Rolex World Of Yachting

Rolex World Of Yachting
They say you learn something new everyday, and that's on-point for this story as  I just discovered that Rolex has a Rolex World Of Yachting YouTube channel I never new existed! I noticed a couple of really cool sailing videos I thought I would share. This first one features the Rolex Giraglia 2018 Race, and in it we see former Rolex CEO, Gian Riccardo Marini who is now the Managing Director of Rolex Italia.

This next Rolex documentary showcases the Rolex China Sea Race 2018 and is also really fascinating. 

It's worth noting the sun never sets in the world of Rolex as they are sold all over earth at a rate of more than one watch per minute, every minute of every day of the year!!! 
[Note: The math behind this logic is 60 Minutes per hour multiplied by 24 hours in a day give you 1440 minutes per day. Multiply 1440 minutes per day times 365 days per year equals 525,6000 minutes per year. Since Rolex likely makes around 800,000 watches per year that would be more than 1.52 watches sold per minute—every minute of every hour of every day!!! That is a lot of Rolex watches...]

The Queen of Cool—Neile Adams McQueen

The Queen of Cool

Neile Adams McQueen

Steve McQueen remains the undisputed King of Cool, and Every King has a Queen, especially if your last name is McQueen. 

I recently interviewed Neile Adams McQueen, who was married to Steve McQueen from 1956 to 1972 and is the matriarch of the McQueen family today. We spoke about many things including the provenance of Loren Janes Rolex Submariner, which I will be including details of in my next update on that subject coming later this week.

Neile Adams McQueen's life journey is absolutely amazing! It has been said that behind every great man there is a great woman, and that certainly was the case with Steve McQueen as Neile helped him every step of the way with his early and middle career. Even after Steve and Neile were divorced Steve McQueen still heavily depended on her opinions and instincts.

1965 Monaco Grand Prix 

Neile supported her husband Steve in many of his endeavors and hobbies. We see Neile and Steve McQueen in this next set of photos attending the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix where Steve was absolutely fascinating with the racers.

In the photo below we see Grand Prix racers Graham Hill and Sir Jackie Stewart chatting with Steve McQueen. This photo is interesting as they both seem equally fascinated with each other.

In this next photo, we see Steve McQueen wrapping out with legendary Formula One race car driver, Sir Stirling Moss.

The McQueen Family

Steve McQueen was a dedicated family man and was madly in love with his two children. 

In particular, his daughter Terry was the apple of his eye and we see Terry pictured above with Neile and Steve as well as in the photo below where Steve is walking with Terry in Los Angeles in 1964.

In the family portrait below from the early 1970s we see Chad, Steve, Neile and Terry McQueen.

Steve McQueen's Love of Rolex

Neile and I had a great conversation about The King Of Cool and his appreciation of Rolex. Neile said, "Steve was very fond of Rolex." I mentioned to Neile that I have spent thousands of hours over the past decade searching for photos of Steve McQueen wearing his Rolex Submariner and that the first time I was aware of him wearing one was when he was racing at Sebring in 1970. 

Neile said, "I remember when we were on Christmas vacation in Switzerland in 1969 Steve bought some Rolex watches, which he was very fond of."

Below is a photo of Steve McQueen at Sebring with wife Neile, son Chad, and daughter Terry talking with Steve during a break.

In the photo above and below we see Steve McQueen at Sebring in 1970 wearing his Rolex Submariner he wore while he performed in the endurance race.

Below we see a photo of Steve and Neile on the set of Sand Pebbles, taken in 1966 in Hong Kong.

In the photos below, we see Neile and Steve McQueen in a convertible Mercedes 300SL in New York.

The next set of photos below were taken on the set of The Thomas Crown Affair, and the first one shows Neile McQueen with Steve.

Neile has worn a Rolex Lady-Date for many decades and mentioned that her son Chad wears his father's Submariner and her granddaughter, Molly wears her daughter Terry's Rolex today. Terry McQueen who was Steve & Neile McQueen's daughter is pictured below on the left with her daughter Molly, and notice Terry is wearing her Rolex LadyDate. Unfortunately Terry passed away from a rare disease when Molly was ten years old, so her grandmother Neile raised her. Neile and Molly are pictured on the right and notice Neile wearing her ladies Rolex two-tone Datejust.

In the photo below we see Steve & Neile's daughter Terry McQueen with her daughter Molly on her lap, and we also see Terry wearing her yellow gold Rolex Ladydate.

Neile is pictured below in a more recent photo with her granddaughter Molly.

This means that the entire McQueen nuclear family wore Rolex watches! Neile mentioned "Recently I have really been enjoying wearing my Cartier watch!" 

Neile Adams McQueen is an amazing lady who as achieved so much in her life, and she has played a strong role as being the matriarch of her family and has had a strong influence on her children and grandchildren. Since Steve McQueen was The King of Cool, that makes Neile the Queen of Cool in my mind! Neile is pictured below with her daughter Terry and son Chad.

Steve & Neile McQueen's son Chad is pictured below with his mother Neile and his first wife, Stacey Toten notice Chad is wearing his father's Rolex Submariner. Today Chad McQueen owns two different Rolex Submariner models that belonged to and were worn by his father.

Below we see a photo of Neile McQueen with her son Chad and grandson Steven McQueen, who is Chad's son.

Speaking of COOL—below is a photo of Steven McQueen who is Neile & Steve McQueen's grandson, and his parents are Stacey Toten and Chad McQueen. Steven McQueen is a talented actor, and appears to be down to earth and very friendly.

Sarah McDaniel Gives Stephen Colbert A Selfie Lesson Rolex Submariner

Sarah McDaniel Gives 
Stephen Colbert A Selfie Lesson
Rolex Submariner

Regal Role Green Macro Shot Of The Day...

...Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day...

Regal Rolex Green

I recently noticed this stunning Rolex Macro Shot from Rolex's Official Instagram page. If you ever wondered what differentiates Rolex from all other brands, it's amazingly beautiful design combinations like this... 

The quintessence of excellence. #Rolex #Datejust #RolexCrown

A post shared by ROLEX (@rolex) on May 9, 2018 at 8:00am PDT

Nell Newman Foundation Donation To Boys Republic...

Nell Newman

 Foundation

To Make Donation To

Boys Republic

In Honor of


Steve McQueen

Ever wonder where those many millions of dollars from the auction of Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona are going? You are about to find out!

I recently spoke with James Cox who is the Treasurer of the Nell Newman Foundation and is also famous for being the young man Paul Newman gave his first "Paul Newman Daytona" to as a gift in 1984. Nell Newman is pictured below with her father Paul Newman wearing his now trademark white exotic dial Paul Newman Daytona before he gave it as a gift to James Cox.

In 1984, James Cox was dating Nell Newman at the time her father, Paul Newman gave James his Rolex watch. James Cox is pictured below with Nell Newman years later and notice James is wearing Paul Newman's Daytona.

Nell Newman is pictured below wearing a Rolex Ladies Datejust on an Oyster Bracelet that her father, Paul Newman gave her.

If you are not familiar with this story, James Cox wore and took care of Paul Newman's Daytona for four decades and recently put it up for auction with Phillips Auction House where it sold for $17.8 Million. The photo below shows James Cox and Nell Newman attending the recent Phillips Auction which set the all-time record for not only a Rolex at auction, but also set a world record high for any wristwatch ever auctioned.

James Cox is donating the vast majority of the proceeds from his auction proceeds to the Nell Newman Foundation which generously helps many different people and organizations. The superb Hodinkee video below covers the Phillips Paul Newman Daytona auction which was absolutely mesmerizing!

James Cox mentioned two different projects to me that the Nell Newman Foundation is supporting: 

Céline Cousteau Project

The first donation James Cox mentioned the Nell Newman Foundation making is going to Céline Cousteau to complete a documentary that covers her expedition to return to the Amazon.

Young Céline Cousteau is pictured below at age nine in front of her Grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Calypso, as it made its way down the Amazon River. 

Jacques-Yves Cousteau is pictured below in 1953 wearing a prototype Rolex Submariner with his loyal right-hand man, Albert Falco in the background assisting Captain Cousteau with his aqua lung. Jacques Cousteau is the greatest explorer to ever live.

 

I am super excited as I will soon be publishing an interview with Céline Cousteau about her amazing project as well as her incredible lifetime achievements. Céline Cousteau is pictured below swimming in the ocean with dolphins.

Boys Republic Project

James Cox also mentioned the Nell Newman Foundation will also be making a donation to the Boys Republic and it is being made in honor of Steve McQueen who was the most famous advocate of the Boys Republic. This is due to the fact that when Steve McQueen was a young man, he lived at and was enrolled in the Boys Republic. Steve McQueen claimed the Boys Republic, which is located in the Chino Hills of California saved his life by teaching him discipline.

James Cox mentioned that when he and Nell Newman read my first two stories (Part 1) & (Part 2) of the Loren Janes / Steve McQueen Rolex Submariner Mystery they were deeply inspired on many levels. James Cox said: 

"When Nell Newman and I learned Phillips Auction House was going to also be auctioning Loren Janes Rolex Submariner that was a gift from Steve McQueen it put a huge smile on our faces! I say this as we got to know Aurel Bacs and Paul Boutros from Phillips really well thought the entire process of auctioning Paul Newman's Daytona which Paul Newman gave me as a gift so many years ago. The Phillips team could not have been more professional, honest, gracious or effective with the way they handled Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona. So when we learned Phillips Auction House would also be auctioning Loren Janes engraved Submariner we knew it was in great hands!

Also when we learned that the current consigner of Loren Janes Rolex, Michael Eisenberg was donating 1/3 of the auction proceeds to The Boys Republic, as well as 1/3 to the Janes family, that act of kindness also really inspired us. So Nell Newman and I decided we also want to make a significant donation to the Boys Republic in Steve McQueen's honor.

Both Nell and I plan to attend the October 2018 Phillips Auction at which time we plan to formally make the donation to the Boys Republic. I would love to see Chad McQueen and his mother Neile also attend, and it is interesting that Loren Janes daughter will also be attending. So both Loren's daughter and Paul's daughter will be attending, which is interesting as they are both the daughters of famous men with watches at auction!"

The supreme irony—if you think about it—is the money the Nell Newman Foundation will be donating to the Boys Republic in Steve McQueen's honor is essentially coming from Paul Newman and his famous Rolex Daytona!

Steve McQueen and Paul Newman are pictured below in a photo from the 1956 movie "Somebody Up There Loves Me."

Steve McQueen and Paul Newman are pictured below with Faye Dunaway on the set of the major motion picture from 1974 titled, The Towering Inferno.

Steve McQueen was good friends with Paul Newman, and they shared a love of racing cars, and Rolex watches. In the photo below, taken in the early 1970s, we see Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, and Sidney Poitier when they were announcing the formation of First Artists Production, which would be their own movie production company. 

Boys Republic Culinary Center 

Steve McQueen returns to Boy's Republic

I remember hearing a story about how Steve McQueen's first wife, Neile Adams McQueen was surprised to see how well dressed up Steve got when he would visit the Boys Republic and she asked him why, since he usually dressed down whenever he could? Steve McQueen said "I try and dress as well as I can so I can show the boys how if they work hard what they can become!"

Michael Eisenberg who is the current owner of Loren Janes Rolex Submariner which is coming to Phillips Auction House has been a long time benefactor of the Boys Republic. As previously mentioned Michael confirmed he will be donating 1/3 of the auction proceeds to The Boys Republic in honor of Steve McQueen, as well as graciously giving 1/3 to Loren Janes family.

I interviewed Michael Eisenberg about this and he said: "I LOVE the Boys Republic and I know when I donate money to them all the money is going directly to a great cause. The donation is not getting diluted or trickling down. It is pure. The boys are getting a complete necklace, not just a bunch of random beads."

Michael also mentioned the Boys Republic is currently working hard on raising money to upgrade their Boys Republic Culinary Center. This is profoundly ironic if you think about it that the donation the Nell Newman Foundation will be making, which is coming from the proceeds of the Phillips Auction House will be going to the Boys Republic Culinary Center. I point this out as Paul Newman through his Newman's Own Foundation has contributed more though Paul's Culinary proceeds than anybody else on earth. Nell Newman, who first came up with the concept of Newman's Own Organics is a major pioneer and trailblazer in the amazing value proposition of Organic foods. I think it would be really cool if Nell Newman can find some time to work with the Boys Republic Culinary Center to teach and brainstorm with them about all amazing benefits of organic food.

Paul & young Nell Newman

"If people knew how much fun it is to give away money they wouldn't wait until they are dead to enjoy doing so." —Paul Newman

The torch has been passed to the next generation, including Nell Newman, James Cox, Chad McQueen, Céline Cousteau, Erika Janes and Eric Janes.

I would like to thank James Cox for his amazing contribution to this story! James, you are extremely inspirational and I realize you meant every word you said after the Paul Newman Auction had concluded when you said: 

"Nell and I are both very pleased. This means a lot to her foundation. We are going to take that karma we just turned into cash and play it forward. So it is going to be really exiting! This story really just begins for us. I am really excited about that. The whole thing has been like a fairy tale. We are part of history now! It's cool." —James Cox

It is so heartwarming and impressive to see you and Nell continuing in the generous footsteps of Paul Newman!!!!!

I have much more interesting news coming up on this exiting story so stay tuned!!

Rolex Outdoor Shot Of The Day: Amanico's Stainless Steel & Platinum Yacht-Master

Rolex Outdoor Shot Of The Day

Amanico's Stainless Steel & Platinum Yacht-Master

Paris Hilton Rockin' A Rose Gold Rolex Daytona

...Rolex Hotness...

Paris Hilton

Keeping Her Time With Rolex

...Rolex Hotelier...

Conrad Hilton

Also Kept The Time Of His Life With With Rolex

Paris Hilton is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, who was the Founder Of Hilton Hotels. Conrad Hilton was featured in the 1950 Rolex magazine ad seen below which featured an early Rolex Datejust model.

Paris Hilton has been a model and serious fashion diva and icon for many years, so it is no surprise she wears Rolex watches.

Rockin' An EverRose Gold Rolex Daytona

40MM Reference 116505

Ladies Yellow Gold Rolex Datejust

Special Edition Diamond Masterpiece

One of the things I have always loved about Paris Hilton–beside the fact that she is stunningly gorgeous with a magnificent smile–is that she always looks like she is having a great time!!!

Paris Hilton's younger sister Nicky Hilton is also a big Rolex fan, as I have showcased many time on Jake's Rolex World in the past. Paris Hilton is pictured below with Nicky Hilton who is wearing a Rolex.

Paris Hilton is an absolute car fanatic. From what I have observed, she has probably owned and driven more Supercars than any other women is history. In the photo below we see her leaving Barney's in Los Angeles, where she lives in her Ferrari California Sypder.

In this next photo we see Paris Hilton getting out of her Mercedes-Benz SLR Coupe.

In these next two photos, we see Paris Hilton getting out of her Pink Bentley Continental GT.