Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i'm always surprised that rolex lost the built-in product placement fleming provided in those 007 thrillers. as a 13 year old who'd never seen anything in real life other than a timex or seiko, "rolex oyster perpetual" had name value for me. i'm pretty sure connery used the rolex during his tenure. moore switched to various electronic vulgarities during his term. in *casino royale* the new sponsorship makes itself quite explicit when bond's partner vesper casually remarks that he would predicatably wear a rolex, to which he replies, no actually, "omEEga." -rei > Joseph Low <joelct@singnet.com.sg> wrote: > If Rolex is not careful - they will also go the way of Leica - > presuming their name is infallible and a sure seller -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey