Rolex Macros Shot of the Day: Daytona

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day...

Magnificent Macro

B took this amazing macro shot of his Rolex Daytona dial up close. Something about these colors is so great looking together...

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.

Rolex GMT-Master from Indonesia

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Rolex GMT-Master from Indonesia

Henri Leong from Indonesia is a long-time reader of Jake's Rolex World, and he recently sent in this amazing photo of his Rolex GMT-Master. Great Coronet Shot Henri! Happy New Year!!!

Rolex Coolness: Al Pacino Stainless Steel Rolex Submariner

Academy Award Winning Best Actor

...Rolex Coolness...

Al Pacino

A Brilliant Career With Rolex Keeping His Time

Al Pacino is considered to be one of the greatest actors alive today.  He has been wearing Rolex watches on film and in real life for decades.

Al Pacino is pictured below with Carrie Underwood at the 2013 Emmy Awards, and you can see he is wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner.

Al Pacino stared in the seminal Godfather trilogy of movies where he played Michael Corleone family. In my opinion the Godfather trilogy is one of the greatest set of movies ever made. The Godfather was released in 1972, and Godfather II was released in 1974. Godfather III was released more than 25 years later in 1990. Many people have criticized Godfather III as not being as good as Part 1 & 2, but I completely disagree. I think Godfather Part III is every bit as great as 1 & 2.

The photo below shows Al Pacino's character, Don Michael Corleone with his father, Don Vito Corleone that was played by Marlon Brando.

Another seminal Al Pacino movie was Scarface, which the photo below is from.

In 1992 All Pacino Starred in Glengarry Glen Ross, in which he wore a two-tone Rolex Datejust, as seen below.

Glengarry Glen Ross had a major all-star cast, and featured one of the craziest Rolex scenes in a movie with Alec Baldwin's speech. 

In this next photo we see Al Pacino wearing a stainless steel Rolex on a Jubilee Bracelet, in 2002 when he stared in the movie named Simone.

Al Pacino is pictured below with Kevin Spacey, and Al is wearing his trademark Rolex Submariner.

...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day... Platinum & Diamond Rolex Dial Day-Date

...Rolex Studio Shot Of The Day...

Platinum & Diamond Rolex Dial Day-Date

Harrison Ford Returns As Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

...Rolex Ultra-Super-Coolness...

Harrison Ford Returns to STAR WARS as Han Solo  The Force Awakens

Who is the coolest guy to ever wear a Rolex? Steve McQueen? Paul Newman? Sir Sean Connery? One could argue it would be Harrison Ford! In the photo below we see Harrison Ford reprise his role as Han Solo in the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Wars movie, which launches in theaters TODAY!!!
"Chewy, we're home!"

My two favorite movies of all time both star Harrison Ford, and they are Raiders Of The Lost Ark, and the original Star Wars. I first saw Star Wars in 1976 in a movie theater, and it completely blew my mind!!! I just saw the new Star Wars movie named, "The Force Awakens" in iMax 3D, and once again, it completely blew my mind. It has to be one of the best movies I have ever seen. I won't spoil it by giving away any details, but I will say that J.J. Abrams did an AMAZING job of writing and directing the movie. In many ways seeing the new Star Wars movie was a heartwarming homecoming of sorts.


Star Wars The Force Awakens Official Trailer

Below is the official Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer!!!!! 

Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer Teasers
Bellow you can see the first two official teaser trailers for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

In these trailers, we see Harrison Ford return as Han Solo which is really cool. In the photo below, we see Harrison Ford wearing his Rolex Datejust, as he kissed Cary Fisher, with Mark Hamill looking on. If I recall correctly, I think I remember Cary Fisher saying she and Harrison Ford had an affair offscreen, which may explain that look on her face below :-o

The screen grab below is from the official Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. I could not help but notice how similar it looks to the picture above, of Harrison Ford hugging Carrie Fisher. Completely unrelated, but fascinating nonetheless. 

Below are some never before seen photos of young Harrison Ford wearing his Rolex Datejust from my unpublished Rolex archive. Harrison Ford is as timeless and classic as his Rolex Datejust.

Harrison Ford has worn a Rolex Datejust for decades, and you can alway learn much more my checking out my story on the $7 Billion Man. 

Michael Buble Platinum Rolex Daytona

Michael Bublé

Platinum Rolex Daytona

Slip A Rolex Under The Tree

I recently mentioned Rolex's Instagram Page and how it had a bunch of famous people posting selfies of themselves sporting their Rolex watches. The photo below of singer Michael Buble appears on that page.

I thought since we are coming up on Christmas, it would be nice to check out the following Michael Bublé Christmas Special.

Instagram.com/Rolex

Instagram.com/Rolex

Rolex Instagram Is Awesome

If you haven't had a chance to check out the Rolex Instagram page, I highly recommend it. Rolex initially shunned the internet, but that has really changed recently. It appears Rolex is quickly moving to the leading edge of the web and it is really evident with their Instagram page.

When I first began Jake's Rolex World in 2008 I focused on showcasing photos of people, mostly celebrates wearing Rolex watches. I did this because prior to beginning Jake's Rolex World there were ZERO sources of photos of people wearing Rolex watches. 

In other words, all the books, magazines and newspaper articles that focused on Rolex, published photos of just the watches, but I thought it was infinitely more interesting to see photos of people wearing their Rolex watches. In particular, I thought the "Human" story behind each Rolex was much more fascinating than the beautiful Rolex watches themselves.

Fast forward to today, and on the Rolex Instagram page, we see many famous Rolex wearers taking selfies and wrist shots of their Rolex watches!!! It really is amazing how far the web has come in the past eight years!!!

Speaking of Selfies, Rolex published this selfie that golf legend Jack Nicklaus took of himself, sporting his trademark yellow gold Rolex Day-Date. How cool is this!!!!!!

All-New Rolex.com Overhaul

All-New Rolex.com Overhaul

Today, Rolex launched the complete overhauled, brand-new Rolex.com website and it looks fantastic!!! The all-new design is super simple, yet sophisticated. Be sure to check out the new Rolex.com.

Happy Thanksgiving from Jake!!!

Happy Thanksgiving from Jake!!!

Hi Everybody!!!

It is hard to believe it is already Thanksgiving again on Jake's Rolex Watch World!!! It has been another absolutely amazing year of filled with growth and amazing new Rolex historical content.

So many people have chosen to keep the time of their lives with Rolex, and the more time goes by, the more I realize how Rolex is really a universe in-and-of-itself. It's a world where the sun never sets, yet it's always daytime. 

"The First Thanksgiving" painting by Jean Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday because it gives us a chance to pause and reflect on how fortunate we all are to be able to experience this amazing miracle, known as life, on this spinning marble we all share–named Earth.

Of course I realize Thanksgiving is a U.S. holiday, but I believe it's as timeless and universal as a sunset or a smile :-)))

Once again, Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Warmest regards,

Jake