Vintage Rolex Clasp

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day...

Klaus' Vintage Rolex Clasp

Rolex Hotness: Kim Kardashian...

Can You Say Rolex Hotness?!?!

Rolex Hotness: Kim Kardashian

Diamond Studded Rolex Day-Date

Kim Kardashian knows what time it is ;-) She wears different Rolex watches, usually with diamonds...I only have one thing to say to you...Simmer down now!!!

Rolex Datejust with Diamond Bezel & Dial

Dr. Strong's Paul Newman Daytona

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

Dr. Strong's Paul Newman Daytona

World War II Rolex Ads 1944 Rolex Oyster...

World War II Rolex Ads

1944 Rolex Oyster

Steve McQueen & Paul Newman The Towering Inferno Movie [1974]

...The Kings Of Rolex Coolness...

Steve McQueen & Paul Newman

The Towering Inferno Movie [1974]

What could be cooler than a movie starring Steve McQueen wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner? A movie with Paul Newman co-staring with him!!!

The two most famous actors who wore Rolex starred together in this movie named The Towering Inferno, which set a high-water mark for early 1970s action adventure movies. In 1974, nothing was cooler than Steve McQueen and Paul Newman!!!!!

I just completed a HUGE update to the Steve McQueen Rolex Story and I added all these new screenshots from Towering Inferno and many more!!!

Steve McQueen is pictured below sporting his trademark Rolex Submariner.

Of course, The Towering Inferno was an action adventure movie, and in these next shots we see Paul Newman and Steve McQueen James Bonding it up!!!

When I say "James Bonding it up" if you have ever worn a Rolex Submariner and you know what I mean, you will recognize this next pose in this image that shows Steve McQueen sporting his trademark Rolex Submariner ;-)

To learn much more about the Towering Inferno, check out the update Part 3 of the Steve McQueen Rolex Story.

Rolex Coolness: A.J.Foyt 1974 Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date Ad

...Now & Then...

The King Of Racing

Rolex Coolness: A.J.Foyt

1974 Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date Ad

5 Decades Wearing Nothing But Rolex

A.J. Foyt has had an amazing racing career. To this day, he is the only race car driver to win The Daytona 500, The Indianapolis 500, The 24 Hours of Daytona, The 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. All together, A.J. Foyt won 159 auto races, which gave him the well-deserved title of "The King Of Racing."

We see A.J. Foyt in the photo above taken from the June of 1964 cover of Sports Illustrated. This photo was take just before he raced in and won the Indianapolis 500. In the next image below, taken a decade later in 1974, we see A.J. Foyt being celebrated in a Rolex Day-Date ad.

A.J. Foyt is pictured below in a recent photo, and we see him wearing his yellow gold Rolex GMT Master. He also still wears his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date he is wearing in the 1974 Rolex ad pictured above.

Introducing Jake's Patek Philippe World Blog...

Introducing Jake's Patek Philippe World Blog
I imagine it was just a matter of time, and I finally decided to start Jake's Patek Philippe World Blog. I first became aware of the Rolex brand when I was 15 years old, back in 1981. At the time, I was aware already aware of Patek Philippe because my father and grandfather both wore Patek Philippe watches.
Over the past several years, Jake's Rolex World has become the definitive guide for the world of Rolex and I intend to achieve the same standard with Jake's Patek Philippe World. If you are not familiar with the Patek Philippe watch brand it can be argued that if Rolex is the Mercedes of watches, Patek Philippe is the Rolls Royce of watches.

One of the primary differences between the two brands is that Patek Philippe watches are primarily dressy watches, and Rolex tend to be more sporty. Or course Patek Philippe makes sporty watches and Rolex makes dressy watches, but I would say that is the main differentiator. Also Patek Philippe watches tend to be much more expensive. Patek Philippe watches typically have the GENEVÉ seal, and Rolex watches typically have the C.O.S.C. seal.
The GENEVÉ seal requires a tremendous amount of hand finishing, with rules that say things like the watch cannot have any right angles on the outside or inside. Rolex watches tend to be very accurate timekeepers because of the C.O.S.C. seal.
Some people say that Rolex is all about the outside and Patek Philippe is all about the inside. They say this because it is very common for Patek Philippe watches to come standard with a synthetic sapphire exhibition caseback which allows you to see the typically beautiful and ornate movement, and Rolex has never made watches with exhibition casebacks as a standard item. It has been argued that Rolex movements are simple in design since they are designed to be tool-watch workhorses.
As different as Patek Philippe and Rolex are, they also share many similarities. Patek Philippe is one of the last family owned, independent watchmakers located in Geneva, Switzerland. Rolex is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Trust, which was left to his existing family members as the beneficiaries, which still kind of makes it family owned.
Also people who like Rolex typically enjoy Patek Philippe, and visa versa. Many of the worlds top horilogical collectors are Patek Philippe and Rolex aficionados. Also, at most watch auctions world-wide, Rolex and Patek Philippe are always the high-performance stars.
Jake's Patek Philippe World Blog is still very much a work in progress, and I added a banner ad that appears at the bottom of every page on Jake's Rolex World so you can always find it easily. You can also check it out by clicking the banner above.

Rolex Revolutionary: Fidel Castro Stainless Steel Rolex GMT Master

Rolex Revolutionary: Fidel Castro

Stainless Steel Rolex GMT Master

April 17, 2011 represents the 50th anniversary of the Bay Of Pigs invasion, in which the CIA trained Cuban rebels tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime, and of course they lost, so I thought it would be appropriate to share these images of Fidel Castro sporting his Rolex GMT Master.

By the way, Fidel Castro wore a Rolex when he successfully took Cuba from Batista.

Rolex Hotness: Claire Chazal Stainless Steel Datejust

Rolex Hotness: Claire Chazal

Stainless Steel Datejust

Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day Pedro's Rolex Oyster Cushion Case

Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day

Pedro's Rolex Oyster Cushion Case

Warren Buffett: Wealthiest Man In The United States...

Rolex Coolness: Warren Buffett

Worlds Wealthiest Investor

[Trademark Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date]

The Oracle Of Omaha

Warren Buffett Trusts Rolex To Keep The Time Of His Life

Warren Buffett is a very interesting man. On the one hand, he is extremely simple and un-materialistic–yet in his extremely successful career as an investor with Berkshire-Hathaway, he has managed to squirrel-away more nuts than any other American.

Warren Buffett was once asked what he thought about Rolex and he said he thought Rolex was an amazing brand and that if it was ever for sale he would buy it immediately.

"Success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get." –Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is pictured below meeting with President Obama in the White House to give him economic advise on how to turn the American economy around.

Warren Buffett is the wealthiest man on earth and Bill Gates is the second wealthiest American. So is there a correlation between Warren being the wealthiest American and the fact that he wears a Rolex? I will let you decide that.

This comes from a recent Bloomberg Online story:

Berkshire has $35 billion in cash and Buffett, the world's richest person, has been looking for places to put it. He's invested in China, Israel and the U.K., complaining that there's a dearth of U.S. investment opportunities for a company as large as Berkshire.

Buffett On Rolex

Warren Buffett is a big fan of Rolex and has been wearing his Rolex Day-Date for many years. Buffett was once asked what he thought about Rolex as a company and if he would ever be interested in purchasing Rolex (even though it is not for sale, since Rolex is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Trust). Buffett responded by saying: "Luxury watchmakers such as Geneva-based Rolex are great companies. They know my phone number, but they haven't called.''

Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day Rocco's Rolex Explorer

Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day

Rocco's Rolex Explorer

1995 U.S. Equestrian Team: Rolex Two-Tone Datejust Ad...

1995 U.S. Equestrian Team

Rolex Two-Tone Datejust Ad

Robert Scheidt & Torben Grael: The Worlds Greatest Sailors

Rolex Coolness

Robert Scheidt & Torben Grael

The Worlds Greatest Sailors

Rolex Submariner

Robert Scheidt and Torben Grael are considered to be two of the greatest sailors in history and in 2011 we will be taking an in-depth look at the world or Rolex World Sailors. Torben Grail who is pictured on the right was named the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor Of The Year.

Robert Scheidt is picture above on the left wearing his Rolex submariner, and Torben Grael is pictured standing behind him, and Torben Grael, who is from Brazil is also pictured below wearing his Rolex Submariner.

Torben Grael and Anna Tunnicliffe, are picture below accepting their awards for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor Of The Year Awards in 2009.