![]() ![]() ![]() What do I mean by that? There are certain images I have discovered and published over the years that I consider to be quintessential images of famous icons wearing Rolex sports watches. Especially when you consider he was wearing a bulky Rolex sports tool watch with a black-tie tuxedo.Įarlier I mentioned that this newly discovered image of Ian Fleming was a seminal "G-Money" photo. Wearing the Rolex Explorer at the time was rather Avante-guard of him. Essentially he has taken on the persona of James Bond. Thus in the above photo of him wearing his Rolex Explorer with a black tie, he looks more like his James Bond character. Ian Flemming was six feet tall and had a skinny build. If Connery had worn a 36MM Rolex Explorer it would have looked too small on him. Sean Connery was 6 feet 2 and was very muscular and large at the time, thus the Submariner fits him well. ![]() No was released, which featured Sean Connery wearing a Rolex Submariner. Ian began wearing his Rolex Explorer in sometime around early 1962. In the 1951 photo above it looks like Ian Fleming is wearing a Rolex bracelet ![]()
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