Rolex 18ct Gold Submariner Ad

Genuine Vintage Rolex Submariner ad removed from an old magazine and expertly framed.

This one tells a story about Professor Jacques Piccard and the Rolex Submariner , text below: 

This scuba diver could never reach the depth at which a Rolex Oyster Submariner would let in water. In order to test the infallibility of the Oyster technique, Professor Jacques Piccard strapped a special experimental Rolex Oyster onto the outside of his bathyscaph 'Trieste.'

He then submerged to a depth of nearly seven miles beneath the Pacific, where the Rolex was subjected to a pressure of over six tons per square inch. Both the Rolex and Professor Piccard were working perfectly when the 'Trieste' surfaced again. But Professor Piccard wouldn't have been if he'd been on the out-side, not the inside, of the 'Trieste One of the Rolex inventions which help to make each of our watches so waterproof, is the Rolex-patented Twinlock Winding Crown. We perform 38 separate operations on this Winding Crown alone. These are necessary because the Crown works exactly like a submarine hatch: actually screwing down onto the Oyster case. The Oyster case itself is a Rolex invention. It has to be carved out of one solid block of surgical stainless steel, or 18 ct. gold, so that it contains no seams which could let in water under pressure. The crystal on our watches is an exclusive feature, too. Because Rolex cases and crystals are tooled to such a fine degree of accuracy that each crystal clasps onto the lip of each case, making it actually grip tighter under pressure. 

The movement these three safety features guard is called the Perpetual. It's a hand-tuned, rotor self-winding movement. And we pay for each chronometer movement to be tested by one of the Official Swiss Institutes for Chronometer Tests. Here they subject it to 15 days and nights in ovens, in refrigerators, in various wrist positions, checking its accuracy to the nth degree at each stage, before awarding it their carefully. guarded title of 'chronometer.' Each Rolex bracelet is also made almost entirely by hand. On its clasp, you'll recognize the Rolex Crown. So will other people. They'll also recognize the distinctive shape of the Oyster case itself. Maybe now you understand why it takes us over a year to make each Rolex. And why it is that a man like Sir Francis Chichester was able to rely on one during his solo voyage around the world. And why Rolex Submariners were used and evaluated during , the Tektite experiment when four aquanaut scientists spent 60 days underwater. And why we feel justified in saying that each Rolex earns the recognition it enjoys.

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

We try our best to display this in the photos of the products provided, however if you would like to see some more pictures or ask any questions we will be happy to help.