Rolex was determined to dominate the sports watch world in all fields, as any keen observer will have noticed. It was therefore particularly offensive that NASA chose Omega's Speedmaster as its official timepiece, after independent testing, around this time. The brand's biggest problem was that Rolex had previously produced chronographs,panerai radiomir replica such as the ref. The brand's biggest problem was that previous chronographs, such as the ref. Even the ref. Even the ref. The Rolex Chronograph 6238 was worn by George Lazenby as James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but its appearance did not inspire much interest.

George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service as James Bond with the ref. On his wrist, he has the ref.

Here is the real ref. George Lazenby wore the 6238 in the movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" as James Bond. Christie's auctioned the watch in December 2003 (Image: Christie's).

Rolex introduced its Cosmograph ref. The Omega Speedmaster CK2915 was a similar watch to the Rolex Cosmograph ref. The ref. A year later, the 6241 was released -- it's essentially the exact same watch with an acrylic bezel. These watches became very popular in the racing world and were called 'Daytonas,' after Daytona Beach - a motorsports haven.

Rolex, in collaboration with dial maker Singer, created 'exotic dials,' which are three-color dials that have a raised surface. These dials contrast with sunken subdials, featuring amusing sperm-like markers and tails,Blancpain Replica and a stepped down seconds track.