Apple CEO, Tim Cook took the stage today, an the special Apple Event and announced the new generation of Apple Watch which now has Cellular LTE built in. This means an Apple Watch will be able to make and take phone calls, as well as access data over cellular networks. According to Tim Cook last quarter, Apple watch surpassed Rolex to become the Number 1 watch in the world, as we see in the photos below.
I'm not certain what metric Tim was referring to, whether it was Sales Volume or Quantity of watches sold? This is an interesting claim as Rolex is a privately held company that does not publish its sales volume or sales. I would guess they are making this claim based upon the number of watches shipped, not in dollars, but I might be wrong.
Apple put together the video below that showcases how "Every Apple Watch Tells A Story". I appreciate the Apple watch, but I stopped wearing one a while ago. Why? In the final analysis, the Apple watch was kind of a pain, as I had to always update it, and deal with having to charge it every day. Don't get me wrong, I think there are many, many innovative design characteristic of the Apple Watch, but lately, I have been loving the simplicity of my Single Red SEA-DWELLER, which keeps great time.
The star of the Apple Keynote was the new Apple X iPhone, which is AMAZING and can be seen in the video below:
Original ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) photo:
PL-Marshall Islands, Jaluit Atoll, Jaluit Island. ONI #14381 Jaluit Harbor.
The newly discovered ONI photo below from the United States National Archives showed a female who looks a lot like Amelia Earhart, as well as a man who looks like her navigator, Fred Noonan.
If you look closely on the far right side of the photo pictured below, you can see an airplane being towed in the water behind the Japanese towing barge named "Koshu". The airplane when measured to scale is approximately 38 feet long, which is the exact length of Amelia Earhart's airplane.
Let's fast-forward to July 15, 2017. The Republic Of The Marshall Islands, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs published a press release as seen below. This press release strongly and accurately refutes National Geographic finding, and I have to say I agree. 100%
It turns out, another blogger, named Rich Martini, who is a huge Amelia Earhart expert, debunked the debunkers. Rich Martini publishes a blog named, "Earhart On Saipan", and he is an accomplished documentarian. Below is a preview of interviews Martini conducted with historical witnesses surrounding the Amelia Earhart mystery. Basically, the way Marini discredited the Nat Geo finding, is by proving the smoking gun photo from the Japanese 'book', was NOT a copyrighted or properly dated book. Instead the evidence hinged upon a portfolio of photos that was tied together by a piece of string, that had a stamp on the page that supposedly said:"1935". Martin articulated it perfectly when he said: "The photograph in the portfolio - not a book, nor "a copyrighted book" - but a photo album that's been stamped 1935 - never published, not ever a book - (if we can't agree on what a book is, what's the point of language anyway?) A book is bound - it's published, it's reprinted - that's not the case here. "
So why are you reading and learning about this news on Jake's Rolex World, and not in the mainstream press which rushed to judgment to discredit the smoking gun photo that shows Earhart and Noonan on the dock after she crash landed in the Marshall Islands? I can't explain why the mainstream press attacked the History Channel documentary evidence and so strongly attempted to discredit it, and then when all this REAL NEWS comes forward, they ignore it? I plan to keep researching this subject, and if in the future I have have more to add I will share it with you. In the meantime, I believe the History Channel got it right and I am 99.95% certain the photo is of Earhart. For the record, I am not a conspiracy theorist. I am a historian seeking the truth, the whole truth, and noting but the truth.
In the photo above we see Lady Gaga wearing her Tudor Heritage Black Bay Red [41MM Reference M79230R] on her special red and black nylon strap...
Understaning Gaga
In the video below, Lady Gaga attends a Yale University symposium on her Born This Way Foundation, which addresses how to "Ignite important conversations about making schools place where all students can thrive".
So who exactly is Lady Gaga, and why did Rolex invite her to be a Tudor Brand Ambassador? In the videos below, celebrities voice their opinion about her amazing career achievements.
THE DIVA
Lady Gaga is a Mega-Star recording artist, and in my mind, she is like a modern Madonna. I say that she is like a modern Modonna in the sense she is a singing and fashion Diva, and like Modonna, never looks the same. Her 'Bad Romance' video below has been watches more than 850 Million times, which is amazing.
Update: In a 10th round TKO, Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor, thus arguably making Mayweather the greatest boxer who ever lived—at least record wise. Specifically, with this 50th consecutive win, Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxed into the history books, surpassing Rocky Marciano's lifetime achievement record from 1956 of 49 wins and 0 losses.
Photo above of McGregor & Mayweather appears courtesy of Eric Jameson/Associated Press
In the photo below, we see Floyd Mayweather Jr., sporting a bejeweled Rolex Ice Masterpiece.
When Worlds Collide
The Hybrid Fight Of The Century
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
v.
Conor McGregor
Back in 2015 I covered the Mayweather v. Pacquiao fight, which was fascinating! The boxing world is about to witness one of the most interesting and seemingly impossible matches in history! When I was a kid, I used to wonder if Muhammad Ali fought Bruce Lee, who would win? But back then, boxing was boxing and Karate was not. But now worlds are colliding, and we have a new genre of fighting, which is upon us and known as 'Combat Sports'.
Having the top MMA fighter go up agains the top boxer reminds me of the 1972 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Commercial from my childhood, which exclaimed, "Hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter!?!!"
Tonight the world is about to see the five division boxing champion (WBC, WBO, WBA & Ring Welterweight Champion) Floyd Mayweather Jr, in a boxing match against Conor McGregor, who is the current UFC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Featherweight Champion, who began his career as a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), and a featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight.
So how did this all come about? It all began on Conan O'brien's show back in 2015, when Conan asked Conor McGregor "What if you were in the ring with Floyd Mayweather, what do you think would happen?" Watch the video below to learn about Conor's answer...
One thing Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Conor McGregor have in common is they both wear and have HUGE Rolex collections. This fight could almost be named, "Rolex v. Rolex."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Yellow Gold Rolex Sky-Dweller
42MM Reference 326938 Calibre 9001
In the photo below we see undefeated boxer, Floyd Mayweather wearing his Rolex Sky-Dweller, which is one of many, many Rolex watches in his collection. Mayweather's career achievements are amazing with 49 wins and Zero losses, and 26 of his wins were by knock-out!!! This Saturday evening in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather will be going for his 50th professional career win against Irish UFC Champion, Conor McGregor, and he claims he intends to retire after the fight. Floyd Mayweather is pictured below wearing his Rolex Sky-Dweller.
Conor McGregor
Everose Gold Rolex Sky-Dweller
42MM Reference 326938 Calibre 9001
In the photo below we see Conor McGregor wearing his Rolex Sky-Dweller, and if he looks like a mean dude, it's because he is.
In the photo below we get a close up wrist-shot of Conor McGregor's Rolex SKY-DWELLER.
Conor McGregor is a Rolex fanatic of the highest order, and he owns and wears many different Rolex watches. In the photo below he is wearing a 40MM yellow gold Rolex Day-Date.
The boxing match is schedule for Saturday, August 26 and begins at 6PM ET (Prelims), and the actual Mayweather v. McGregor is scheduled to begin at 9PM ET, at the T. Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Below is a sample of McGregor's combat fighting skills.
Looks like Martin's adorable daughter thought his yellow gold Ceramic GMT Master II Supercase with the forest green dial was edible!!! This photo is so cute!!!!!
My good friend and fellow historian, Jose from Perezcope just published an amazing new article named, "ALL SINGLE RED SEA-DWELLERS, SIDE BY SIDE", which is exactly that, a detailed comparison of every known Single Red SEA-DWELLER. Jose and I have been talking about this article for some time now, and to finally see it and read it, is AWESOME!!! Below is a graphic from Jose's article, that shows the 11 known examples of Single Red SEA-DWELLER models, along with Philippe-Pierre Cousteau's Double Red SEA-DWELLER which likely began its life as a Single Red, but received a replacement dial from Rolex. These 11-12 models are so rare, today they are probably worth around $750,000 each. Are there undocumented Single Red prototypes out there? Probably, and you can bet that if and when they surface, Jose will add them to his growing database.
A Dozen Known Examples Of Ultra Rare Rolex Single Red SEA-DWELLER Prototype Models Pictured Above
Jose and I worked together extensively on his most recent poster titled, "History Of The Rolex SEA-DWELLER: Rolex's Conquest Of The Ocean", which can be seen below in its finished form. Just to be clear, I contributed all of my knowledge, and a great teal of feedback on the layout details, but Jose did 100% of the graphics on the poster, so I really played a small role compared to Jose.
In working with Jose, I have learned so much from him. Jose is basically what I call a "Horological Forensics Expert", and I remember the first time he told me "Data never lies". As a matter of fact, the reason Jose began making detailed timelines, was not because he wanted to make the most awesome Rolex and Panerai poster, but because he wanted to plot all of the data he had collected on these watches. Some of his findings in his article are really deep and insightful. Since Jose is an advanced graphic artist who tends to pay a tremendous amount of attention to detail, he quickly noticed how beautiful his timelines were, and realized he really was created a work of art, as seen in the poster above. Be sure to check out Jose's story that features and documents all known Single Red SEA-DWELLERS...
I never owned a yellow Rolex Yacht-Master with this mother of pearl dial, with ruby indices, but I totally remember them. They were so cool looking and seeing this photo Deja Vu's me out really hard...
My good pal Sheldon Smith is the editor and publisher of Minus4Plus6.com and he just sent me a note to let me know he just put up a superb story that has all the pages from a 1985 Rolex Talking Points Brochure. A Rolex "Talking Points" brochure is published by Rolex and it is for the sales people to educate them about the Rolex brand. You can see all the pages from this fascinating 1985 Rolex Talking Points, but be pre-warned, you will have a hard time not clicking on each page and reading it carefully.
Sheldon, profoundly points out:
"Although this particular Talking Points brochure was printed in 1985, much of the details revealed are still relevant today."
DJ Khaled is a top DJ, Record Producer, Radio Personality, Record Label Executive, and Author.
DJ Khaled's most recent album, titled "Grateful" recently went Platinum and was the best selling album. As a result, DJ Khaled, rewarded his team members with some fresh new gold Rolex watches, or as DJ Khaled refers to them as a, "Rolly". Speaking of Rollies, this reminds me of Ayo & Teo's song, "Rolex", which says, "All I ever wanted was a Rolly." Be sure to hit the play button below in DJ Khaled's Instagram video to see him giving out Rolex watches to his dedicated team members.
Below is a DJ Khaled video with a bunch of famous rappers including Lil Wayne, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Justin Bieber, and this video has almost hit 600 Million views on Youtube.
DJ Khaled loves giving gold Rolex watches as gifts, as we see in the photo below, as he is giving fellow rapper 'Future" a gold Rolex.
DJ Khaled is featured below on the Ellen show talking about his career achievements, and notice not only are they both wearing Rolex watches, and Ellen DeGeneres is wearing a beautiful Pepsi GMT-Master.
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.
