Rolex Day-Date Ad

Genuine Vintage Rolex  Day-Date ad removed from an old magazine and expertly framed.

This one tells a story of Franco Zeffirelli , text below:

If one were merely to list the achievements of Franco Zeffirelli... Zeffirelli, the set de-signer; Zeffirelli, the director of stage and opera; Zeffirelli, the film maker... then just from such a list it would be apparent that this man has an extraordinary energy and talent. It is impossible to describe that talent; to say why the reputation of this man is a legend. One must see a Zeffirelli production for oneself. His latest film of the opera "La Traviata, for instance. Only then can one understand why, when it was shown on television, 88 per cent of all Italian people saw his film "Jesus of Nazareth." Why, despite predictions that Shakespeare would never do well in the cinema, his films "The Taming of the Shrew " and "Romeo and Juliet" became huge successes. And why the audiences at his productions for opera or stage often insist on Zeffirelli himself taking the final curtain call. It is the vibrancy and depth of human emotion which emanate from his work that can literally overwhelm the audience. Zeffirelli was born and brought up in Florence where he had a classical education. Florence, you don't have to go to school to learn about art and  civilization," he says, "it is all around you. I try to bring my, cultural upbringing to my films. Franco Zeffirelli's taste for the classics also extends to the watch that he chooses to wear. A Rolex Oyster Chronometer in 18ct. gold. "I choose this watch because it is the watch. It is above fashion. It is the standard. In my own work I never try to be fashion-able. Never. And the same could be said for the watch I have chosen to wear." For Franco Zeffirelli, the Renaissance man, the classic watch by Rolex of Geneva.

Due to the layout and printing of magazines it is sometimes hard to cut out the Vintage Ads in good alignment, therefore some framed ads may not be perfectly centered inside of the frames. 

These Ads are often over 20 years old so will show general signs of wear such as light creases or blemishes

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