Jacques Cousteau Rolex Submariner Mystery Finally Solved !!!!!!!!!

[km’rol]

ainsi soit- il … mais le ton que tu emploie est toujours aussi exécrable

[Jake]

Hi CDA,

I don’t know of ANY source, in any medium, printed, video or on the web that specifically and unequivocally identified the fact Jacques Cousteau wore a Rolex Submariner!?!

I never saw photographic evidence of Jacques Cousteau wearing a Rolex Submariner, so for me it was a big mystery–but I imagine you knew this to be fact and simply refrained from sharing it with the collectable Rolex community.

I believe Rolex watches DID play an important rolex in Cousteau history. I am not discounting Blancpain, Omega or Doxa because I think they are all fine watches, but I write a blog about Rolex History.

Warmest regards,

Jake

[Jake]

Hi CDA,

You are welcome for me calling you a troll. Maybe I should have called you an "Energy Vampire" instead?

I do find your stance to be "Unnecessarily Antagonistic" at best. I have genuinely sought to understand your perspective, but I do not feel you have done the same. I recognize I may be wrong, and if that is the case then I sincerely apologize.

I thought I recognized your name "cda" as being somebody who was very friendly in the past, but I could not place exactly who you were and your tone definitely seemed polemic. I kept thinking that I was familiar with you and that you were a very nice person. Now that you reminded me of who you are, I remember you well.

The contribution you made to the Sir. Endmund Hillary watch story was great and I appreciate it very much, as well as the Jean-Claude Biver product placement.

You said "So far, I have not been convinced by your essay that the association of Cousteau and Rolex is nothing more than a nice anecdote." I agree with you. As a matter of fact, the primary objective of Jake’s Rolex Watch Blog is not to "convince" anybody of anything. My objective is to simply share as much with you, the reader as I am able to. I don’t know how carefully you read my Cousteau article, but you must have noticed the beginning section that said that it is a work in progress and it is not done?

I am guilty of being extremely passionate about the timeless nature of Rolex design.

As far as the significance of Cousteau playing a part in Rolex history, to me, seeing him and his two sons and his grandson all wearing Rolex Submariner’s is significant, but that is likely because I am so passionate about Jacques Cousteau and Rolex.

Warmest regards,

Jake

cda a écrit:

Well, Jake,

First, thank you (and also to Km’rol, but I am used to this), for calling me a troll.

May I just remind you that in the past, I have already contributed positively on your very blog to two of your previous ‘history of Rolex’ facts with some not unsignificant pieces of information
1) highlighting the watch that Sir Hillary took to the top of the Everest (the Smiths), and pointing to the thomasm picture of the watch at the london clockmakers’ museum
2) pointing to you the role that Jean-Claude Biver had in the creation of the first official James Bond watch product placement

Both times you have acknowledged the input, and used the information that I provided you to complete your topics.
So really, thanks again for calling me a troll, that is very nice of you.

Then, back to Cousteau, my intention was not to be polemic, but just to try to bring the significance of the attribution of Rolex watches to the man to a more reasonable level as far as Rolex history is concerned.
So far, I have not been convinced by your essay that the association of Cousteau and Rolex is nothing more than a nice anecdote.
I don’t see any problem in telling the Rolex enthusiasts community that you have found a few pictures of Cousteau wearing a Rolex, actually, this is one of these small facts that watch forum members like to discuss, and therefore I don’t think I miss the point. But I think it is dubious to argue, on the sole evidence of a couple of pictures, that Cousteau played any significant part in Rolex history and vice-versa, which is really what your title, and subsequent comments, are about.

Then, to your question:
"why do you even write what you write in the Rolex forum about what I am writing?"
Well, do you think that you can just come on the French Rolex forum, post the links to your articles each time you write another one, and not accept that people would discuss on what is written in the article? (heard about shilling?)

You call me a troll, but who do you think you are ?

I really did not intend to make this thread naughty, but I guess you have started a fire, and shown your true face with your replies.
You might not be called a troll, and you do put a lot of efforts in your articles, but you are certainly a person who cannot bear any other comments than the applauses you are expecting when publishing your "worldwide first ever published unbelievable true stories on Rolex history".

Sorry, but ForumAmontres is not about linking to peoples blogs, it is about having discussions around watches.

CDA

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