Rolex Outdoor Shot Of The Day: Savoy Truffle's Yellow Gold Chronograph

Rolex Outdoor Shot Of The Day

Savoy Truffle's Yellow Gold Chronograph

Cyclops Date Magnifier Lens Rolex Submariner: Reference 16610LV

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

Cyclops Date Magnifier Lens

Rolex Submariner: Reference 16610LV

Xavier just sent in this awesome photo of his LV Submariner and said:

Hello Jake!

As a proud owner of a Rolex Submariner 16610lv, i thought that this photo, taken yesterday, might be of interest to you..  I live in La Reunion Island, and this one is my only Rolex - it sees seawater on a weekly basis.

Keep on with the blog!

Thanks, and best regards,

Xavier

Xavier lives on La Reunion Island (seen on the map below) which is located in the Indian Ocean (200 Kilomters=120 Miles) off the eastern coast of Madagascar, which is off located off the coast of eastern South Africa!!!!  

Over the past nine years, one of my favorite things about publishing Jake's Rolex World is discovering readers all over the world!!! Thanks for sharing Xavier!!!!

Alessandra Ambrosio Brazilian Supper Leggy Model

...Rolex Super-Hotness Fashion Watch...

Alessandra Ambrosio

Brazilian Supper Leggy Model

Victoria Secret & Rolex Model

Alessandra Ambrosio is a Brazilian model who is a top Victoria's Secret Model. She was also the first Victoria;s Secret model to be a spokesmodel for their PINK line. In 2012, Forbes ranked her as the sixth highest paid model in the world, based upon her having earned $6.6 Million in one year.

Alessandra Ambrosio is a big Rolex fan and owns multiple Rolex models. In the photo above and below she is seen wearing her yellow gold Rolex Day-Date on a matching Rolex Oyster bracelet. Ironically, Rolex no longer offers this combination with the Day-Date. Instead, they only offer the Day-Date with a matching iconic Rolex President Bracelet.

Alessandra Ambrosio appeared in a Spring 2005 Rolex Ad campaign which featured women underwater wearing their Rolex Oyster watches. These ads, from what I understand were influenced by then Rolex CEO, Patrick Heiniger. I believe it was a play on a modern Rolex Mermaid.

In this next photo we see Alessandra Ambrosio out and about in Brentwood, California. She is wearing her yellow gold Rolex Day-Date coupled with her Hermes "H" Belt.

This next photo of Alessandra Ambrosio shows her at the 2015 Coachella Fair, and if you look closely she is wearing a vintage stainless steel Rolex Oyster with a mint green dial with her 1960 themed outfit.

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day: Klaus' Platinum & Stainless Yacht-Master

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day

Klaus' Platinum & Stainless Yacht-Master

I figured since yesterday we took a look at the unusually Platinum and Stainless Yacht-Master on a Jubilee Bracelet it would be interesting to check out Klaus' Platinum Yacht-Master Up Really, Really Close!!!

Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds HBO Documentary

Bright Lights

Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds

HBO Documentary

I wrote an extensive article about Carrie Fisher's passing, as well as her mother Debbie Reynolds passing a day later. It turns out HBO Films had recently completed a documentary on their relationship which they released earlier this week. I had a chance to watch it, and it blew my mind. Why!?!! The character development in the documentary is just amazing!!! I realize this might seem like a bizarre analogy, but I want to tie it back to Star Wars: A New Hope. The thing that made the Original Star Wars Movie from 1977 so great was all the character development. Remember the scene when Luke is hanging out with Old Ben Kenobi in his man-cave? The dialog is so deep and authentic...Same with Carrie & Debbie. Below is a preview of the documentary, and you can watch it if you have HBO:

Spoiler Alert: Watching this documentary made my cry. Not just the kind of crying where tears run down your face, but it made my soul cry. It was so emotionally touching and moving. In the screenshot above from the HBO Documentary, 'Bright Lights', we see Debbie Reynolds with her children, Carrie and Todd Fisher. This photo was taken in January of 2015, just after Debbie Reynolds won the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. As they contemplate and celebrate in front of the Christmas Tree, it would be the last Christmas they would spend together as a family. Todd Fisher is pictured below, and notice he wears a stainless and gold Rolex Datejust, which is the male version of the Rolex his sister, Carrie Fisher wore. 

This documentary was such an amazing celebration of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher's REAL and fascinating lives. Also, I learned much about Debbie Reynolds amazing career achievements. May the force be with them...

Phil Schiller Apple World Wide Marketing Vice President Rolex Submariner

...Apple Rolex Coolness...

Phil Schiller

Apple World Wide Marketing Vice President

Rolex Submariner

Intel Developers Forum 2006

Phil Schiller is the Vice President of World Wide Marketing at Apple and has been a member of the company's executive leadership team since 1997, when Steve Jobs returned to Apple.  In 2006, long before the introduction of the Apple Watch, we see Phill Schiller participating in the 2006 Intel Developers Forum Keynote, and he is wearing his Rolex Submariner.

It is interesting to note that people who work at Apple wear Rolex watches, and many people who work at Rolex use Apple iPhones. Below we see Apple executive, Dr. Dre wearing his Rolex Day-Date masterpiece. Dr. Dre sold his brand, 'Beats by Dre' to Apple for $3 Billion.

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day... GMT Master Close Up

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

GMT Master Close Up

1973 Rolex Oyster Ad

What Happens When You Boil An Oyster?

STAR WARS Rogue One In Theaters Now

STAR WARS

Rogue One

In Theaters Now

What is more exciting than an all-new Star Wars movie!?!! Disney now owns Lucasfilm, along with the Star Wars franchise, and they are on a roll with coming out with new Star Wars films. The latest film, named Rogue One: A Star Wars Story debuted in theaters worldwide today. The movie is chronologically fixed between the events that occurred in Revenge Of The Sith, and A New Hope. 

I won't spoil the movie for you, but I will share the fact that Darth Vader is in the film, and Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo is unfortunately not in the film. Maybe that's why he look so grumpy in the photo below :-(
Of course we saw Harrison Ford reprise his role as Han Solo last December when the movie Star Wars, The Force Awakens debuted.

In the photo above and below, we see Harrison Ford wearing his stainless steel Rolex Datejust, with the white gold fluted bezel. In the photo below we see Harrison Ford with the Dalai Lama.

One More Thing

Even though Harrison for is not in Rogue One, he is currently filming his Blade Runner sequel, named 'Blade Runner 2049'

In the recent photo below, taken in Budapest, Hungary in October of 2016, we see, from left to right, Director, Denis Villeneuve, Ridgley Scott, Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling, as they chat about details in the new Blade Runner 2049 movie. Notice Ryan Gosling is sporting a vintage Rolex Oyster with a white dial of some kind...

In the photo above it appears that there are two guns on the bar, which appear to be the model Harrison Ford used in the original Blade Runner movie, sitting next to the updated model.

Blade Runner 2049 is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 6, 2017, and it has a lot to live up to. After all, the Original Blade Runner movie which was released in 1982, is considered to be one of the greatest Science Fiction Masterpiece movies of all time. Below is the first movie trailer preview for Blade Runner 2049.

Blade Runner
1982

"You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down... "

The original Blade Runner movie was show in 1981 and released in 1982. The movie itself was supposed to take place in Los Angeles, California in 2019, which is only two short years away. Ironically, the movie Blade Runner takes place in a Los Angeles that seems to have rainy weather all the time, unlike the LA of today, where it almost never rains...

The photo below of Harrison Ford was taken in 1981 when he was filming Blade Runner. Notice he is sporting his stainless steel Rolex Datejust, with a white gold bezel, along with Dark Purple Converse All-Star Sneakers, with red shoelaces :-) He looks so early 80s, and so mod... I can almost hear Vangelis music playing in the background...

Rolex MoonPhase Madness at Phillips Auction House In Hong Kong

Rolex MoonPhase Madness

Rolex Reference 8171

Auctioned for over $1Million!!!

Back in November I ran a story on the upcoming Phillips Rolex Milestones Auction that took place on November 29, 2016. Two different Rolex Mooonphase models from the 1950s shattered the already high estimates. Before I talk about the astronomical (no pun intended) prices these watches sold for, I have to divulge that I have LOVED Rolex Moonphase models ever since I first saw them four decades ago. If you want to see more amazing vintage Rolex watches from the Phillips Auction click here.

1950 Rolex MoonPhase 

Reference 8171

The first watch seen below came from lot 823, which is a stainless steel Rolex Triple-Date Moonphase, which sold for just over $1Million!!!! This watch was made in 1950, at which time it probably retailed for a few hundred dollars!?!!!

• • Catalogue Essay
    
    
    Reference 8171 is lovingly dubbed ‘Padellone’, which translate to ‘large frying pan’ in Italian. Boasting a generous 38 mm case, it is slightly larger than its waterproof ‘Oyster’ sibling, reference 6062. It is interesting to note that both reference 8171 and 6062 were the only two ‘complicated’ models that Rolex ever produced, giving both references a mythical reputation and cult-like following.
    Most interestingly, both models were produced for a very short period of time in the early 1950s. To acquire even one of these watches has become a dream for many collectors today.
    Reference 8171 and 6062 were available in yellow gold, pink gold, and most exclusively, in stainless steel.
    
    A similar example, cased in stainless steel, was sold at Phillips’ The Geneva Watch Auction: TWO, lot 167, for an astounding 905,000 CHF.
    
    John Goldberger's Opinion 
    
    The present watch captivates and surprises in so many ways. The case is crisp, with sharp finishing to the bezel and the top of the lugs. The central band, too, retains immaculate satin-finishes. The same can be said for the case back, which displays a sharp coronet and crisp case numbers. The lines, curves, and finishes are all completely original.
    
    As with all ‘Padellone’ watches, the beauty lies in the dial. Those in original condition, such as this one, are few and far between, appearing infrequently on the market. The sharp track, where the moon phase aperture meets the rim of the subsidiary dial, is incredibly precise and correct. The sharp dagger numerals complement the ivory dial, and drawattention to the perfect blue outer date ring. One would expect to see significant spotting to the dial considering that this watch is not waterproof and over 60 years old. Yet, it remains clear of blemishes.
    
    At the time of production, watches dressed in yellow gold or pink gold livery were considered the most valuable, with stainless steel examples often chosen for everyday wear. As such, one is more likely to find an untouched example in gold. To find such an immaculate and original example, cased in stainless steel, has been a real pleasure for me.

1952 Rolex MoonPhase 

Reference 6062

The next watch seen below is from lot 816, and it features a yellow gold Rolex Triple-Date MoonPhase Oyster Perpetual on a matching Rolex Jubilee Bracelet.  It achieved an auction price of $660,000!!! The fundamental difference between the Reference 6062 model which is seen below, and its predecessor, which is seen above is that the Rolex 8021 was not waterproof.

• • Catalogue Essay
    
    
    Reference 6062 is one of two Rolex models to feature a triple calendar complication paired with a moon phase indication. While reference 6062 features a screw down Oyster case back, reference 8171 features a snap-on case back.
    
    Launched at the Basel fair in 1950, reference 6062 was the first automatic wristwatch with date and moon phase housed in a waterproof case. Cased in stainless steel, yellow gold and pink gold, the model was fitted with a number of dial variants. The most exclusive and desirable version is, without a doubt, one fitted with eight faceted stars in lieu of hour numerals. Such is the desirability, and popularity of the watch, that collectors have dubbed it ‘Stelline’, meaning 'starlet' in Italian.
    
    This example of a reference 6062 is furthermore completely fresh to the market, having surfaced to the public just recently. We are incredibly honored to present this watch. It is an opportunity to satiate even the most demanding of collectors and watch scholars.
    
    John Goldberger's Opinion
    
    The present 'Stelline', preserved in incredible condition, is one if the most beautiful examples of the reference.
    
    The dial condition can only be described as incredible – most examples are spotted throughout, due to aging and exposure to environmental elements. This dial is free of imperfections. The numerals on the outer track are inky blue, and the day and date apertures are sharp and angular, demonstrating the originality of the dial.
    
    The outer track has furthermore aged slightly faster than the center, enhancing the dial's two-tone appearance. The luminous stars, the most important aspect of the dial, are untouched. Each luminous within is perfectly rounded, placed precisely within each star. The “Officially Certified Chronometer” designation within the moon phase subsidiary dial is a particularly nice touch.
    
    The yellow gold case, preserved in excellent condition, displays a sharp hallmark to the bottom of the lug. There is light tarnishing in the form of patina, which really gives this watch so much character and history, furthermore attesting to its untouched condition. The Super Oyster crown is original, as is the Jubilee bracelet, stamped for the third quarter of 1952.