Melrose Jewelers: Following Wiley, Skepta Scores A Hit With The Rolex Sweep

Following the international success of Wiley’s Wearing My Rolex, British rapper Skepta scores a major hit with his super sik tune, The Rolex Sweep. Beyond being a great song, The Rolex Sweep has become a dance sensation in clubs as expressed in the lyrics to the hit song: “Doing the Rolex Sweep me and my crew. That’s the lead dance, do it if you want to.” In the Urban Dictionary, it is described as a dance made famous by Wiley and Skepta, and a song that is a direct follow-up to Wearing My Rolex. According to the BBC, The [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers

Melrose Jewelers: Indian Golfer Gagan Verma Is Named Top Amateur by Rolex Brand Ambassador Jeev Milkha Singh

Rolex Brand Ambassador Jeev Milkha Singh presented golfer Gagan Verma with the top amateur award at the first-ever Rolex awards ceremony. Jeev Milkha Singh was the first Indian golfer to become a member of the European Tour. India’s top professional, he has been the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world, becoming the first to break into the top 100 in October 2006. As a new Rolex Brand Ambassador Jeev gave away the first series of awards on February 4, 2009 in New Delhi. Jeev represents what Rolex considers the height of excellence and professionalism. Overall, Amateur golf in [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers

Melrose Jewelers: At The Westminster Dog Show, Rolex Is The Crowd Favorite

According to sports columnist T.J. Simers and The Los Angeles Times, the crowd favorite at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square garden in New York City was gigantic Dogue De Bordeaux named Rolex. As Simers eloquently writes, “Today, though, belongs to Rolex, the slobbering Dogue de Bordeaux, who considers roadkill an inviting snack. ‘They have waiting lists for those who would like to come and pick it up,’ says Chelsea Conway, the beast’s owner. ‘I have only heard him bark three times in his life . . . He looks intimidating, and there might be a little [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers

Melrose Jewelers: West Indies Cricket Players Buy Rolex Watches After Victory

Within days of humiliating England in the Stanford Super Series showdown and earning $1 million dollars (about £675,000 pounds) each, three young West Indies players were seen in an Antigua jeweler’s buying Rolex watches for £21,000 apiece. Daren Powell, the West Indies fast bowler, whose 79 wickets were costing him 46 runs each at the start of the first Test against England at Sabina Park, was not hiding his wealth. He swept into his modest cricket club in Kingston in a brand new Chevrolet Avalanche, which probably set him back about £28,000. The players tend to be coy about [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers

Melrose Jewelers: Stylish English Designer Elizabeth Lau Wears A Rolex

Hip English fashion designer Elizabeth Lau wore only her designs and accoutrements at a recent fashion shoot, the only exception being the Rolex watch on her wrist. When Imogen Fox of The Guardian interviewed her in February of 2009, the young designer revealed a fascinating history behind what the writer described as a “posh watch.” It turns out the watch was given to Elizabeth Lau when she was at art school by an unknown foreign princess. In fact, the princess gave everyone in the class a Rolex watch for Christmas one year, and, as Elizabeth Lau recalled, “Everyone accepted [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers

Melrose Jewelers: Daniel Craig wears a Rolex to Honor the Legacy of James Bond

Introduced at the Basel Fair in 1956, the Rolex Day Date President watches became one of the flagship models of Rolex. Customers appreciated this watch for its uniqueness in showing both the date and the day on the dial unlike previous models. Today, the day is spelled out in 26 different languages, which greatly increased the overall market for this watch. [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers

Melrose Jewelers: Live And Let Rolex: Roger Moore’s Ultimate James Bond Watch

Without question, when most people and even most watch collectors think about James Bond and Rolex watches, they picture Sean Connery in their minds. After all, Sean Connery was the first James Bond; he always wore a Rolex watch, and most fans of the film series consider Connery to be the best 007 ever. Despite this fact, the ultimate and archetypal James Bond Rolex watch in terms of storyline and cool features was worn by Roger Moore in his first outing as James Bond in Live and Let Die. In fact, one character remarks to James about the 5513 [...] Read More at Melrose Jewelers