Rolex Hotness: Xenia Seeberg
Two Tone Rolex Datejust
Thursday, July 14, 2011
...Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day... Ceramic Supercase Submariner
...Rolex Lume Shot Of The Day...
Ceramic Supercase Submariner
Wade from Chicago took this fantastic lume shot of his all-new stainless steel Rolex Submariner, and it looks like it is floating in ginger ale.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
...Rolex Super Coolness... Matt Farah and the debut of The Car Show On SPEED...
...Rolex Super Coolness...
Matt Farah
Debut of The Car Show on SPEED Tonight
Regular RolexMagazine.com readers know I'm a certified car nut. I was checking out video of the Aston Martin Rapide on TheSmokingTire.com last night when I was reminded, the host, Matt Farah, wears a Rolex LV SubMariner.
Matt Farah has been producing automotive web programs for quite a few years with Garage 419 and TheSmokingTire.com. He's now one of the co-hosts (along with Adam Carolla, Dan Neil and John Salley) of The Car Show which premieres tonight on the SPEED network, and it looks Pretty Good!!! Pretty Good!!! It may even be as good as the British version of Top Gear ;-P
Clearly Matt appreciates the finer things. Great cars and GREAT watches!!!
Magrette Moana Pacific Diver Review
Magrette Moana Pacific Diver Review
It is pretty rare I write a review about watches other than Rolex, Patek Philippe or Panerai, and that is because they are my favorite brands.
I also really like some Magrette watches, and today we are going to take a look at the Magrette Moana Pacific Diver. If you are a daily reader of Jake's Rolex World, you may recall in the past I wrote a few other reviews about outstanding Magrette watches.
I really like Magrette because they remind me of the original Panerai watches that were made by Rolex–in particular, their design language is reminiscent of the Panerai, Small Egiziano, which is my favorite vintage Panerai.
The Magrette Moana Pacific Diver combines the design language of the Small Egiziano Panerai made in the mid 1950s, with a spinning diving bezel, which gives it a really cool, old-school, retro look I really like.
Dion, the owner and designer at Magrette decided to give his Diver a twist, by making the markers on the bezel insert yellow, and he also made the markers on the dial in yellow lume, as well as the Magrette, and Moana Pacific designation. You can't really see it that well in my photos, but there is also some red on the dial.
As you can see in the photos, the Magrette Moana Pacific Diver comes with a beautiful custom textured leather strap with red stitching. It also comes with a rubber diving strap which you can see in the last photo in this article.
The Magrette Moana Pacific Diver is made in New Zealand and costs $485, plus $30 for worldwide shipping. This is a great value for a watch that has a 21 jewel (Myota 8215) automatic movement, which keeps superb time, and is very sturdy. The stainless steel Diver is 44mm, and has brushed sides with a polished finish on the face, crown and bezel.
The Magrette Moana Pacific Diver feature a large screw-down crown which is slightly recessed into the case (not shown) and it's water resistance is rated down to 500M/1650Feet, which is definitely very deep. One of the design characteristics I really like, is the watch has a fat case with a flat-back that does not have a bubble-back, so it sits beautifully on your wrist as you can see in the photo above.
In my mind, this low profile look gives the watch a macho look that is also very streamlined and clean. It is also very, very comfortable.
The photo below shows the Magrette Moana Pacific Diver with the rubber strap that is included with the leather strap. This watch is a limited edition and Magrette is only making 500 pieces. You can find out much more and purchase the watch here. I have had this watch for some time now, and have worn it quite a bit. Overall I am very impressed with this watch!!!
Monday, July 11, 2011
...Comparison Of The Day... 1950s Role Moonphase v. LV Submariner
...Comparison Shot Of The Day...
1950s Rolex Moonphase v. LV Submariner
Last time I was down at Fourtane Jewelers in Carmel, California I had a chance try on a yellow gold Rolex Moonphase [Reference 6062] and I just happened to be wearing my LV Submariner on a JAKEe FATSTRAP.
It is fascinating to note the moonphase was made in the early 1950s–literally a half-century before the Submariner. I hope Rolex has the WISdom to bring back the ultra-timeless, triple-date moonphase–PLEASE!!!!!
Saturday, July 09, 2011
...Blast From The Past... The Beatles Before Ringo in 1960
...Blast From The Past...
The Beatles Before Ringo
This historic Keystone photos was taken in 1960 of the Beatles in Liverpool, England. We see George Harrison on the left, with John Lennon in the middle, and Paul McCartney on the right. As a matter of fact, this photo was taken in front of Paul McCartney's home in Liverpool. So where is Ringo? This photo was taken in 1960, two years before Ringo joined the Beatles!!!
In this next photo, we see all four Beatles playing together at an early concert being held in a Liverpool pub.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Late 1960s Rolex Ungaro Magazine Ad
Late 1960s Rolex Ungaro Magazine Ad
...Rolex Haute Couture Collection...
When we think of Rolex today we think of an ultra-conservative company, but it wasn't always that way, at least, not in the late 1960s. Groovy Baby Yeah!!!
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Rolex Hotness: Zheng Jie Ladies Rolex Datejust
Rolex Hotness: Zheng Jie
Rolex Ladies Tennis Ambassador
[Two-Tone Ladies Rolex Datejust]
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Rolex Grand Am Sports Car Series Road America Big Camaro Crash
Thursday, June 30, 2011
...Dude Looks Like A Lady... Rolex Coolness: Steven Tyler
...Dude Looks Like A Lady...
Rolex Coolness: Steven Tyler
Rockin' A Bejeweled Leopard Rolex Daytona
This is kind of funny. I am not clowning on Steven Tyler when I say "Dude Looks Like A Lady" which is a 1987 Aerosmith song title, but I will point out it is ironic, that it is very typical for women to wear men's Rolex watches, but here we seem to have a Dude wearing a woman's Rolex ;-) Steven Tyler is picture below sporting his trademark bejeweled yellow gold leopard Rolex Daytona.
The photo below is of the yellow gold Rolex Leopard Daytona, and yes it comes from Rolex exactly as you see it. As a matter of fact, that is a Rolex photo.
C'mon and sing it with me now, "Dude, looks like a lady!!!! Dude, Dude, Dude. Dude Looks like a lady." He was a lady...I'm not too sure what this song is about, but it sure is catchy ;-)
Update: It turns out that Steven Tyler ran into Vince Neil of Motley Crue and said "Damn, that dude looks like a lady."
It's funny, because when I look at Steven Tyler, he looks like a morph of Warren Beatty, Carly Simon and Mick Jagger, all mixed into one dude ;-)
Vanessa Bryant, who is Kobe Bryant's wife is picture below sporting a yellow gold Leopard Rolex Daytona. I think this watch looks sexy on the ladies, but few dudes can pull it, and I think it works with Steven Tyler. B.T.W., when I first saw Vanessa Bryant in this photo, I thought she looked like Kim Kardashian or one of her sisters.
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