...Rolex Wrist Shot Of The Day... A Great Dane Rolex
Morten from Denmark sent in this amazing photo of his stainless steel Rolex Datejust which has painted roman numerals. Morten wrote "I just want to thank you for such a great and very informative blog, which I enjoy browsing everyday. Here's my 1984 Datejust 16030 I shot while I was out driving the other day."
Thanks for sending in the great shot Morten and Med venlig hilson!!!
Wimbledon 2024 Tom Cruise hanging out with Rolex CEO
Captain Danny just published a great article on his Coronet Rolex blog that showed legendary American Actory, Tom Cruise hanging out with the Rolex CEO, Jean-Frédéric Dufour, and Director of Communications, and former Wimbledon men's tennis competitor, Arnaud Boetsch in the Rolex box @ Wimbledon 2024 during the women's singles finals championship tournament on Saturday.
Tom Cruise pictured above wearing his Rolex Day-Date on left with Rolex CEO, Jean-Frédéric Dufour, and on the right chatting with Rolex Communications Director, Arnaud Boetsch in images which appear courtesy of Getty. Special thanks to Nick Gould who discovered Top Gun actor, Tom Cruise rocking his Platinum Rolex Day-Date.
Thomas took this amazing photo of his yellow gold rolex GMT-Master in front of his coffee cup, and I just love this great photo. I have to go make a latte now!!!
Incase you missed the most recent U.S. Presidential debate, you can watch it below.
Ironically, both Present Trump and President Biden both wear Rolex watches. In the photo below we see the Teflon Don, rocking his yellow gold Rolex Day-Date 'Presidential' before he ascended to the U.S. Presidency.
Speaking of Rolex President's rocking Rolex watches, President Biden showed up at his inauguration rocking a stainless steel Rolex Datejust that his wife gave him as a congratulatory gift, as seen below in his wrist during his inauguration swearing in ceremony and speech.
Image above of Joe Biden's inaugural address. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images.
Also, speaking of President Biden rocking Rolex, the photo below of him, taken in the Oval Office in the White House, is definitively the most presidential looking Rolex image I have seen to date.
Image above of Joe Biden's first day in Oval Office. Photo: Jim Watson/Getty Images.
Speaking of Rolex Presidential looking images, the 1966 Rolex Magazine ad comes to mind.
There is a fascinating backstory behind the Rolex Magazine ad pictured above for 'The president's watch', which I cover in my upcoming Rolex History book series, which has to do with President Johnson, who is pictured below.
Like Father, Like Son
Speaking of U.S. President's rocking Rolex, it's interesting to see some of their sons also rocking Rolex. In the photo below we see President Eisenhower's son, John Eisenhower rocking his yellow gold Rolex Datejust just like his father's Rolex model.
Below we see Hunter Biden posing with his father, while rocking his Batman GMT-Master.
In the photos below we see the Catholic Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, wearing his two-tone Rolex Datejust on a Jubilee Bracelet.
In this next photo we see Pope John Paul II and U.S. President Ronald Reagan making a speech.
In the next photo below, we see Pope John Paul wearing his two-tone Rolex Datejust, as he sits next to President Ronald Reagan. It is interesting to note that Ronald Reagan also wore a Rolex Datejust.
In this next photo below, we see the Papal Father just after an assassination attempt was made on his life on May 13, 1981 as he entered St. Peter's Square. Notice he is wearing his two tone Rolex Datejust.
It is also interesting to note that in the photo above, that both Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul both not only wore Rolex Datejust models on a Jubilee bracelet, but they both also were shot at close range in assassination attempts that occurred within 43 days of each other in 1981. Dr. Martin Luther King was also wearing his Rolex Datejust when he was assassinated.
Pope John Paul and Ronald Reagan, both, in many ways symbolized the 1980s generation, and both passed away within a year of each other in the mid 2000s.
Pope Paul completely recovered and is pictured below with Mother Theresa. I think they were both very kind souls.
It seems the sun never sets in the world of Rolex, and in case you missed it, this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race was epic as you can witness in the recap videos below:
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.