Here is a previously undocumented photo of Sean Connery rockin' his 'Big Crown' Rolex Submariner [Reference 6538] in a still from the James Bond movie, Thunderball which was shot in 1965. Notice how much narrower the strap is than the width between the lugs...
This is an amazing Rolex photo of the current ceramic Rolex LV Submariner bezel insert. If you look closely at the detail, it is incredible how the markers are etched into the ceramic!!!!
This photo of Rolex Founder, Hans Wilsdorf was taken 73 years ago on April 30, 1946 in Geneva, Switzerland, when Hans was 65 years old and it was discovered by Philip. The thing that is so strikingly unusual about this image is it is the very first image I have seen of Hans Wilsdorf out in nature wearing sports clothes. In other words, he is wearing a sweater and ascot, as apposed to his normal attire of a suit with a necktie.
Today is Earth Day around the world and I believe this story could not be more timely to publish on such a day. I recently published this amazing story on Sir David Attenborough, and I am bringing it back with a big update as Netflix recently released a new documentary series narrated by Sir David named "Our Planet", and you can watch the trailer below:
The three videos below are from Netflix's 'OUR PLANET' Documentary global premiere which took place at the Natural History Museum in Kensington, London. In this first video from the event we get an incredible introduction from Lisa Nishimura, who is the Vice President of Netflix Indie Films Documentary division!
In the video below we see Sir David Attenborough deliver an amazing speech at the premier of "Our Planet" on April 5, 2019.
In this next video we see Prince Charles give a SUPERB speech at the premier of the Netflix Documentary named, Our Planet. Prince Charles speech is deeply profound and timely...
A Royal Explorer
Sir David Attenborough has been a friend of the British Royal Family for many years. In these first two photos we see David Attenborough with young Princess Anne and Prince Charles.
In these two photos, Sir David Attenborough is showing the young prince and princess a cockatoo he captured in New Guinea.
In the photo below, we see Sir David Attenborough and Prince Charles chatting seven decades after the photo above.
Below are two more detailed video clip previews from Netflix's all-new Our Planet Documentary:
Below is the original story I published on Sir David Attenborough.
...Rolex Super-Coolness...
Sir David Attenborough
An Amazing Rolex Explorer
Sir David Attenborough is one of the most famous naturalists in history and he is still going full-speed-ahead at age 92!!! As an amazing explorer, he has always reminded me of Jaques-Yves Cousteau. Sir David Attenborough has been a wildlife filmmaker his entire professional career, which has spanned seven decades. You probably know his famous voice from the recent film series titled "Planet Earth."
"The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may
never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?"
—David Attenborough
In the photo above, Sir David Attenborough is wearing what appears to be either a Rolex Submariner, GMT-Master, Turn-O-Graph, or possibly his Rolex Explorer seen below in this story. It looks bigger, like a Submariner or GMT, but I can't tell for sure. Of course, he is wearing it on a Rolex Oyster bracelet—that much is clear.
Update #1 (March 6, 2019): After spending a lot of time trying to figure out which model Rolex Sir David Attenborough is wearing in the photo above, my best guess is that he is wearing his Rolex Explorer which, due to the angle the photo was taken at, makes it look larger.
Update #2 (Match 7, 2019): My researcher from Hong Kong named Alan discovered and sent in the images below of David Attenborough from 1972, which offer a clue in the sense they were taken straight-on, so we see the scale of the watch better. Once again, my best guess is Sir David is wearing his Rolex Explorer.
An Amazing Voice
David Attenborough's second to most recent documentary series he narrated is named "Blue Planet II," and it is UNBELIEVABLY GREAT!!!! You can check out the trailer below. In the U.S. you can currently watch it on Netflix. Sir David's narrative style is typically very serious, without ever being pretentious which makes him the ultimate wildlife narrator.
"Continuation of
Civilization Is in
Your Hands!"
Sir David Attenborough recently delivered his message on climate change at a recent United Nations summit as seen in the video below. I have believed for decades that climate change is real, but even if it is not, the measures we can take toward circumventing it can only be good for Mother Earth and humanity. It really would be a sad shame if all the Rolex Perpetuals stop perpetuating time in the future—all because humanity was too stupid or lazy to take real and meaningful action!!!!
A Real Rolex Explorer
The next three images of Sir David Attenborough were taken from a TV series in 1963, and as we see he is wearing an early Rolex Explorer.
I have not been able to make a positive ID on the exact model Rolex Explorer he is wearing in the pictures above, but I believe it has a gilt dial, and likely would be a model like the one shown below.
In the BBC Video Adventure below from 1963 you can see Sir David Attenborough driving his Land Rover wearing his Rolex Explorer, as he travels through the Northern Australia outback!!!
In the next set of photos, taken on March 4, 1965, we see Sir David Attenborough wearing his Rolex Explorer on an unusual bracelet. These photos were taken when he was appointed Controller of BBC2.
Despite having the unusual bracelet, this photo confirms Sir David Attenborough is wearing a Rolex Explorer as it possesses all the tell-tale characteristics including the 3-, 6- and 9-hour markers surrounded by baton markers. You can also see the Mercedes hour hand and Rolex logo...
In the fascinating video below from the BBC Archives we see Sir David Attenborough being interviewed on a BBC show named Late Night Line-Up where he discusses stepping down as Controller for BBC-2 in order to return to making programs, and we see how charismatic, sharp, interesting and articulate he was at the time!!!
#OTD 1972: Late Night Line-Up devoted its final episode to an interview with David Attenborough, who was stepping down as BBC 2 controller to return to programme-making pic.twitter.com/2DaD1ikGBG
In this video, we see President Obama interviewing Sir David Attenborough when Sir David Attenborough was 90 years young, and he is still going full-speed ahead!!!
In this next photo, we see Prince Charles' son, Prince William with Sir David Attenborough at the World Economic Forum.
Sir David Attenborough has been friends with Queen Elizabeth for many decades and we see them smiling together.
BBC Planet Earth Series
Amazing BBC Documentary Series
Sir David Attenborough is perhaps best known for his narration of the INCREDIBLE BBC series titled "Planet Earth." I included several episodes below for your viewing enjoyment. In my opinion the Planet Earth BBC series is perhaps the greatest wildlife/Earth documentary series in history.
In the United Kingdom, Sir David Attenborough is considered to be a national treasure, and he is pictured below with Queen Elizabeth.
In the video below we see Sir David Attenborough giving a speech with follow-up with the Queen's husband, The Duke Of Edinburgh.
"Blue Planet II," which is Sir David Attenborough's second most recent documentary, is beyond AMAZING, and you can watch it on Netflix today.
Sir David Attenborough's most recent documentary is titled "Dynasties," and you can check out the trailer below:
I am working on a really profound article that involves Brian Kelly who is pictured below wearing his Rolex Submariner Reference 5512 or 5513 with pointed crown guards, and I though I would share this great preview image with you. Full story coming soon!!!
...Rolex Time Machine... 1966 Rolex Ad Playboy Magazine
If we got in the Rolex Time Machine and went back to 1966-1968, and peeked in between some of the pages of Playboy magazine, like James Bond actor, George Lazenby is doing below, what would we find him staring at?
Well, he could definitely have been staring at this super cool Rolex 1966 magazine ad that appeared in Playboy back then. In case you were wondering the car on the right is 1966 Ford GT40 MKII. And notice it has an early Rolex Daytona in front of it.
Also notice the Submariner in the ad above and below have the rare 3, 6, 9 (Explorer) dial, as well as the slogan, "When a man has a world in his hands, you expect to find a Rolex on his wrist."
50th Anniversary Celebration Model with Green Dial
Reference 116718LN
I am kinda sad to share this with you, but Rolex discontinued one of my favorite models which is the yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master II with green dial as seen bellow.
Rolex introduced this stunning beauty fourteen years ago in 2005 on the 50th anniversary of the GMT model, and they gave it an unusual forest green dial. Over the years I have seen this watch in person and it is a truly magnificent looking Rolex watch. The watch is just striking in person, and the forest green dial for some reason kind of reminds me of a pool table. Examining the up-close macro dial shot of this beauty really allows you appreciate how elegant, precise and timeless Rolex design language is...just stunning!!! When Rolex discontinues models, often times we see them go up in value and I think this model will certainly follow that trend.
Tiger Woods roared back when he won the 2019 Masters Golf Tournament today in Augusta, Georgia and won the famous green coat!! This was Tiger Woods 81st Career PGA Tour Win (2nd Most of All-time) makes Tiger Woods a 5-Time-Masters Champion, which puts him in 2nd place for most career wins. Most profoundly, this means Tiger Woods broke the record for most year between Masters wins at 14 years in-between!!!
Tiger wore his Rolex DEEPSEA SEA-DWELLER D-Blue after he won the Masters Tournament, as we see on his wrist in the videos above.
The D-Blue SEA-DWELLER features an unusual horizontal gradient to faces from blue above to black below, and it also has the DEEPSEA dial designation in a large green font. It is kind of profound if you think about it that the only two brands that didn't abandon Tiger after the challenges he went through years ago were Rolex and Nike.
Penso che un sogno cosi non ritorni mai piu
Mi dipingevo le mani e la faccia di blu
Poi d'improvviso venivo dal vento rapito
E incominciavo a volare nel cielo infinito
Volare, oh oh
E contare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu, dipinto di blu
Felice di stare lassu
E volavo, volavo felice piu in alto del sole ed ancora piu su
I love this image of these beautiful women rockin' Rolex watches, and I love the brunette in front with her two-tone Rolex paired with her Coco Chanel Quilted Purse...
Historically Rolex has always been extremely secretive and discreet, and no journalists in the past have ever been invited "INSIDE ROLEX" to explore and report on all four Rolex Manufacturing faclities in Switzerland.
In November 2013, this changed when Rolex invited Jake to take an unprecdented journey into the heart of Rolex to learn and report on everything he witnessed and learned.
This Super-Detailed 3 Part Story is a "MUST READ" story for anybody who wants to understand what really makes Rolex tick.
The Hans Wilsdorf Story: Founder Of Rolex
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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