Jon Hamm: Million Dollar Arm

...Rolex Super-Coolness...

Jon Hamm

Million Dollar Arm

Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner

Jon Hamm is best known as Donald Draper on the mega-hit TV show, Mad Men, which is just wrapping up its seventh season. Ironically, Jon Hamm also played the role of my namesake Grandfather, Jake Ehrlich Sr., in the movie "Howl". 

Today Jon Hamm is considered to be the top actor in Hollywood, and he is just coming out with a new movie produced by Disney named Million Dollar Arm, and in his role he wears a stainless steel Rolex Submariner as seen in the movie poster below, along with the other photos from the movie.

In the photo below, which is a zoomed-in screen grab from the official Million Dollar Arm movie poster, we can see the Rolex Oyster Bracelet with the flip-lock. 

Million Dollar Arm Movie Trailer

I don't know if I am hallucinating but it looks like Jon Hamm is wearing an LV Submariner with a black bezel insert.

Jon Hamm
Star of MAD MEN

Jon Hamm is the star of Mad Men, and plays Don Draper, which is one of the most successful TV shows in history, and in the past I documented how he wears a Rolex on and off screen. The photo below shows Jon Hamm as Don Draper, sporting a Rolex Explorer.

I just had an epiphany when I was looking at this photo of Jon Hamm. He looks like James Bond. Specifically Jon Hamm reminds me most of George Lazenby, playing James Bond.

Rolex Coolness: Jon Hamm Stainless Steel Rolex GMT Master

...Emmy Award Winning Best Actor....

Rolex Coolness: Jon Hamm

Espresso Stainless Steel Rolex GMT Master

Jon Hamm is best known for playing the roll of Don Draper on AMC's mega-hit Mad Men. Ironically, Jon Hamm recently played the role of my grandfather Jake Ehrlich Sr., in the movie, "The Howl." Jon Hamm is pictured below sporting a Rolex GMT Master in the movie, The Town, where Jon Hamm played the character of FBI Agent, Adam Frawley.

Here is a real-life photo of Jon Hamm wearing the same Rolex GMT Master

Rolex Coolness: Jon Hamm Mad Men Rolex Explorer on Donald Drapper

Rolex Coolness: Jon Hamm

Mad Men Rolex Explorer on Donald Drapper

On the last couple episodes of Mad Men, I noticed Jon Hamm sporting his now trademark Rolex Explorer as seen in these photos. What an amazing show!!!!!!

Rolex Coolness: Donald Draper- Mad Men Rolex Explorer-Back To The Future

Rolex Super-Coolness: Donald Draper

Mad Men Rolex Explorer

Back To The Future

Mad Men is probably the best show on TV today and it was created and written and produced by one of the producers of the Sopranos named Matthew Weiner. Mad Men just won three Emmy Awards last week, and has won a total of 13 Emmy Awards despite the fact it is only in the middle of its fourth season!!!

The main star of Mad Men is named Donald Draper and he is played unbelievably well by Jon Hamm. In the photo below we see Jon Hamm wearing his now trademark Rolex Explorer.

I can't help but wonder if Jon Hamm wearing the Rolex is product placement or not? I remember last season Jon Hamm talked about getting Rolex as an account, and suddenly this season he is wearing a Rolex Explorer. The reason I think it might be product placement is because he is always wearing it out of his French cuffs proudly, almost like he is trying to constantly show it off, which is just fine by me ;-)

One of the challenges is despite the fact that Season 4 takes place in 1965, his Rolex Explorer appears to have a synthetic sapphire crystal which would make it a bit historically inaccurate.

I guess it does not matter if it is historically incorrect, because in the photo below we see Jon Hamm on the set of Mad Men rocking his 4th Generation iPhone while he is wearing his modern Rolex Explorer ;-) This is fascinating when you look at the corded dial-up phone pictured above and compare it with the 4G iPhone pictured below.

In this next photo we see two of the actors on Mad Men rocking an Apple Macbook Pro on the set of Mad Men which is also kind of funny in and interesting way. I have written extensively in the past about Mad Men, which is fascinating.

Rolex Super-Coolness: Jon Hamm MAD MEN Rolex

Rolex Super-Coolness: Jon Hamm

MAD MEN Rolex Explorer

John Hamm plays Donald Draper on the TV mega-hit, MAD MEN, and in the season premier for this 4th season, which aired yesterday, I noticed for the first time he was wearing a Rolex Explorer!!! If you are not familiar with MAD MEN, it is produced by one of the producers from the Sopranos.

Joh Hamm is an amazing actor, and on MAD MEN, which is set in the early 1960s in New York, on Madison Avenue, he plays an ad executive. If you have never seen MAD MEN, I very highly recommend it. I turned Leo onto MAD MEN last year and he freaked out and watched all 3 seasons–on DVD–back to back to back!!!!

In a bizarre twist of fate, Jon Hamm is currently staring in a movie where he plays my namesake grandfather, Jake Ehrlich Sr. You can learn more about this film and John Hamm playing my grandfather Jake, in the movie Howl.

There have been other actors on past seasons of MAD MEN who wore Rolex, but never the star, Jon Hamm. He is wearing a stainless steel Rolex Explorer in the photo above and below.

In the photo below from the Season 4 opener of MAD MEN, we can definitely make out the Rolex Oyster bracelet. It is also interesting to note that I remember one of the main characters last season talking about how they wanted to get Rolex as an account for their advertising agency.

Last year, I wrote a huge writeup about how Jon Hamm's wife on MAD MEN, played by January Jones wears a stainless Rolex Daytona and I also did an overview of the show.

In this next photo we get a clearer shot of the Rolex Explorer on Donald Draper's wrist.

In the photo below, we see the watch in the photo above, zoomed-in significantly and we can make a positive I.D., and confirm it is a Rolex Explorer since we can make out the 3, 6, and 9 Arabic markers on the dial.

MAD MEN & Rolex: The Number 1 TV Show Today

"History may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme." –Mark Twain

MAD MEN & Rolex

The Number 1 TV Show Today

In case you are not familiar with MAD MEN, it is probably the best TV show I have ever seen with the exception of The Sopranos–but that should come as no surprise because MAD MEN is produced by Mathew Weiner who was a writer and executive producer on the Sopranos. MAD MEN just completed its third season this last Sunday and to date it has won many Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.

In 2008 and 2009 MAD MEN won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama and in 2008 Jon Hamm won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series for his performance as Donald Draper. In 2008 MAD MEN received 16 Emmy Award nominations total.

So what makes MAD MEN the hottest TV show today? Many things. By the way, on a side note, it just so happens the star of MAD MEN, Jon Hamm who plays the character of Donald Draper (pictured below sitting down) is currently filming a movie in which he plays my namesake grandfather, Jake Ehrlich Sr. You can learn more about Jon Hamm playing Jake Ehrlich Sr., by clicking here.

MAD MEN is an American period drama TV series set in the early 1960s. It is about the early days of American advertising on New York's Madison Avenue. [Think: Madison Ad Men=MAD MEN].


MAD MEN is amazing because of the tremendous attention to detail. The Donald Draper character played by Jon Ham is married to his wife Betty Draper who is played by the amazingly beautiful January Jones. Betty & Donald Drapper are kind of like Ward & June Cleaver meet Bonnie & Clyde.

MAD MEN explores the deeper, darker side of human character in the most fascinating ways. January Jones character, Betty Draper is simple and complex at the same time. Once you think you have figured her out, you realize you know nothing about her.

Rolex Hotness: January Jones

Yellow-Gold Rolex Daytona

Betty Draper is played by January Jones who began her career as a fashion model. She is pictured below in a recent photo shoot wearing a Rolex Daytona on her wrist. Obviously not from the TV Show.

January Jones is also featured on this months cover of GQ Magazine.

There are Rolex watches all over MAD MEN and we see a yellow gold Rolex Day-Date on a character in the screen shot below. They even mention at the end of Season 2 they want to get Rolex as an account.

Also the character who plays the art director named Salvatore "Sal" Romano (played by Bryan Batt) wears a two-tone Rolex Datejust in seasons 1 through 3. Sal's character is pictured standing up third from the left side of the photo.

Despite the fact that January Jones is the definite hotness, the show also has a character named Joan Harris-Holloway played by Christina Hendricks who, at least in my mind is the super-hotness!!! She is pictured below with Jon Hamm. Ouwwwwchh!!!!!!

I think Christina Hendricks plays her role to the T, and did I mention she is gorgeous!?!!!!

Since MAD MEN takes place in the early sixties, it has a kind of male-chauvinist, Archie Bunker, "When girls were girls and men were men" kind of vibe. If you have no idea what I am talking about, then you have no idea what I am talking about ;-))))

MAD MEN just blows my mind and if you have watched it over the last three seasons you know what I am talking about. If you have not watched it over the last three years, you are in for a great treat because you can watch the episodes back to back to back–kind of like how you can spend a weekend watching the Sopranos.