The Rolex add below is from the 1968 Summer Olympic Games which were held in Mexico City, Mexico. The boating events of the XIX Olympiad were held in Acapulco, Mexico, which is featured in the Rolex ad below.
Back in May of 2014, Sotheby's auctioned off a very rare 36MM Rolex Datejust which was made for the International Olympic Committee in 1988. The watch achieved an auction sale price of $24,000. I have seen these models before, and of course it is always interesting to see something so fascinating with two great 20th Century icons together. If I recall correctly, Olympic Skiing legend, Jean-Claude Killy wears this same model.
Rolex also made a Ladies International Olympic Committee Two-Tone Datejust Reference 69173 (pictured below) with a Caliber 2135 which appears below courtesy of Christie's Auction House.
The Christie's lot essay reads:
The present ladies’ two-tone Datejust is quite a special watch that was made for the 1988 Olympic Committee. The Rolex guarantee confirms this by listing the buyer as “Comite Olympiques Geneve.” Both the Summer and Winter games were held in ’88 and the Winter games were hosted in Calgary, Alberta.
The consignor of this watch purchased it from the estate of the former late Mayor of Calgary, Ralph Klein. Klein would later go on to serve as the Premier of Alberta. His wife was presented with this watch in 1988 from the Olympic Committee.
Any Rolex with a unique dial is highly sought after. In addition to having this trait, the present watch is offered as complete and has a very nice history.
Nadia Comăneci The First Perfect 10 1976 Montreal Olympics
Stainless Steel Rolex Daytona
Nadia Comaneci is considered to be on of the greatest Olympic athletes in history. At the age of 14, in 1976, she stepped into history as she became the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0. She went on in that Olympics to win seven perfect 10 scores in the 1976 Olympics, thus winning three gold Olympic medals. At the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Nadia wood two gold medals. Nadia is one of the most famous gymnasts in the world, and is widely credited for popularizing gymnastics internationally.
"Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win." —Nadia Comăneci
In the photo above, we see Nadia wearing her stainless steel Rolex Daytona. You have got to watch Nadia's 1976 Olympic performance in the video below. She is absolutely amazing!!!
Jack Forster from Hodinkee recently sat down with Curtis McDowald on Talking Watches and had an AMAZING conversation about Curtis's love of watches.
During the interview Curtis told an incredible story about how he inherited his grandfather's Pepsi GMT-Master which is so cool. Be sure to watch the fascinating interview below which Jack Forester who is ALWAYS superb!!!
Can you imagine how stoked Curtis must have been when he first saw his Grandfather's Pepsi GMT-Master!?!! He could not have inherited a better watch...
Isabell Werth is one of the top equestrian horseback riders in the world. She has won 10 Olympic medals, including 6 gold Olympic medals, as well as 7 Dressage World Championships.
Speaking of Olympics, Issabell Werth won Gold again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil in the Team Dressage event, and she also won Silver a Silver Medal in Individual Dressage. This is a truly remarkable feat, as she has been winning Olympic Gold Medals since her Olympic debut in Barcelona in 1992. She has competed in the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2016 Olympics.
Equestrian dressage is so amazingly majestic and interesting to watch, as we see in the video below of Isabell Werth's amazing performance!
Steve Guerdat is a Swiss born Olympic jumping champion. He was born in 1982 and at age seven began training with his father, Philippe Guedat. Steve Guerdat won the 2012 Olympic Jumping Championships and is the first Swiss rider to win a gold Olympic medal in jumping since 1924!!!
Dark Chocolate Daytona
Rose Gold with All-New Ceramic Bezel
Steve Guerdat is wearing a Datejust in the first photo in this story, and when he is riding he wears a Rose Gold Rolex Daytona with a brown dial, which also has a ceramic bezel.
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.
