Rolex Hotness: Fashion Model

...Rolex Hotness...

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

[Reference 116528]

Chung Lee is an amazing fashion photographer. He took this gorgeous photo of his Yellow Gold Daytona, on this beautiful model.

2022 Dutch Masters: Presented by Rolex

2022 Dutch Masters  
 Presented by ROLEX

Rolex just published this magnificently regal and beautiful equestrian video and said: "The Rolex Grand Prix at The Dutch Masters is one of the four equestrian Majors that form the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping and is one of the most prestigious Grand Prix on the international circuit. Re-live the excitement of this competition at the world’s leading venue, as the finest riders compete for this prestigious title.

William Hurt Belongs To The Ages 1950-2022

 

...The Big Chill...

William Hurt

Belongs To The Ages

1950-2022

Rolex Datejust

William Hurt was one of the great actors of our time and he unfortunately passed away today at age 71. Hurt is perhaps most famous for his 1980s roles in iconic films like Altered States (1980), Body Heat (1981) The Big Chill (1983), and Broadcast News (1987). 

William Hurt pictured above in Broadcast News

Hurt won the Academy Award for Best Actor in the 1986 movie titled, "Kiss Of The Spider Woman." He was also nominated for Best Actor in 1987 for Children Of A Lesser God, and again in 1988 for Broadcast News. He also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2006 for his role in the movie named, "A History Of Violence."

William Hurt pictured above and below in The Big Chill

Tiger Woods: World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee

 

Tiger Woods

World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee

Congratulations to Tiger Woods who was just inducted into the World Golf of Fame which is a tribute to his amazing career in which he won 15 Majors and 82 PGA Tour titles.

Tiger Woods heartfelt acceptance speech can be seen below.

Tiger Woods daughter gave an amazing speech in recognition of his amazing lifetime achievement which made him cry.

A Pilot Explains the Rolex Air-King

 By Capt. DANNY CRIVELLO

           

I bought the Rolex Air-King in December 2016, the year the watch came out. Though it was my first new Rolex, I waited until January 13, 2017, to put it on my wrist. I woke up that morning in a Hilton downtown Portland, Oregon. And I opened the watch box. The plastic protective cover was still on the shiny bezel. In an hour, I would be picked up from the hotel and driven to PDX airport.

I waited until that day because I'd be crossing the Pacific for the first time in my life as the First Officer of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767. I had flown to Honolulu multiple times before, but this 10h46 flight from Portland to Tokyo would be my first transpacific, the crossing of the largest ocean in the world. And the first flight for my Air-King. I strapped it on my wrist, and smiled.

As I review my logbook today, I can see that we pushed back at 1202 local and landed at 1548 on January 14. I then flew from Narita to Singapore after a 24-hour layover in Tokyo, a flight that took 7h52. My rotation lasted 10 days. I would cross the Pacific many more times with an Air-King on my wrist before I'd decide to switch to the Atlantic theater and its many beautiful European destinations.

The Air-King is an important tool watch for a pilot: The Air-King has a minute dial, which is a very rare find on a watch. It is the first Rolex with such a dial. Those dials were usually found in ships, particularly in the radio rooms for wireless operators and in the cabins of early military aircraft.

For an airline pilot, whose departure time changes with every leg, the Air-King is a great piece of equipment. A departure rarely starts exactly on the hour. If our pushback time is at minute 26, we can easily spot it by looking at the 5, 10, 20, 25, etc., markings of the dial. The Air-King makes it so easy to spot minute 26 that there will be no errors... it is a precise indication. And it is very useful when you fly multiple legs a day with different departure times.

No watch emphasizes the minute marking like the Air-King. And for pilots preparing for departure and arrival times, that is key. We need to spot quickly where we are in the departure sequence. From check-in to preflight to the loading of fuel, cargo and the boarding of passengers, every departure is a ballet orchestrated to the minute. 

The dial's white-on-black contrast, which is typical on all military pilot watches, also helps with excellent readability as I fling my wrist to look at the time between checklists, flight plan and weather reports, aircraft and systems configuration manuals. In the departure sequence, every minute counts and should be easily spotted. 

After we push back, we are often assigned an Expected Departure Clearance Time (EDCT), or "wheels-up" time to the minute. That slot is our sequence in the crowded controlled airspace, and I pace my taxi accordingly. It means we have to be at the end of the runway ready for takeoff before that minute or we lose our departure clearance. 

In short, to complain that the Air-King's dial is too busy is to not understand the Air-King. It would be like complaining that the Submariner's dial has no numbers. Still, if you look at the 12, 3, 6, 9 of the Air-King, it is also an hour watch.

 

Finally, as cockpits today are no longer equipped with round dials but are filled with electronics that tend to create magnetic fields, the Air-King is as anti-magnetic as the Milgauss. My Rolex Submariner 16613 was magnetized twice in the cockpit. I never had a problem with the Air-King; it has the most anti-magnetic properties available by Rolex.

The Air-King is a unique piece of horology, the kind of purpose-driven tool that has helped cement Rolex's reputation in the past. In this pilot's opinion, it is the best innovation and the best tool watch to be made by Rolex in the last 20 years. 

And once my destination reached, the watch's 100m water resistance is perfect for a quick swim in the Pacific!

Rolex Coolness: General William Seawell 1981 Pan Am CEO Magazine Ad...

General William Seawell

1981 Pan Am CEO Magazine Ad

[Mocha GMT Master]

I have referred to the yellow gold Rolex GMT-Master as the Mocha GMT for many years now. There was a myth for many years that said Rolex developed the GMT Master for Pan Am pilots that the executives got jealous so Rolex made special white dialed versions for them. It is kind of ironic and neat that the CEO of Pan Am sported a yellow-gold Mocha GMT as seen in this Rolex ad from 1981.

Adam Curry Rolex Day-Date

 

Adam Curry

Rolex Day-Date

Adam Curry has had an amazing career beginning as a MTV VJ, and went on to invent podcasting!!! As a result, Adam is known in many circles as "The Podfather".

Adam was a guest on Glenn Becks show and they discussed a variety of subjects including everything from The Great Reset, to the current state of World Affairs, to the Russia-Ukraine war ragging now. One thing is for certain and that is the fact that Adam is a brilliant independent thinker.

I Want My MTV!
Adam has worn his Rolex Day-Date for many decades, going all the way back to when he was a big haired MTV VJ as we see in the MTV footage from 1987, which was 35 years ago!!! I once heard Adam say he has ONLY worn his Day-Date his his whole adult life.

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day: Watchfan's Rolex Yacht-Master

Rolex Macro Shot Of The Day

Watchfan's Rolex Yacht-Master

[Reference 16628]

It's interesting how certain Rolex watches I have seen and admired in the past stick my your soul and Deja Vu me out every time I see them, and the yellow gold Rolex Yacht-Master with the white mother of pearl dial with ruby markers is certainly one of them.

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman Trifecta

Phillips Game Changers in New York

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman Trifecta

I just noticed this photo in the archives from Phillips Auction House from November 13 of 2019 in New York named Game Changers. This crazy magnificent photo that shows a Trifecta of Paul Newman Cosmograph Daytona models with Exotic Dials which was taken by Arthur Touchot.

 

...Rolex Macro Shot of The Day...

Rolex Sky-Dweller