Bored so made a rolex icon poster...

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by ndb80

YES they are 'cool' photos in my opinion, nothing watsoever to do with them being 'nice people' as you so sarcastically put it.....in fact i dare say that other than the 'holllywood' actors in the photos (brando,bonds newman etc) they are some of the 'coolest shots' on there...thats why i have added them and some more than once...and anyway we are talking 'rolex icons' not world/life/morality/political icons...


maybe we are truly in IBTL territory...

So, it follows that you think they are 'cool' people. What makes them 'Rolex icons'? Did Rolex use them in their ads and marketing, as with Roger Federer? Why not include Gaddafi and Hussein? It must be because they are not OK/PC to include, but Castro and Guevara are... apparently.

Also, I'd say Dr. Martin Luther King is a 'world/life/morality/political icon, as well as 'cool' and I believe most would agree. Glad he's on there, BTW

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

So, it follows that you think they are 'cool' people. What makes them 'Rolex icons'? Did Rolex use them in their ads and marketing, as with Roger Federer? Why not include Gaddafi and Hussein? It must be because they are not OK/PC to include, but Castro and Guevara are... apparently.

Also, I'd say Dr. Martin Luther King is a 'world/life/morality/political icon, as well as 'cool' and I believe most would agree. Glad he's on there, BTW

You is the keyword here and it's his poster made by him and not for sale to anyone else so why start a political discussion/argument?

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by MonBK

You is the keyword here and it's his poster made by him and not for sale to anyone else so why start a political discussion/argument?

Yes, I'm quite aware it's HIS poster thanks, and he posted it up publicly for people to comment. Whether it's for sale or not is irrelevant. If you look at my first comment, I merely said it was a nice montage but that I would personally remove the two very questionable individuals I mentioned. That's all. That is not starting an argument, and what's wrong with a discussion? "" Then he followed with an attempt to patronise and condescend/tell me off by saying let's keep exclusively about watches, having celebrated said political duo in his poster.

[ndb80]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

Yes, I'm quite aware it's HIS poster thanks, and he posted it up publicly for people to comment. Whether it's for sale or not is irrelevant. If you look at my first comment, I merely said it was a nice montage but that I would personally remove the two very questionable individuals I mentioned. That's all. That is not starting an argument, and what's wrong with a discussion? "" Then he followed with an attempt to patronise and condescend/tell me off by saying let's keep exclusively about watches, having celebrated said political duo in his poster.

i just said "LETS NOT GO THERE"...
but as we have seen we are not going anywhere with this, I will reiterate my view, i like the photos, they are suitable in black n white and the watches are in clear sight,they are famous people that obviously can start conversations etc... what more do i need to say...nobody is being glorified for anything other than sharing my (and some people here taste in watches)
...if we want to go there then fleming's bond is a mysogenist that serves as basically a professional assassin, brando is an ex addict, stallone had a past in porn...and im sure we could dig dirt on most there...

all I am saying is look past what they did and look at the pics...if there is a real problem with castro etc then pls suggest a cooler pic to take the space, but pls motivate it from a watch/fit in the collage pov, not just from a political one. Martin Luther king is there cos ITS A COOL PIC, look at the pose, 2 fingers pointing...president band clearly visible...large image too...perfect fit...not because of my respect for him...
otherwise nick nolte, stallone again, denzel , redford I mean they are good actors but thats it...

probably from the whole list only King , Cousteau and Edmund Hillary actually DESERVE respect for their contribution to the planet...the rest are just actors and yes POP CULTURE figures...

I really dont't want to fight with anyone, its supposed to be fun, when i release the png source files you will be more than welcome to customise it more to your liking... can we stop this OT and go back to suggesting how to make this poster 'cooler' ?

[Vincent65]

I did say it was nice work, but I just wouldn't include fascist murderers, that's all, however cool the photos may or may not be. Maybe there's an excellent photo of Hitler wearing an early Rolex somewhere... Hardly compares with doing a bit of recreational substance abuse or an alleged porn career does it? And James Bond is fictional !

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

I did say it was nice work, but I just wouldn't include fascist murderers, that's all, however cool the photos may or may not be. Maybe there's an excellent photo of Hitler wearing an early Rolex somewhere... Hardly compares with doing a bit of recreational substance abuse or an alleged porn career does it? And James Bond is fictional !

Just can't stop, can you?

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Just can't stop, can you?

that's rich, coming from you!

[ndb80]

OK here is mk4(only names version, no names can come anytime so dont worry about that)

to appease vincent a bit and in the spirit of community i have made the pics that have been causing this beef less prominent...

We still have a few spaces, i have highlighted them in red, please post me more pictures that we can use...

Also Added:
Clint Eastwood (small pic top left underneath che guevara and next to brando)
Niki Lauda (middle right, next to R.De Niro in deer hunter)
Don Johnson (mid-bottom right-ish below castro and next to sean conenry)
Tupac Shakur (top right-ish next to clint eastwood and below eddie murphy)
Walter Cokrite (bottom right-ish below ronald reagan and next to don johnson)
Eddie Murphy(top row, mid right, nect to clark gable and che guevara)
Hugh Laurie (top middle, blow sammy davis jr and next to clark gable)
Chuck Jaeger (middle -bottom below Cousteau and in between 2 steve mcqueen pics)
Ronald Reagan (where else if not right next to Castro hehe, below mc queen with cofee))

[BH13GMT]

Originally Posted by ndb80

lol he was requested IN... R.Moore is already there, look on the right side, hes sporting a beard...

Oops, I Couldn't see the wood for the trees, for some reason I thought it was Lionel Ritchie

Off to specsavers for an eye test

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by ndb80

OK here is mk4(only names version, no names can come anytime so dont worry about that)

to appease vincent a bit and in the spirit of community i have made the pics that have been causing this beef less prominent...

We still have a few spaces, i have highlighted them in red, please post me more pictures that we can use...

Also Added:
Clint Eastwood (small pic top left underneath che guevara and next to brando)
Niki Lauda (middle right, next to R.De Niro in deer hunter)
Don Johnson (mid-bottom right-ish below castro and next to sean conenry)
Tupac Shakur (top right-ish next to clint eastwood and below eddie murphy)
Walter Cokrite (bottom right-ish below ronald reagan and next to don johnson)
Eddie Murphy(top row, mid right, nect to clark gable and che guevara)
Hugh Laurie (top middle, blow sammy davis jr and next to clark gable)
Chuck Jaeger (middle -bottom below Cousteau and in between 2 steve mcqueen pics)
Ronald Reagan (where else if not right next to Castro hehe, below mc queen with cofee))

can't see it, but the list looks good!

edit - just saw Castro...
no hard feelings, mate

edit again - pic showing now

[brkanand]

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing

[ndb80]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

edit again - pic showing now

some of the new pics are a bit small so to make them visible i made the latest upload is a slightly larger/heavier version, about 2MB so its gonna load a bit slower...

[airchitect]

When will this be available to download? Hmmmmmm?

[Poloplayer]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

I did say it was nice work, but I just wouldn't include fascist murderers, that's all, however cool the photos may or may not be. Maybe there's an excellent photo of Hitler wearing an early Rolex somewhere... Hardly compares with doing a bit of recreational substance abuse or an alleged porn career does it? And James Bond is fictional !

Excuse me but I collect other watches as well as Rolex and I would like you to include them in here to satisfy my personal tastes on something that is otherwise nothing to do with me whatsoever...Or am I just being a pain in the....? ;-)

[Poloplayer]

Superb job by the way - cant wait to have it on my wall.

[RC2]

What's up with the red spaces? This is awesome. Thanks for the efforts. Rich

[ndb80]

Originally Posted by RC2

What's up with the red spaces? This is awesome. Thanks for the efforts. Rich

red spaces are the gaps left to fill! suggestions needed!...if we dont find any more pics that can look ok so small maybe i was thinking some submariner anchors..?

[RC2]

Not a bad idea. Love your work. Thanks again for your efforts!

[nick c]

[wes001]

Great poster.
However, a couple of things to think about: While you probably won't have any problems using the celeb photos, you are using the official Rolex logo (presumably without their permission?). If they get wind of it, or see your poster, they may bite you--even though you say you are not offering it for sale and are giving it away freely. Big companies don't seem to have any sense of humor about unauthorized use of their logos or other proprietary (and copyrighted/registered material).
That being said, I still like what you've put together.

[ndb80]

Originally Posted by wes001

Great poster.
However, a couple of things to think about: While you probably won't have any problems using the celeb photos, you are using the official Rolex logo (presumably without their permission?). If they get wind of it, or see your poster, they may bite you--even though you say you are not offering it for sale and are giving it away freely. Big companies don't seem to have any sense of humor about unauthorized use of their logos or other proprietary (and copyrighted/registered material).
That being said, I still like what you've put together.

damn i didnt think about that, mind you, they dont know my identity
(unless they reach me through my watch pics and RSC records) they can sue my forum persona lol my IP is dynamic anyway so hopefully I'm ok...

they should see it as free advertising! sponsor me and send me a free watch, Ill take anything other than a skydweller or ym2

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by ndb80

damn i didnt think about that, mind you, they dont know my identity
(unless they reach me through my watch pics and RSC records) they can sue my forum persona lol my IP is dynamic anyway so hopefully I'm ok...

they should see it as free advertising! sponsor me and send me a free watch, Ill take anything other than a skydweller or ym2

Trust me, they don't.

[Xelor Collector]

Originally Posted by ndb80

Hi guys, bit bored last night so i had some fun making a massive collage of sports rolex iconic images...i started with the idea of doing it just for subs...then added a few more ..as wella s some dial details and some vintage ads...think its coming along quite nicely...

this is a shrunk down sample version of the original...which is designed to be printed at A0... (will be over 1 meter wide 6000pixels @ 300dpi ) i think it will look cool to hang this up in my 'boys toys room' ...

some men appear more than once , like mcqueen or castro but i am fine with that...love the pics anyaway...it my be hard to tell at this resolution and with the watermark but every pic shows a rolex on the wrist of the man...except wildorf's...he just had to be there anyway ...

what you guys think and i wonder have i missed out any super important images?

Looks very cool!!!

[subtona]

Originally Posted by ndb80

damn i didnt think about that, mind you, they dont know my identity
(unless they reach me through my watch pics and RSC records) they can sue my forum persona lol my IP is dynamic anyway so hopefully I'm ok...

they should see it as free advertising! sponsor me and send me a free watch, Ill take anything other than a skydweller or ym2

for what its worth, i don't think the rolex branding adds anything to the photo that would be missed.

PS your poster could be relabeled a "historic" account of Rolex to include whomever

great work!
please ignore my personal suggestions above at your discretion and expect no rebuttal from me for your efforts

[wes001]

FYI, here's a link to a previous thread on TRF regarding use of the Rolex trademark/logo on a custom home-made storage box:

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IMHO, it's just not worth the risk. Perhaps you may get away with it, but Rolex could take legal action against TRF for knowingly posting the images and violating their copyright.
Maybe if you just say "A Few Folks Who Wear a Rolex" (or something similar), without showing the crown trademark or any other Rolex information or image? Also, suggest you delete the Advertisement copy that's on the lower left and middle right of the poster.

[ndb80]

Ok guys sorry but I really can't be asked with this anymore...it was supposed to be some fun but its just becoming a headache... If anyone wants to see it complete pm me in a few days....