Bill Walsh 49ers Coach wearing his Trademark Rolex Day-Date

Bill Walsh, coach of the San Francisco 49ers was a big Rolex fan.  He wore a Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date with a blue dial.

Below Bill Walsh is pictured with 49ers Quarterback, Joe Montana just after they won the Superbowl.  In the last picture he is pictured with 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice.

The JFK Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday Mr. President President!!!

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Marilyn Monroe supposedly gave this Yellow Gold Day-Date Rolex "President" to U.S. President Kennedy.  The watch sold on October 18, 2005 for $120,000. 

Marilyn Monroe gave this Yellow Gold Rolex President to President Kennedy the night she famously sang "Happy Birthday."

The watch case also contains a poem, written on a small piece of paper, titled "A Heartfelt Plea on Your Birthday."  The Poem reads:

"Let lovers breathe their sighs and roses bloom and music sound.

Let  passion burn on the lips and eyes and pleasures merry world go round.

Let golden sunshine flood the sky and let me love or let me die."

Marilyn Monroe was dead two months later and JFK was dead 6 months later.

Indeed reality is stranger than fiction and this kind of illustrates that the candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long... 

Martin Luther King Rolex Yellow Gold Datejust

Martin Luther King work a Yellow Gold Rolex Datejust and in the future we will be taking a much closer look at this wonderful man.

Jacques Cousteau Wearing his Rolex White Gold Day-Date

Jacques Cousteau, the Marine Explorer, Ecologist, Filmmaker, Scientist, Photographer and Researcher was an amazing human being.

We are going to be going much more into depth on the Jacques Cousteau Rolex Collection in the future, but here is an image of Jacques Cousteau wearing his Rolex Day Date. 

In the future I hope to find a photo of Jacques Cousteau wearing a Stainless Rolex Submariner.

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Rolex of the Day: Masterpiece Ruby and Diamond Ladies Datejust...

This Ladies Rolex Masterpiece watch has always been one of my favorites with its stunning array of rubies and diamonds and mother of pearl dial.  Granted this watch is over the top and not for every woman, but it is stunningly beautiful.

The History of Time in Movies...

One of the most famous images of early cinematography is of Harold Lloyd hanging on for dear life in the movie "Safety Last" which was released in 1923. 

Since then seeing clocks and watches in movies has increased, but it all started with this image.

Why?  Because men have only really been wearing watches on their wrist since the 1920s.  Prior to that all watches were pocket watches.

Rolex of the Day: Milgauss Old School Beauty...

I think I am going to start a Rolex of the Day where I just show a beautiful Rolex with a brief description every day.

This first watch is a classic Milgauss.  This is NOT a new 40mm version.  This is a vintage old school 36mm looking awfully good.

Apollo Astronaut Jack Swigert Rolex Collection...

Jack Swigert was an Apollo Astronaut and went on become a U.S. Congressman from Colorado.  

Jack loved his Rolex watches and wore a Stainless Rolex Submariner and a Yellow Gold Root-beer GMT with a Jubilee Bracelet.

Tiger Woods and Rolex...

Tudor Coolness: Tiger Woods

The Tiger Tudor

Since we are on the subject of Golf Greats and Rolex, let's not forget that Tiger Woods used to have his own line with Rolex named "Tiger Tudor." It was pretty cool!!! In 1997 after Tiger Woods won the Masters, he signed a 5 year deal with Rolex to make a chronograph named the Tiger Tudor.