An Italian Submariner

An Italian Submariner

Gianvittorio Molteni from Milan, Italy is a big fan of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog. He sent in the superb photo of his vintage Rolex Submariner [Reference 5513] from 1964, which is all original with the gilt dial and domed crystal twin crown. He mentioned that his friend and talented photographer Luciano Cipullo took this great photo.

Thanks for sending in this great shot Gianvittorio!!!

By the way, I think this is the same Rolex Reference 5513 that Steve McQueen is wearing in the photos below this post.

Vintage Rolex Submariner Ad...

I think this ad is from the late 1970s or early 1980s. It is amazing how timeless Rolex watch design is!!!

A New Rolex Daytona Face...

A Beautiful New Face

A few weeks ago we saw an all new Big Number Daytona dial on a white gold Rolex Daytona. Today we see the same dial for the yellow gold version.

This is one seriously good looking dial with the red, white, black and gold. Also notice there are very, very small red markers every five minutes.

David Blei Rolex Collection Auction at Patrizzi..

     "I chose Rolex for their exquisite watches–the way they combine their extremely beautiful cases and dials is pure excellence." –David Blie

David Blei Rolex Collection 

Patrizzi Auction House

David Blei's historic vintage Rolex collection is considered to be one of the finest in the world and parts of it are going to be up for auction at the Patrizzi Auction House in Milan, Italy on March 22, 2008.

Pink Gold Rolex Moonphase [6062 Reference]

This pink gold star dial moonphase with matching pink gold Jubilee bracelet is gorgeous and will be offered at the Patrizzi & Company Auction in Milan, Italy.

Next we see this stainless steel Rolex Moonphase [Reference 6062] on a matching Rolex Oyster bracelet with 3 and 9 Arabic numeral indices on the silvered dial. Another beauty!!! Also notice the almost miniature Rolex Crown Logo on the dial at 12.

Last but not least, we have this stainless steel Paul Newman exotic dial with a very rare combination of gold hands and matching gold 5 minute markers. To view the entire David Blei Patrizzi Auction Catalog, please click here.

Daniel Craig Daytona: A Rolex Oyster In The Rain...

Daniel Craig Daytona

Signing In The Rain

Daniel Craig plays James Bond, but in his real life has been seen wearing 6 different Rolex watch models. In this photo he is wearing his vintage Daytona and he is out in the rain signing autographs. That is water all over his black tuxedo overcoat. What a trooper!!!

Wrist Shot of the Day: A Mother's Love....

A Mother's Love

Lisa loves her daughter. Lisa's daughter loves Lisa. Lisa loves her Rolex. Lisa's daughter loves her Rolex.

So you thought only men suffer from RISitus? Lisa is a regular on RolexForums.com and she showed off this great wrist shot of her Rolex with her beautiful baby.

Dennis Hopper GMT Master Pepsi from Speed Movie

Dennis Hopper GMT Pepsi

The First Rolex President?

Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday

The First Rolex President?

Today is Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. Rolex made a Lincoln model way back when. Maybe this is really the first Rolex President? Also it is Charles Darwin's 200th birthday today. That's right, Lincoln and Darwin were both born on February 12, 1809.

Vintage Rolex Advertisement: Jean Troillet...

1953 Chuck Yeager Air Force Test Pilot...

Chuck Yeager in 1953

Since we were on the subject of Captian Chesley Sullenberger who began his career in the Air Force flying F-4 Phantom II fighter planes, I thought I would share this photo of Chuck Yeager that was taken at Edwards Air Force Base Test Flight Center in 1953–and of course Chuck is wearing his trusted Rolex.

This photo was taken 56 years ago and Chuck Yeager still wears a Rolex to this day. When he broke the sound barrier in 1947 he was also wearing his Rolex Oyster which was 62 years ago. Click the image below for better detail: