I started a new feature which I thought would be fun where I would post a new episode of I Spy every Saturday and I ran into a challenge. The challenge is the writing on the show was so bad and the plot lines are so thin that it is hard to watch. I think my evaluation of Episode 2, Season 1, which you can see by clicking here, yielded the positive Rolex GMT Master identification I was seeking.
In the future, I plan to watch all the episodes on my own and if I find any cool Rolex shots or a cool episode I will share them with you.
In episode 3 of Flipper Friday, I came across some confusing evidence. In the screen capture below, Porter Rick looks at his watch to check the time.
In the screen capture below, instead of seeing a Rolex Submariner we see a watch brand I have never seen before named Croton. The model appears to be named the Croton, Aviator Sea Diver. (Croton sounds like Klingon to me ;-)
This new evidence brings up some interesting questions, like, did Brian Kelly's figure ever wear a Rolex Submariner? or did he just wear this watch that looked so much like a Submariner?
You see in the photo below the Croton watch looks very similar to a Rolex Submariner, but if you look closely you see the chronograph pushers.
In this episode, as seen in the photo below a scientist with a small submarine appears to be wearing a Rolex Submariner. Before I draw any conclusions, I am going to investigate more.
I plan to investigate further because it is possible that Porter Ricks character wore two different watches, although it seems illogical. I wonder because in screen captures from Season 1, Episode one, in one shot I don't see the pushers and it looks like he is wearing a Rolex Submariner.
We have also seen three other characters in the first three episodes that seriously (98%++) appear to be wearing Rolex Submariner watches. On I Spy Saturday we have direct evidence that gave us positive ID because we got a clear shot of the dial with the Rolex logo. I intend to get to the bottom of this and as they say, time will tell...
Update: I spent some more time watching future episodes of Flipper and while I have not made a 100% positive ID, I would say the evidence points to Porter Rick's wearing a Submariner. My best guess is he wore two different watches, but the only way to find out is to keep analyzing the footage until we get a positive ID, so Flipper Friday will continue.
Rolex Moonphase
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American Heritage Auction House is having an auction for fine timepieces next week in Dallas Texas on May 12 & 13 and the following Rolex Moonphase will be up for auction.
A good pal of mine from college had a similar looking (older case) two-tone Rolex Datejust with the blue dial. Brings back some 1980s memories. Methinks I can hear the Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack playing in the background...
Hurley Hawyood is an American race car driving legend. Hurley won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977, 1983 and again in 1994. Hurley is also the most winning driver of the 24 Hours of Daytona with 5 wins in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1991.
Hurley Haywood wears a stainless steel Rolex Datejust with a white dial with raised white gold roman numerals as seen in the photo above and below.
"If you have once ounce of energy left, then you haven't done your job properly." –Hurley Haywood
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.
