Thursday, May 31, 2012

Rihanna Rockin Her Rolex


...Rolex Hotness...

Rihanna Rockin Her Rolex

Rihanna is one of the most successful recording artists today. She is pictured below with Los Angeles Dodgers baseball superstar, Matt Kemp.



Rihanna is wearing an unusual vintage Rolex Day-Date. It is hard to tell exactly, but it appears her watch is a vintage pink gold Rolex Day-Date on a rare Rolex Oyster bracelet.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Red Rubber B for the Rolex DEEPSEA


Red Rubber B for the Rolex DEEPSEA
Made In Switzerland

Rubber B is an extremely innovative company that introduced the very first rubber strap made just for Rolex watches that were designed to perfectly fill in the space between the lugs on Rolex sports watches. One could argue this innovation was long overdue, but Rubber B brilliantly brought it to life.

Recently Rubber B introduced an AMAZING new rubber strap made just for the Rolex DEEPSEA SEA-DWELLER, which is pictured below in red. It has all the great trademark characteristics of earlier models including the unique T shape between the lugs which makes it instantly recognizable as a Rubber B Strap.

One of the great design innovations with the Rubber B made just for the DEEPSEA is that it is unusually wide compared to the standard Rolex Oyster bracelet. Even though the Rolex DEEPSEA seems like it is twice as large as the standard Rolex SEA-DWELLER, Rolex did not scale the Oyster Bracelet up, and some argue it looks a little strange to have such an enormous watch with a skinny, narrow bracelet. 

Rubber B listened carefully to customers who said they thought the standard DEEPSEA Oyster bracelet was too skinny, and Rubber B designed the all-new DEEPSEA strap with wings that run out to the edges of the lugs, and even though the strap is tapered it tapers down to 23mm, which is really fat. All this extra width gives the watch a much more macho, tool-watch look.

Rubber B also decided to go with a beefed up buckle, to make it much easier and faster to swap out multiple Rubber B straps.
As you can see in the images above and below, the Rubber B fits perfectly into the lug space, and there is a metal shank inside the end of the strap where it fits in-between the lugs, to keep it perfectly stationary.


Essentailly the Rubber B for the Rolex DEEPSEA gives it a completely different look, which is awesome. In my mind, it gives the DEEPSEA an even more aquatic, retro, surfer vibe. It is incredible how clean and simple the lines are on the all-new Rubber B for the Rolex DEEPSEA.

Since the Rubber B or the DEEPSEA uses a simple buckle, it is extremely sturdy and can't fail. The strap is made in Switzerland from the finest vulcanized rubber.

The Rubber B for the Rolex DEEPSEA is available in Red, Black and Shark Silver. I believe they plan to offer it is Safety Orange in the future.

Rubber B also announced they are coming out with a Rubber B strap made just for the all-new "Orange Hand" Rolex Explorer II this Fall. As I understand it, they will offer it in Safety Orange, and Black. I really hope it has the simple buckle system, and I REALLY hope it shares the amazing design language from the DEEPSEA model. Specifically, I hope it has the wings, and the wide buckle.

I think this winged design language gives Rolex watches and even sportier vibe, that would be very appealing to the Panerai crown, as well as tool-watch fans. Rubber B is also coming out with an all-new strap for the Ceramic Supercase Submariner, and once again, I pray Rubber B has the wisdom to make it look exactly like their DEEPSEA version.


Here is a video that really showcases in a 3 Dimensional way, just how cool looking the Rubber B for the Rolex DEEPSEA is. This video is of an actual watch and Rubber B, not a computer simulation. It really demonstrates how beautifully precise the Rubber B is.




Rubber B is an amazing company, and I can't wait to see their new all-new models they plan to introduce this Fall!!!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Rolex Hotness: Stephanie Seymour: Super-Leggy-Model & More


Rolex Hotness: Stephanie Seymour
Super-Leggy-Model & More
[Stainless Steel Rolex Datejust]

Stephanie Seymour has had a very long career as a super-model. Stephanie began her ultra-successful modeling career when she was 14 years old, back in 1983. In the late 1980s and early 1990s she became a very successful Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. In some ways her career path reminds me of Brooke Shields career–in the sense we have witnessed her grow from a young woman to a mature woman in front of our eyes.



Stephanie Seymour was also a primary lingerie and hosiery model for Victoria Secret and was probably the most memorable early Victoria Secret model. She posed twice for Playboy, once in 1991 and again in 1993. In this next image from last year, she looks like a 1980s Nagel painting to me.


Stephanie Seymour has also been pursuing a career as an actress and has appeared on Law & Order. If Stephanie look familiar to you, it is because she has appeared on more than 300 Magazine covers in her incredible career.


It is amazing how Stephanie has improved with age–kind of like many Rolex watches I can think of =)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Macro Shots of the Month...Magnificent Paul Newman Exotic Daytona


Stefano Mazzariol
Magical Macro

Stefano is from Italy and he is amazingly passionate about capturing all the magnificent detail in his seemingly magical macros shots of his Paul Newman Exotic Rolex Daytona dial. 


Stefano is big fan of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog, and Jake's Rolex Watch Blog is a big fan of Stefano Mazzariol's magnificent Rolex photography!!!

Saturday, May 19, 2012


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

Roberto's Rolex Daytona 
On a Jubilee Bracelet 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

...Rolex Wrist Shot Of The Day... Marcus' LV Submariner On A Kangaroo NATO Strap


...Rolex Wrist Shot Of The Day...

Marcus' LV Submariner 
On A Kangaroo NATO Strap

Marcus is a reader of Jake's Rolex World and he lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Marcus recently sent in this photo of his Green LV Submariner on a leather NATO strap and said:

Hi Jake!

I took this photo of my LV while enjoying a walk through Stockholm. I just couldn't resist admiring its greenness!! It sitting on a kangaroo nato with lovely patina.

Thanks for a great blog, read it every day!

Best Regards,

Marcus in Stockholm, Sweden

Sunday, May 13, 2012

The Original 1945 Rolex Pre-Datejust...


The Original 1945 Rolex Pre-Datejust
The Design Ethos Of Every Modern Rolex

It is amazing how timeless the original Rolex Date from 1945 is!!! Notice it lacks the Datejust designation on the dial and has no cyclops-lens on the crystal. This model was an absolute game-changer in every way, and I believe this watch represents the absolute design ethos of every modern Rolex. This includes the modern Datejust, Day-Date, Submariner, GMT-Master, Daytona, Explorer, Air-King–you name it, it all began here.

This was the first watch in the world to ad a date-window complication and Rolex introduced the Jubilee Bracelet in 1945 on this model. The reason it is named the Jubilee Bracelet is because the 40th anniversary (in marriage parlance) is typically referred to as The Ruby Jubilee, just as the 25th is referred to as The Silver Anniversary and the 50 Anniversary is referred to as The Golden Anniversary. I also believe it was the first Rolex watch to to have solid end links.


Photo Credit: Rolex

Friday, May 11, 2012

RISitus In Action...


Problem!?! What Problem!?!
I Don't Have A Problem!!!
RISitus In Action

Jocke took this superb photo of his Rolex watches. I guess it is never enough once you catch RISitus!?!

Monday, May 07, 2012

Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day: A Datejust from Luxenbourg...


Rolex Lume Shot Of The Month

Jerry from Luxenbourg took this stunning shot of his Rolex Datejust. What an amazing shot!!! A few readers of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog pointed out the fact the lume on the minute hands is glowing like a Light Saber from Star Wars. Use The Force, Luke... Thanks for sharing Jerry!!!

Sunday, May 06, 2012

Kojak Rolex: Telly Savalas...


Who Loves You Baby !?!

Telly Savalas
Kojak Rolex President



1978 Telly Savalas Rolex Day-Date Ad


Telly Savalas was probably best known for his role in the TV series Kojak, and prior to that he played the villain in On Her Majesty's Secret Service


Of course, Telly's character was the model for Doctor Evil in Austin Powers. Groovy Baby Yeah!!! Shagadelic!!! Who loves ya, baby!?! Hey. We're all born bald, baby! You want a lollipop?


Telly Savalas plays Ernst Stravo Blofeld–Bond's arch nemesis–leader of SPECTRE.

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day: Thomas' Racing Dial Daytona


Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day
Thomas' Racing Dial Daytona

The red black and white color combination on this Rolex Daytona is unbeatable. Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go!!!

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Rolex Hotness: Caprice Bourret-Two-Tone Rolex Submariner


...Rolex Hotness...


Caprice Bourret
Super-Leggy-Model
Stainless Daytona & Two-Tone Rolex Submariner

Caprice Bourret is one of the great Supper-Leggy-Models and she loves and wears man different models of men's sport Rolex watches as we will see in the future.





Tuesday, May 01, 2012

CIA Director and former U.S. General Petraeus: Commander of U.S. Central Command




CIA Director
David Petraeus
Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner

David Petraeus is the current Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. He was appointed CIA director on September 7, 2011, and he has been wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner for many years.






★★★★
Former U.S. Army General Petraeus
Commander of U.S. Central Command
Modern Military Submariner

Prior to becoming the Director of the CIA, David Howell Petraeus was a U.S. Army 4-star General and the Commander of the United States Central Command. General Petraeus has an extremely distinguished career and he was one of many Top Military Leaders to wear a Rolex.

This first photo appeared in Vanity Fair magazine and shows General Petraeus' Rolex Submariner with Oyster Bracelet. You can learn more and see more photos of General Petraeus in an article I wrote about Rolex On Top Military Leaders.







U.S. Central Command
Geographic Scope

The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces and its area of responsibility is in the Middle East, including Egypt and Central Asia as we see in the map below: