Proof American director Spike Lee is way ahead of the collecting curve, from a PN Rolex Daytona in '92 to Casio
The last episodes of The Last Dance, the epic documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, have just aired. While watching, our Deputy Editor, Nick Kenyon, caught a glimpse of what looked like a vintage Rolex Daytona with a “Paul Newman” dial on the wrist of American director Spike Lee, who was a spectator at a Bulls match in 1998. Lee is known for films such as BlacKkKlansman, Do the Right Thing, Inside Man and Malcolm X. We know Lee is a watch guy, with pieces ranging from the evergreen cool Casio G-Shocks to watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre and Rolex. I did some digging through photo archives and discovered that Lee rocked a Rolex reference 6263 Daytona in steel with a white non “Paul Newman” dial back in 1992. Through further searching, I came across images from 1996 of Lee sporting a vintage Daytona with a “Paul Newman” dial, but couldn’t completely make out the exact reference due to the distance of the photograph. Rocking a vintage Daytona in the ’90s would have been a rarity, considering there wasn’t the level of interest like we have seen in the past 15 years for these timepieces, and it shows Lee was…
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Ladies, gentlemen, prepare to absolutely slay 35 minutes. And in the process, you’re going to put yourself in the running for one of the best two-watch carry options on the market. This week, we launched our second-longest ever YouTube video, and personally I think it’s the single best bit of storytelling we’ve ever put together. It also has Will Ferrell in it, which is another bucket list tick. Also Zenith CEO Julien Tornare, watchmaker and ex-head of the Rolex Service Centre Michael Woods, and Wei Koh, none of whom needs any introduction. Sadly, it has done quite poorly on YouTube. The cut-down version wins again. This is not new. The shortened content, and the list content always wins for views, but I wanted to do something extra to give it some attention. And to kill your boredom in the process, by adding a fact-finding quiz dimension. Two birds, one video! What is it? It’s a feature-length 35-minute episode of Watch & Chill – our version of a TV late show for watch people – and it focuses exclusively on the Zenith El Primero. Both the movement itself, as well as the models that it has powered. And not just the key…
It’s Friday, it’s knockoff, and it’s a beading glass of vodka and dry ginger I have at my left hand. What a week! Most of it was dominated by the Mission: Possible attempt to film a feature-length special on a Sunday and then publish it at 3am Australian time on Thursday morning. It was ambitious. We were sleepless in Seattle. But it was an honour. The El Primero is among the truly legendary achievements in the pantheon of watchmaking, both as a movement and as a watch. If, like the many new people in my inbox over the last couple of days, you were inspired by this launch to put your name down for one, please write to me directly at andrew@timeandtidewatches.com The other consequence of this big Manufacture Edition reveal is that our scheduled Baselworld Edition of the ‘Home Delivery Watch Fair’, where we bring fairs direct to your couch, is bumped a week. We’ll be dropping more teasers during the week. Rest assured, it will fill the void that The Last Dance has left in all of us. It will be multiple feature-length episodes, this is a promise. In other news, we spotted a truly wild watch on the wrist of…
It may have been made to celebrate an event that, like everything else this year, has been cancelled, but that hasn’t stopped TAG Heuer from unveiling a new, high-octane variant of its iconic moniker – the TAG Heuer Monaco Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Limited Edition. Mouthful of a name aside, this latest iteration of the squared-off icon has been made, rather obviously, to celebrate the wonderful Monaco Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, which TAG Heuer is the official timekeeper for. The motorsport event is a stunning two-day spectacle that sees historic race cars from yesteryear being belted around the fabled circuit at indecent speeds. It was set to be held May 8 to 10 … but it’s since been black flagged due to COVID-19, which is such a shame. Regardless, the timepiece itself appears to be a very good-looking iteration of the legendary namesake, so let’s take a closer look. The biggest talking point of the new watch, by far, is the motorsport-inspired red and white dial, which aims to pay homage to some of the most iconic race car liveries ever to grace the seaside principality’s famed street circuit. It’s a very cleverly designed dial – one that…