Rolex Submariner Yellow Gold
Photo Credit: Rolex Enthusiast
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Gianvittorio's Freccione Rolex Explorer II Big Arrow...
Gianvittorio's Freccione
Rolex Explorer II–Big Arrow
[Reference 1655, Caliber 1570, Made 1977]
Gianvittorio from Milano, Italia is a fan of Jake's Rolex Watch Blog and he sent in these superb studio shots of his Big Arrow Rolex Explorer II that his friend, Luciano Cipullo took. Gianvittorio points out that in Italia they call the Big Arrow, "Freccione."
Gianvittrio also points out that everything on the watch is original including the 78360 bracelet, 580 end links, and the rare clasp signed with "A" letter, which is the first heavy Rolex Oyster bracelet ever produced. The "A" Oyster bracelet is very rare. The serail number is 5,355,XXX.
Gianvittorio, thank you very much for sharing these excellent shots of your beautiful Rolex!!!
3rd Annual New York Watch Get Together (GTG)
3rd Annual New York Watch Get Together (GTG)
You Are Invited
The 3rd Annual New York Get Together will be held in New York City (NYC) this coming Saturday, May 16, 2009 and you are invited. If you are not familiar with a Watch Get Together, known as a GTG, it is a social event that includes a meal and is mostly for Rolex (RIS) and general watch collectors (WIS).
It is amazing how fun and interesting the GTGs are. The thing that blew my mind is if you have never been to a GTG you will meet a whole bunch of really cool people that you will get along with really, really well. Think of it as space camp for adult watch collectors!
While the formal event is on Saturday from 3-8 p.m., the fun starts on Thursday night as many people fly in Thursday and leave Sunday. So everybody hangs out and has fun and even if you can only make it Thursday or Friday or Sunday you can hang out and have fun.
James Dowling (Mr. Rolex), Milos (WatchFan1) and Leo (The Idle Swede) at a previous NYC GTG
The photo above of James Dowling, Milos (WatchFan1) and Leo (The Idle Swede) was taken at a previous NYC GTG and I know Leo will be attending, as well and Milos.
The NYC GTG has no affiliation with any online forum or Jake's Rolex Watch Blog and everyone is welcome to attend. People travel from all over the planet to attend this event in Manhattan. The NYC GTG is next Saturday and if you wish to attend, please contact Milos at (727) 365-2266.
For more information please click here.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Rolex Wrist Shot of the Day: Daytona in Hong Kong...
Daytona in Hong Kong
We may be done with I Spy on Jake's Rolex Watch Blog for at least a while, but nbTimes shot this great wrist shot of his Daytona in Hong Kong. (In case you did not get it, Bill Cosby and Robert Culp were running around Hong Kong wearing their Rolex GMTs).
Saturday, May 09, 2009
I Spy Saturday History...
I Spy Saturday History
I started a new feature which I thought would be fun where I would post a new episode of I Spy every Saturday and I ran into a challenge. The challenge is the writing on the show was so bad and the plot lines are so thin that it is hard to watch. I think my evaluation of Episode 2, Season 1, which you can see by clicking here, yielded the positive Rolex GMT Master identification I was seeking.
In the future, I plan to watch all the episodes on my own and if I find any cool Rolex shots or a cool episode I will share them with you.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Flipper Friday Season 1 [Episode 3: S.O.S. Dolphin]
Flipper Friday
Season 1 [Episode 3: S.O.S. Dolphin]
Original Air Date: October 3, 1964
In episode 3 of Flipper Friday, I came across some confusing evidence. In the screen capture below, Porter Rick looks at his watch to check the time.
In the screen capture below, instead of seeing a Rolex Submariner we see a watch brand I have never seen before named Croton. The model appears to be named the Croton, Aviator Sea Diver. (Croton sounds like Klingon to me ;-)
This new evidence brings up some interesting questions, like, did Brian Kelly's figure ever wear a Rolex Submariner? or did he just wear this watch that looked so much like a Submariner?
You see in the photo below the Croton watch looks very similar to a Rolex Submariner, but if you look closely you see the chronograph pushers.
In this episode, as seen in the photo below a scientist with a small submarine appears to be wearing a Rolex Submariner. Before I draw any conclusions, I am going to investigate more.
I plan to investigate further because it is possible that Porter Ricks character wore two different watches, although it seems illogical. I wonder because in screen captures from Season 1, Episode one, in one shot I don't see the pushers and it looks like he is wearing a Rolex Submariner.
We have also seen three other characters in the first three episodes that seriously (98%++) appear to be wearing Rolex Submariner watches. On I Spy Saturday we have direct evidence that gave us positive ID because we got a clear shot of the dial with the Rolex logo. I intend to get to the bottom of this and as they say, time will tell...
Update: I spent some more time watching future episodes of Flipper and while I have not made a 100% positive ID, I would say the evidence points to Porter Rick's wearing a Submariner. My best guess is he wore two different watches, but the only way to find out is to keep analyzing the footage until we get a positive ID, so Flipper Friday will continue.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
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