Did you know ? Rolex have nicknames

One does not become the most famous brand by chance. Discover these Rolex whose nicknames helped to write the story of the house to the crown.Each Rolex that can be described as "world famous" is known for its design, its irreproachable precision, its luxurious finishes, but also and especially for its nickname. And who says nickname tells story. Indeed, Rolex is more than a watch brand. From Sean Connery's James Bond watch to the Concorde pilot's, or Sir Edmund Hillary's - the first explorer ever to reach the summit of Everest - every Rolex has its own set of memories. Having become iconic to the point of making some collectors lose their minds, the watches of the Swiss brand quickly adopted the nicknames given by the latter. The Point Watches has developed a guide so that the names of these timepieces have no more secrets for you.

Paul Newman

"A collector of auction records, at the wrist of the greatest personalities, prized by all watch enthusiasts, unappreciated by the public at the beginning, I have to wait until I am photographed on the wrist of Paul Newman in the film Virages pour that my love rating is skyrocketing and that I become the undisputed star of collectible watchmaking ... I'm ... I'm ... The Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman! "Just as Paul Newman is a male icon, the Rolex Daytona is a men's watch icon. Ambassador "despite himself", the actor has propelled Daytona to the peak of the watchmaking to the point that the name of "Paul Newman" has become the "official" name of the watch among amateurs and collectors. There is no doubt or debate about it, when you see the sums to which its different models are snapped, the Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman is the most famous vintage watch in the world.

President

In 1956, Rolex made famous the "day-date" complication. Practical and readable, this feature that displays the day and date in two windows distinctly gives a particular flavor to its Day-Date model. Glimpsed on the wrist of many political leaders and presidents of the world, the Rolex Day-Date was quickly associated by the general public with the nickname "President", to the point that these two appellations became synonyms. However, this nickname actually derives from a type of bracelet very specific developed by the workshops of the mark to the crown. This "President" bracelet designed by Rolex for a range of Day-Date had the distinction of being built entirely from platinum or 18-carat yellow gold. It is even said that the manufacture was melting a gold bar to shape it.

Pepsi

We no longer present the Rolex Pepsi. Introduced on the market in 1954, the GMT-Master 6542 is immediately recognizable thanks to its bakelite bezel, its long and thin needle that points to the time in a second time zone, but also by the absence of shoulder around its crowned. Originally intended for Pan Am airline pilots (Pan American World Airways) to allow them to check schedules simultaneously on two points of the globe, this reference was only produced between 1954 and 1959. However, what makes this watch irresistible is its bi-tone, blue and red bezel, with the bright, iconic colors of the Pepsi soda brand. An aesthetic detail quickly became iconic, making this timepiece one of the most famous Rolex in the world. Sport chic watch par excellence, it nevertheless has a second nickname, this time feminine: Pussy Galore. A reference to the character embodied by Honor Blackman who wore this model on the wrist in Goldfinger.

Root beer

If the GMT Master 16753 is often called "Clint Eastwood", in reference to the shooting of the film In the Line of Sight in 1993, in which the actor wore the wrist watch, his most famous nickname is none other than "Root Beer. And we must admit that it suits him perfectly! Indeed, this Rolex has a dial, indexes and a bezel bearing exactly the same colors as the logo of the famous American soda A & W Root Beer. A totally new palette at the time and still original today that is sublimated around the two-tone jubilee bracelet, typical of Rolex and symbol of vintage "cool".

Padellone

The Rolex "large stove". Not great as nickname, unless it is pronounced in Italian: Padellone, literally meaning "wide pan". The Rolex 8171 is so denominated because of its large diameter. With a triple calendar and a moon phase, it imposes as well by its technicality as its size. Indeed, when the Padellone out of Rolex workshops between 1949 and 1952, it has a diameter of 38 mm, huge for the time when we know that most men's watches do not exceed 34 mm. Another particularity, this timepiece is one of only two Rolex models developed with a movement displaying both a triple calendar and moon phases. Refined, rare, almost confidential, in the world of vintage, the Padellone acts as a Grail. 

Double red

During its collaboration from 1967 to 1977 with Comex, the Maritime Company of Expertise, a company specializing in engineering and the underwater world, Rolex has produced diving watches capable of withstanding extreme depths and conditions . To meet the requirements of Comex, the brand develops timepieces equipped with a helium valve allowing adventures in deep water up to 2,000 feet. A first in the history of the manufacture. Among these watches, the Sea-Dweller reference 1665 and its black dial which is distinguished by the mentions "Sea-Dweller" and "Submariner 2000" in red on two lines of text. An aesthetic detail which, very quickly, gave him the nickname of Double Rouge. 

Freccione

  In 1971, Rolex unveiled the Explorer II 1655, known today as Freccione, meaning "big arrow" in Italian. A name that refers to this needle which is distinguished by its bright orange color, but especially by its tip shaped arrow oversized, indicating the time on the bezel to differentiate the day of the night. This Explorer II 1655 is often called Steve McQueen because of the many rumors attributing this Rolex to the King of Cool collection. A debate that still divides the collectors of the brand to the crown today as the actor was attached daily to his Submariner ref. 5512.

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