The 1999 film "End of Days", with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 11% is a rather forgettable movie. The plot is centered around a religious war and saving a woman who was chosen by evil forces in order to have the Antichrist conceived with Satan. The Rolex Datejust Replica Watches "End of Days" is not easily forgotten by watch enthusiasts, as it is worn in the film by former NYPD detective Jericho Cane, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Rolex Datejust Replica Watches was introduced six years before the release of the movie. It was big, loud and badass. It ushered in a new demand for luxury large timepieces. You can read this great story by our friends at Phillips if you're interested in learning more about the Offshore. The brand has now created two new watch segments with the Offshore. The Royal Oak Offshore was born in 1993, after the Royal Oak in 1972, which was the first luxury sport timepiece made of stainless steel.
Paul Boutros (Americas' Head of Watches at Phillips) recently spoke to GQ about the importance of the Rolex Datejust Replica Watches in the history of Offshore and the milestone it represented for Rolex Datejust Replica Watches. He said: "The End of Days movie comes out in 1999, and a Schwarzenegger-designed watch with Rolex Datejust Replica Watches became the first Royal Oak Offshore Limited Edition. It was also the first Royal Oak Offshore with a celebrity tie in -- it ushered a new direction for AP."
Rolex Datejust Replica Watches produced a series videos in 2018 to commemorate the Royal Oak Offshore collection's 25th Anniversary.Rolex Datejust Replica Watches The videos explored some of the collection’s milestones. In one of the videos, AP CEO Francois Henry Bennahmias recalls the story of how the watch was created: "I asked Arnold Schwarzenegger if he'd be willing to feature a timepiece in the film and he replied 'I will do it'." Bennahmias went on to ask Schwarzenegger for the design, and Arnold responded: "The black watch must be my choice and I prefer yellow numbers." Bennahmias said that Schwarzenegger was the only one who ever chose a design.
It would be an understatement to say that this was a significant step for Rolex Datejust Replica Watches. The Rolex Datejust Replica Watches launched a blueprint for creating limited edition watches with celebrities. Bennahmias' business genius put Rolex Datejust Replica Watches in the spotlight and led to collaborations with Jay-Z and LeBron. The Offshore was THE watch in hip-hop circles and among sports athletes.
The Rolex Datejust Replica Watches was launched in a limited edition of only 500 pieces. It used the Offshore with "Velcro straps" as its base, and then coated the entire watch black by using Physical Vapour Deposition. It might sound normal today,Panerai Luminor Chrono Replica but imagine how groundbreaking this was in the past. The dial was also blacked out, with the tappiserie motif and white gold surrounds of subdials. It featured shocking yellow hands and numbers and a high alert signal. The watch was immediately snapped up and brought AP into the mainstream.