I don't know what it is about Flipper, but I love this show!!! The whole aquatic them with the speedboats and Flipper the dolphin. When I talk to readers of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog it is amazing how many of them start talking about how they love Flipper!!!
Porter Ricks, played by Brian Kelly is part Father, part GQ model, part Super-Hero, and part Cowboy, and you see him wearing his Submariner in the photo below.
This next photo is a publicity shot from Flipper in taken 1964, and it shows Porter Ricks with his younger son Bud, with Flipper Jumping out of the water.
Just like last week, I am doing Miami Vice Monday on Tuesday. I had to wait until today because there were too many other things going on yesterday.
I am in a really awkward position I am going to share with you. If you are a regular reader of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog you know about Flipper Friday and I Spy Saturday, in which we are examining each episode to see the Rolex watches and to explore the other history including fashion, social moires, and historical content and context.
In many ways, I find the history behind Rolex watches to be just as interesting as the watches themselves. Last week I posted a photo of Don Johnson from Miami Vice wearing a two-tone Rolex Datejust. Marrk, who is a reader of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog commented on the post and said he thought many of the early episodes of Miami Vice were very good and worth watching including the pilot.
I had only seen several episodes of Miami Vice in my life back in the 80s–probably because I was too busy chasing girls ;-)
After Marrks comment, I watched the Pilot and was blown away at how well done the show was and I was equally stunned at how many Rolex watches there were–so I decided to start Miami Vice Monday.
While I was finishing up the article with the screen captures, I started looking at the image below and I thought I saw something strange with the President bracelet, and in particular how the piece between the lugs which is part of the bracelet did not look right.
Then it suddenly hit me!?!?! I vaguely remembered somebody saying they may have used fake Rolex watches in Miami Vice. I was not certain if my memory was correct and then I spoke with Leo and he confirmed it was a fact.
Leo even told me about how he was on the set of Miami Vice and Don Johnson wanted to borrow Leo's yellow gold Rolex King Midas to wear in a scene where Don would be rolling over the hood of a car and they offered Leo $300 to borrow his Rolex. Leo declined because he did not want his prized possession to get goofed up.
Robert-Jan (RJ) from the FratelloWatches.com Wristwatchblog also pointed out Don Johnson likely wore fake Rolex watches as well.
This put me in a strange quandary!?! Do I cancel Miami Vice Monday or keep it going? I decided to keep it going, at least for a while and here is why: I think it is valuable to understand the fake Rolex dynamic. I personally don't like looking at or even discussing fake Rolex watches because I think they are so stupid, but I understand they exist. I think that in many ways the huge fake Rolex market has significantly increased Rolex's mindshare with the international consumer.
As I mentioned earlier in this story, and many times before, I like to explore the story behind the story so for at least a while I will keep exploring Miami Vice. Also, Miami Vice had AMAZING music and excellent acting...
The dial on this very interesting looking Rolex Sea-Dweller [Reference 1665] has the emblem of the Sultanate of Oman which is a sheath over two crossed swords. These very rare watches were made in 1972 and given to the SAS (Special Air Service) regiment soldiers from the Sultan of Oman.
Apple has one high-holiday every year now known as WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference). Today at the WWDC Apple introduced the all-new iPhone 3Gs, which is amazing!!!!!!!!!
Basically Apple added all the necessary features the original iPhone should have had. What makes the new iPhone so much better? Here is my list:
• 16 or 32 GB of Internal Memory
• 3 Megapixel Camera with new Macro mode (so you can take great Rolex wrist shots!!!)
• Video Recording
• Built-in compass (helps with map navigation and turn-by turn directions)
• Spotlight Universal Search
• Stereo Bluetooth Support
• Cut, Copy & Paste
• Voice Recording
• Voice Control including Voice Dialing
The all new iPhone 3Gs will be available for purchase June 17 and will come in a 32GB version for $299, a 16GB version for $199 and the standard 3G 8GB version will only be $99.
You can learn more by visiting Apple.com or clicking here. Apple also announced new laptop models with some pretty significant price drops.
Switzerland's Roger Federer is only 27 and he just won the 2009 French Open by beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6, 6-4. In doing so, Roger Federer equaled Pete Sampras' record to become the sixth man in world history to win each of the four majors (Grand Slam Titles).
Pete Sampras, who is the former world number one tennis player said he believed Roger Federer is the best player in tennis history. Sampras said of Roger Federer, "What he's done over the past five years has never been done–and probably will never, ever happen again. Regardless if he won the French Open or not, he goes down as the greatest ever. This just confirms it!!!"
Roger Federer is wearing a white gold Rolex Yachtmaster II in the photo below of him kissing the 2009 French Open Trophy.
All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart or whether we commit ourselves to an effort, a sustained effort to find common ground. To focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings. –President Obama (Cairo Egypt, June 4, 2009).
Welcome to the fourth installment of Presidential Watch Sunday. I would like to thank the White House and Chuck Kennedy (An Official White House Photographer) for giving us unprecedented access to photos of the United States Presidency and I would like to thank MSNBC for sharing the video of President Obama's unprecedented speech.
On June 4, 2009, President Obama gave an amazing speech at Cairo University in Egypt on the subject of the relationship between the Muslim world and the United States. In the photo below, we see President Obama as he enters the auditorium to deliver his speech.
U.S. President Obama spoke at Cairo University in Egypt on Thursday, June 4, 2009. In this speech, President Obama called for "A new beginning between the United States and Muslims', declaring that 'this cycle of suspicion and discord must end."
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.
