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You can find further information on “1908-2008: 100 YEARS OF ROLEX”, pg. 320/328 in the section “ROLEX: VERY IMPORTANT WATCHES FOR VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE”, entirely dedicated to the most famous films in which Rolex appears.
- JAMES BOND / SUBMARINER
There are various films in which 007 wears different Submariner models. One example is the ref. 5513, worn by Roger Moore in “007: Live and let die”. This watch was sold by Christie’s in 1998.
- ALL THE PRESIDENT MEN / SUBMARINER
Robert Redford wears a stainless steel SUBMARINER on his right wrist.
- TITANIC / SUBMARINER
Bill Paxton, the explorer Brock Lovett, wears a SUBMARINER in gold.
- NATIONAL TREASURE / SUBMARINER
Nicholas Cage, an adventurer looking for a fabulous treasure, wears a SUBMARINER DATE.
- THE FUGITIVE KIND / MOON PHASES
Marlon Brando wears a MOON PHASES watch, which he defined as follows:
“This Rolex chronometer shows you the time, the day of the week, the months and all the crazy moon phases”.
- EASY RIDER / GMT – MASTER
Peter Fonda wears a GMT-MASTER, without protection crown guards, in gold.
- MAGNUM P.I. / GMT – MASTER I
Tom Selleck, the main actor in the TV series, wears a GMT-MASTER I in stainless steel.
- TOM CRUISE / DAY – DATE
In Rain Man, Tom Cruise wears a DAY-DATE model in yellow gold.
- NICHOLAS CAGE / DAYTONA
In Leaving Las Vegas, Nicholas Cage (Oscar Award 1996 for Best Leading Actor) wears a DAYTONA from 1993 in stainless steel.
- PAUL NEWMAN / DAYTONA
In Winning, Paul Newman playing the role of a young car racer named Frank Capua, wears a DAYTONA in stainless steel.
- UMA THURMAN / FAKE DAYTONA
In Kill Bill Vol. II, directed by Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman uses a vulgar imitation of a chronograph DAYTONA.
..and many more...

"1908-2008: 100 YEARS OF ROLEX " pg. 326-327
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