Superb Historical Rolex Quotes
"My Rolex is a continual pleasure, and works admirably." –Sir Winston Churchill (September 4, 1948)
"My Rolex Datejust has brought me a great deal of satisfaction." –President, Dwight D. Eisenhower (July 21, 1951)
"This attractive Rolex watch has become one of my proud possessions. I have been highly pleased by its accuracy and reliability as well as its beautiful appearance." –President, Dwight D. Eisenhower (September 19, 1952)
"Rolex watches behaved flawlessly under any and all the worst conditions imaginable, not only this time but also on previous expeditions to Mount Everest, of which I happened to have also been a member." –Tenzing Norgay, Mountain climber who was the first to successfully climb Mount Everest. (1953)
"Rolex accuracy is all one could desire and it has run continuously without winding ever since I put it on some nine months ago. I count my Rolex watch amongst my most treasured possessions" –Sir Edmund Hillary, First Man to Conquer Mount Everest (January, 1954)
"The Mount Everest Expedition was built on the experience and achievement of others. Rolex Oyster watches have accompanied many previous pioneering expeditions. They performed splendidly and we have indeed come to look upon Rolex Oysters as an important part of high climbing equipment." –Brigadier Sir John Hunt, Director of the first successful expedition to climb Mount Everest. (January, 1954)
"Like a genial hotelier, Rolex has introduced me to some of the nicest people. I ask about their Rolex and they ask about mine. It's as marvelous a conversation piece as it is a timepiece." –Maurice Chevalier (1964)
"Where did you get your Rolex? Leaders in all walks of life acknowledge that pride of Rolex ownership starts conversations...makes strangers friends and distinguishes each as a person of taste and judgment. This is to be expected...for discriminating leaders throughout the world depend upon Rolex to guard their precious time." –Bob Hope Rolex Ad (1960)
"I wore a Rolex 40 years ago when I broke the sound barrier and I still do today. A pilot has to believe in his equipment. That's why I wear a Rolex." –General Chuck Yeager (1992)
Historical Note: Chuck Yeager still wears Rolex today which means he has been wearing Rolex watches for 63 years now.
"The Rolex Submariner & Sea Dweller have a cachet that is unmatched by any other watch. The Rolex brand is the most highly respected in my book" –U.S. Navy Test Pilot, NASA Mercury Aurora 7 Astronaut & Sealab Aquanaut, Scott Carpenter (August 18, 2008)
"A gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit." –Ian Fleming, Author of James Bond
"He could not just wear a watch. It had to be a Rolex." –Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (1953)
"In life, as in skiing, timing is everything." Jean-Claude Killy, Olympic Skiing Legend & Rolex Board Member (1993)
"I only wear Rolex." –Arthur Ashe, Three Time Grand Slam Tennis Winner (1975)
"I have believed in the quality and integrity of Rolex for years. I began wearing Rolex watches early in my career, and have so ever since." –Jack Nicklaus, Golf Legend (2007)
"Rolex has shared every second of my time for the last 47 years." –Arnold Palmer, Golf Legend (2008)
"Rolex is the quintessential quality timepiece and I am extremely proud of my long time association with them." –Gary Player, Golf Legend (2004)
"The thing I like about Rolex is that they don't compromise. If you're going to do something, you might as well be the best at it. That's why I've worn a Rolex for over two decades." –Roger Penske, Racing Legend. (1982) Roger still wears a Rolex so that means he is on his fifth decade wearing Rolex.
"My wife Joanne gave me my Rolex Daytona when I started racing back in 1972." –Paul Newman
"Timing is everything in life." –Sir Jackie Stewart, Racing Legend & Rolex Ambassador Since 1968 (2008)
"When a man has a world in his hands, you expect to find a Rolex on his wrist." –Rolex Advertisement (1965)
"A watch is as much a part of a man's or woman's wardrobe as it is an instrument for measuring time." –The Story Of Rolex (1964)
"Rolex watches were supplied to the first successful Everest expedition; have been to the bottom of the deepest ocean chasm known to man, up in the stratosphere at speeds much greater than sound, in the Arctic, the jungle and the desert. No other watch has such a record. Wherever men explore and experiment, their success, even their lives, will depend on their equipment. It is hardly surprising that they so often choose Rolex watches." –The Story Of Rolex (1964)
Historical Note: Since The Story Of Rolex was written in 1964, it should come as no suprise that explorers and successful record achievers have continued to depend on Rolex watches:
Rolex was worn by U.S. Air Force Major William Knight in 1967 when he set the absolute highest speed record ever attained by a manned aircraft when he flew the Hypersonic NASA X-15 at Mach 6.7 (4,520 Miles Per Hour or 6,437 Kilometers Per Hour).
Rolex has also been the choice of NASA Astronauts to be worn on the Moon, on the Space Shuttle and onboard the International Space Station.
"Men who guide the destinies of the world wear Rolex watches." –Rolex Advertisement (1953)
