Lee Trevino is considered to be one of the great golfers of the fourth quarter of the twentieth century. Lee won the U.S. open in 1968 and 1971, and he won The Open Championship in 1971 and 1972. He is picture below with fellow golf legend, Jack Nicklaus. Lee Trevino is of Mexican American descent and is considered to be an icon and role model in the Mexican American community.
It appears Lee Trevino is wearing a stainless steel Datejust in the photo above and a GMT Master or Submariner in the photo below.
with Florentine finish Bezel and President Bracelet
[Reference 1811]
Steve P. took this superb photo of his rare and unusual Rolex Day-Date with a red lacquered Stella Dial and Bark Finished Bezel and Presidential bracelet. Stella dials are dials that have rich popping colors and are sought after by vintage Rolex collectors. This watch has a Florentine-finish bezel and bracelet which looks a little like a "bark" finish. This unusual bezel and bracelet finish is sometimes referred to as a "Moiré" finish, as well.
In the photo below we see Rajiv Gandhi who was the 6th Prime Minister of India. In the photo below he is wearing his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date. Rajiv Gandhi was the oldest son of Indira and Feoroze Gandhi. Rajiv Gandi's granfather was the Indian Independence leader, Jawaharlal Nehru, who became India's first Prime Minister. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated while in office in 1991.
Pete took this great photo of his vintage Rolex Submariner with the fat glass sitting on his copy of John Goldberger's great new book titled 100 Superlative Rolex Watches...
This super high style crystal from the late 1960 and early 1970s gives this vintage Rolex Submariner some collectors go crazy for!!!
Steve Wynn is more responsible for building modern Las Vegas than any other man, and he is an extremely talented designer and business man. As you see in the photo below, he wears a platinum Rolex Day-Date with an ice blue dial.
Steve Wynn pictured above in 2008. Photo by Laura Rauch appears courtesy of The New York Times.
The video below is AMAZING!!!!!!!! The speech Steve Wynn gives in this interview is one of the most inspirational speeches I have ever seen. I remember when I first saw it–Steve blew my mind!!!!!!!!!! I highly recommend you watch it.
This next video is of an earlier Charlie Rose interview of Steve Wynn which is also fascinating and tells more of the story of how he built his empire. I noticed if you close your eyes and listen to Steve Wynn speak, his voice often sounds like Ronald Reagan speaking.
Steve Wynn was recently interviewed again by his great pal, Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes, which I also recommend.
You can watch the video of Steve Wynn on 60 Minutes by placing your cursor over the image below and hitting the play button.
I had a chance to visit the Rolex Store at the Wynn Hotel earlier this year and I was blown away with how beautiful it was!!! I took some photos, and the first one below shows the Rolex Wynn & Company logo on the wall when you first walk in. The Wynn Rolex store had an amazing selection of Rolex watches and the employees were extremely professional and nice.
I took the photo below in the foyer at the Wynn, which was decorated to celebrate Chinese New Year. I must say The Wynn completely blew my mind with how beautiful and elegant it was. I have never seen such a beautiful hotel in my life. It was simply breathtaking!!!!
Rolex recently published this 4-part video documentary on the history of The Open. It is so great to see Rolex producing these full-length video documentaries...
Actor, Orlando Bloom has starred in many blockbuster Hollywood hits like Lord Of The Rings and Blackhawk Down. He is pictured below with some friends and he is wearing his vintage Rolex Submariner 1680 on a NATO strap.
Crosby, Stills & Nash is one of the most popular folk rock supergroups of all time, and as we will soon see, they have been wearing Rolex Submariner watches for four decades. They are pictured below in this first photo in 1969 just before they played Woodstock, and Stephen Stills (center) is wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner which you will see better later in this story.
Crosby, Stills and Nash are best known for their trademark sound which fuses magnificent vocal harmonies with amazing lyrics. All three band members have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their music literally defended an era.
Judy Blue Eyes
Live at Woodstock 1969
Rolex Submariner
Crosby, Stills and Nash blew everybody's mind when they performed live at Woodstock in 1969, and their version of Judy Blue Eyes is just amazing!!!! As a matter of fact, Woodstock 1969 was the first time they ever performed together as a band.
Notice Stephen Stills sporting his trademark Rolex Submariner while giving this seminal performance at Woodstock in 1969!!!!. This is one of the best songs of all time!!!!
An interesting point is that in Judy Blue Eyes, Crosby, Stills and Nash sing the last chorus in Spanish, and they sing:
Que linda me la traiga Cuba,
La reina de la Mar Caribe.
Cielo sol no tiene sangre alli,
y que triste que no puedo vaya,
Oh va, oh va, va.
Translated from Spanish to English they are singing:
"Oh, what beauty Cuba brings me,
The queen of the Caribbean Sea,
Sunny Sky has no blood over there,
And how sad that I cannot go,
Oh go, oh go, go."
The band members from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young came from 1960s rock bands, The Byrds, The Hollies and Buffalo Springfield. They introduced their first album in 1969 to critical acclaim.
Down By The River
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
On and off over the years, Crosby, Stills and Nash have been joined by Neil Young as seen in the following 1969 video:
BBC Live Performance with Crosby & Nash
This next set of 5 videos was shot live for the BBC in 1970 and it is really something else to see this live unplugged, acoustical performance!!!!
Stephen Stills is pictured below jamming with Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
Stephen Stills is pictured below in 1972 sporting his Rolex Submariner
Stephen Stills is pictured again in 1973 wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner
Carry On
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Live At Wembley Stadium 1974
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young are best known for their vocal harmonies and their amazing guitar playing. In this live video of Carry On, shot live at Wembley in 1974, these crispy-critters seriously rock out!!!
In the photo below, taken in 1982, we see Graham Nash on the far left with record industry super-producer, Ahmet Ertegn, and Stephen Stills on the far right.
Teach Your Children
Love The One You're With
In this next photo we see David Crosby with his wife, and he is wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner.
Here is another photo of David Crosby wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner.
In this next photo we see actress, comedian, and talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres with David Crosby. Ellen of course is a Rolex fanatic.
In this last image we see Crosby, Stills and Nash today. Their partnership has spanned over 5 decades with David Crosby and Stephen Stills wearing Rolex Submariner watches.
Marrakesh Express
Traveling Twice The Speed Of Sound
Woodstock
We Are Stardust
In the recent photos below we see Stephen Stills wearing his trademark Role Submariner 41 years after he wore it during Crosby, Stills and Nash seminal performance when they played Woodstock in 1969!!!!! Just amazing!!!! It is amazing how many famous guitarists wear Rolex Submariner models.
This is a fascinating art-deco style Rolex ad from 1929. In particular it is interesting they refer to what we refer to today as a wristwatche as a wristlet. This ad was obviously published after the advent of the Rolex Oyster, but before the Oyster Perpetual. Notice how similar the art-deco case in the bottom left looks to an early Panerai.
Sorry, I could not resist this image of Super-Leggy-Model Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele sporting a mens Stainless Steel Rolex Daytona with a Black Dial. Ouuuuuuuuch!!! Oh Behave!!!!
Richard Petty is nicknamed "The King" of Racing. He won the Daytona 500 a record 7 times as well as Nascar 7 times along with 200 other races during his career. Petty is considered by many to be the the greatest NASCAR driver in history.
Richard Petty's father was also a racer named Lee Petty who won the Daytona 500 in 1959 and was also a 3 time NASCAR winner. Richard Petty is pictured above and below wearing his trademark stainless Rolex Daytona with the black dial. It is hard to find photos of Richard's Daytona, because, like Astronaut John Glenn, he wears his Rolex flipped around his wrist.
Rolex is one of the most recognizable brands on earth, but very little has been known about its real history. If you really, really want to understand what makes Rolex tick, I very highly recommend you read the fascinating story of Rolex's amazing founder–Hans Wilsdorf.
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