1971 Rolex Porsche 911 E Targa Ad

1971 Rolex Porsche 911 E Targa Ad

Nicolas from Adpatina.com shared this vintage Rolex ad that features a bejeweled Platinum Day-Date from 1971, which is AMAZING!!!!

Below, we see a photo of a Porsche 1971 911E Targa which was a basically a convertible 911 with a built-in heavy duty roll-bar.

Vintage Tudor Submariner Porche Ad

Japanese Tudor Submariner

1968 Porche 906 Ad

My amazing researcher Alan from Hong Kong just surprised me when he sent in this amazing Japanese Tudor Submariner ad that features a Porsche 906. Very Cool!!! Ironically, the Porsche 906 was designed by Ferdinand Piëch, who was the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche.

The photo below is from 1969 and shows Japanese racecar driver Tomohiko Tsutsumi who was a member of the Tudor Watch Racing Team, and notice he is rocking a Tudor Submariner in this photo.

The box below is from 1968 and features the same Porsche 906. If you look carefully you will notice on the front hood of the car there is a 'ROLEX' logo just below the steering wheel, as well as a 'TUDOR' logo at the front of the hood. 

This next image below shows Tomohiko Tsutsumi is the same Tudor branded car in 1969 and notice the Rolex logo has been removed from the front hood of the car.

Ferdinand Piëch Porsche Pioneer & Billionaire

Porsche Pioneer & Billionaire

Ferdinand Piëch

1937-2019

Ferdinand Piëch was the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche who founded Porsche. Piëch was an engineer and was responsible for creating the Porsche 917 that won Le Mans.

Ferdinand Piëch rocking his GMT-Master at Le Mans in 1969

The image above of Ferdinand Piëch wearing his GMT-Master was discovered by my pal Cam @ Craft & Tailored.

Ferdinand Piëch was also involved in the design of many iconic German cars including the Porsche 911, as well as the Audi Quattro and Volkswagen Phaeton. In the photo below we see Ferdinand Piëch pictured in 1969 on the left with his cousin, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (middle) and his brother, Hans-Michel Piëch on the right. The three of them are largely responsible for the design of the Porsche 911.

Ferdinand Piëch in pictured below with his Porsche 917 race car on March 12, 1969 at the Geneva Motor Show Press Day event talking to Gerhard Mitter who was a Porsche racing driver.

Ferdinand Piëch was a billionaire who developed the Volkswagen Group which acquired other iconic brands like Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley. Ferdinand began his automotive career at Porsche but was forced to leave after a restriction said that no member of the Porsche or Piêch families could work in day-to-day operations at Porsche.

Ferdinand Piëch moved on to Audi where he eventually became the CEO. During his tenure at Audi Ferdinand grew Audi into much larger company that would compete successfully with Mercedes and BMW.

Real World Reviews: All-Electric Porsche Taycan

Real World Reviews

Porsche Taycan

Earlier this month I published a detailed story on the launch of the all-new, all-electric Porsche Taycan, and today I am excited to share real-world reviews:

Porsche Taycan World Premiere

Porsche Taycan 

World Premiere
I have been publishing a lot of Porsche related stories recently including my Ferdinand Piëch story, as well as yesterdays Japanese Tudor Submariner story so I thought it would be great to take a look at the world premier of the Porsche Taycan.

The Porsche Taycan is the very first real Tesla competitor to come to market, so kudos to Porsche for stepping into the future. 

The Porsche Taycan is available in a number of different colors including the Mamba Green Metallic pictured below, which I think looks kind of cool :-)

The Porsche Taycan is the first all electric vehicle to exceed the performance of the range of the original Tesla Model S as it was introduced in 2013. I first covered the Taycan when it was named "The Mission E" back in 2018.

Mark Webber who is legendary Formula 1 racer is a Rolex Brand Ambassador and he hosts the Porsche Taycan World Premier as we see above and notice he is wearing a Daytona. 

Below is a video I posted of Mark test driving the Mission E back in 2018.

My favorite feature of the Taycan is the option that offers 4-wheel steering. In other words, the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction as the front wheels which radically increases the turning radius.

Speaking of Porsche firsts, Top Gear recently published this video of the very first Porsche ever made from 1939, which is crazy fascinating!!!

Updates
There have been some fascinating responses to the Porsche Taycan, which I will continue updating below. In particular it's really funny how Elon Must tweeted in response to Porsche's Taycan by pointing out that Porsche used highly inaccurate language to name the higher end Taycan models by calling the "Turbo Taycan" when in reality they are 100% Electric and have no turbo whatsoever :-) Using the word 'Turbo' do describe an electric car would be like referring to chocolate as pasta.

I will say I am not a treehugger, but I am adamantly opposed to ICE card (Internal Combustion Engines) as they are HIGHLY Toxic!!! It is amazing to me that most people completely ignore this FACT. Elon Musk's response on Tweet today perfectly sums it up:

Conclusion
So what's my take on the Taycan? I think the Taycan is REALLY COOL, BEAUTIFUL and STYLISH and from what I see I like it a lot! Do I LOVE it like the Tesla Model S? I don't think so, but I won't know for certain until I spend some time driving one at which point I will write a review. That being said, Congratulations to Porsche for bringing this masterpiece to life!!! Also, now that Tesla has some real competition to the Model S, I hope the introduction of the Taycan pushes Tesla to improve their game in every way...

Mark Webber Test Drives Upcoming Porsche Mission E

...Every Rolex Tells A Story...

Mark Webber
Story Update
Talk about serendipity! I originally published this story three days ago, on Monday, and much to my surprise Rolex.com just added Mark Webber as a testimonee to their "Every Rolex Tells A Story" site. I highly recommend checking out the story...



Original story published Monday, May 21, 2018, seen below:

...Rolex Coolness...
Mark Webber
Test Drives Upcoming
Porsche Mission E
Former Formula One champion race car driver Mark Webber is pictured below wearing his ceramic stainless steel Rolex Daytona. Mark is an incredibly accomplished racecar driver as well as being a Porsche brand ambassador.

In this Official Porsche video, Mark Webber test drives the upcoming all-electric Porsche Mission E. Mark and shares his perspective on it. I have been a fan of electric cars for a long time now, and also publish an online Tesla Magazine named Jake's Tesla World. It is great to finally see the entire automotive industry switching over to electric!

In the photo below taken at the 2017 Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix, we see Mark Webber wearing his James Cameron DEEP SEA D-Blue...Mark has a HUGE Rolex collection/harem...

The screenshot below shows Mark Webber flying through the air in 2010 at the Valencia race track in his Formula One Car.

In the photo below we see Mark Webber with fellow legendary race car driver and Rolex brand ambassador, Sir Jackie Stewart.

1984 Rolex Daytona Brochure Cover...

1984 Rolex Daytona Brochure Cover

I remember back in 1984, how the Porsche was the coolest car, and here is a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona brochure cover featuring the Porsche 928S. Very Cool...

Speaking of the Porsche 928, here is an original brochure from Jake's Car World.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Founder of Porsche Design Belongs To The Ages

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

Founder of Porsche Design

Belongs To The Ages

I just put up a story on Jake's Car World about F.A. Porsche. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, better known as F.A. Porsche passed away yesterday at the age of 76. He was the grandson of the founder of Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche. F.A. Porsche was a revolutionary German industrial designer, and among other things he designed the original Porsche 911. His father Ferry Porsche was responsible for designing its predecessor, the Porsche 356.

F.A. Porsches is pictured above with his 911 Targa design, and with his Porsche 911 which he designed in 1962, and presented at the Frankfurt Auto show in 1963, as a 1964 model.

Porsche Design One Watch

F.A. Porsche is Father of The Black Watch

So what does F.A. Porsche have to do with Rolex? In the late 1960s the Porsche family decided that nobody with the Porsche last name should be allowed to work for Porsche. They were concerned that a family member with the same last name could do more damage than good, so F.A. Porsches decided to start his own industrial design company named Porsche Design. 

In 1973 F.A. Porsche designed and began selling his ALL BLACK Porsche Design Chronograph, which was the first watch made out of matte black chromed steel. The Porsche Design Chronograph used the Valjoux 7750 movement. F.A. Porsche not only made the first black watch, but he also made the watch much larger than the standard diameter at the time.

F.A. Porsche is pictured below in his design studio, sporting his trademark Porsche Design Chrono I "black-out" watch.

Race car legend, Mario Andretti is pictured below in the early 1970s sporting his Porsche Design Chrono 1 watch. Today there are many brands, like Pro-Hunter and Bamford and Sons that coat Rolex watches with a black PVD coating, but it was F.A. Porsches that started this trend back in the early 1970s. In the future, I will publish much more detail on F.A. Porsche, and share some really interesting insight with you...

One of the obvious questions is whether F.A. Porsche wore or was inspired by the Rolex Daytona Chronograph? I am not certain, but in this photo of F.A. Porsche taken before he designed his Porsche Design watch, we see him wearing white gold Rolex Oyster Quartz Reference 5100 bracelet. 

1986 Porsche 928 Magazine Ad: Memories Are Made Of This

1986 Porsche 928 Hotness

Memories Are Made Of This

I remember back in the mid 1980s how over-the-top cool the Porsche 928 was. It is interesting that we don't see many on the road these days?