Rolex has always designed its watches for individuals who have a passion and a desire to achieve the impossible and set a trend for others. Being masters in innovation themselves, the watches have always strived to achieve perfection in their features and looks. The subject of attention, when worn by anyone, Rolex watches redefine class and beauty. With time and new inventions, Rolex has incorporated the latest technology in the way the watch functions and grace in the way they look. The Yacht Master II was designed to meet the needs of professional sailors, being the world’s first complication built with a mechanical memory to ensure perfect synchronization. The watch, available in Yellow Gold, White Gold and Steel and Everose Gold designs, features a bezel with a virtually scratch-resistant blue cerachrom disc. A product of legendary craftsmanship, it is a result of many development hours and 360 individual components. Be it on water or on land, the watch is technically brilliant in its performance everywhere it is worn.

The Yacht Master II Rolex watch has a 44mm body with an officially certified Swiss chronometer and a rotatable ring command bezel. It is waterproof to 100m/330 feet with self winding movement and an oyster bracelet. The watch and its parts are a proof to Rolex’s ability to create new and unique alloys, holding each to the very highest of standards. The Yacht Master’s case, bracelet and all the components are crafted for exceptional durability, color and beauty. The watch is an identifier for absolute purity in its making and its existence.

Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America, with his great leadership and communication skills, is a personality bearing great resemblances to the Yacht Master II Rolex watch. The world’s most popular leader created history in 2009 with being the first African-American to be elected for the presidential post. He is famous for delivering ‘what leads to the path of success and progress’ for the nation. His concession speech after the New Hampshire primary was set to music by independent artists as the music video “Yes We can”, seen by 10 million people on YouTube, also received a Daytime Emmy Award.

Obama is the proud owner of many awards and accolades. He was named the Person of the Year by the Time magazine in 2008, for his historic candidacy. He was also rated as the most popular world leader, as well as the one figure most people would pin their hopes on for pulling the world out of the economic downturn, in a poll conducted in 2009. The most powerful and respected President also won the Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Awards for abridged versions of his book ‘Dreams from my Father’.

The final round of racing on Saturday brought glory for the American sailors who received the medal in four out of ten classes 2012 Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta on Biscayne Bay. The Rolex medal round brought a lot of speculations and unexpected results, but for Americans, things were smooth and followed the win on Saturday. U.S. Olympic team member Zach Railey of Clearwater, Fla leading the 25-boat Finn class wall-to-wall in fleet racing from Monday to Friday ultimately got his gold medal at the medal round on Saturday at the 2012 Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta on Biscayne Bay.

Skipper Erik Storck of Huntington, N.Y., and crew Trevor Moore of North Pomfret, Vt were ahead of the Austrian team of Nico Delle Karth and Nikolaus Resch by 17 points in the medal race. They finished at 49er class in the Saturday medal race, but overall took away the silver medal in the regatta. On the other hand, the British team comprising of the talented sailors, Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor won gold in the regatta. And Farrah Hall of Annapolis won silver in women’s RS:X competition after Mexico’s Demita Vega De Lille. Apart from the gold and silver category, Elizabeth Kratzig-Burnham of Miami and skipper Sally Barkow of Nashotah, Wis., and Alana O’Reilly of Charleston were all a part of the team that won the bronze in the regatta.

2012 Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta on Biscayne Bay was truly amazing with 500 sailors from 44 countries coming to the only racing and second of seven ISAF World Cup events that takes place in the U.S. soil. Five hundred Sailors from forty four countries came to qualify their countries in the summer’s Olympic Games in London. It will be a great year for Railey, 27, a University of Miami graduate, earlier who won silver in Finns in the 2008 Olympics, as this will be his second round to the big summer Olympic games this summer accompanied by his younger sister Paige, 24, who is all set to make her U.S. Olympic debut in the Laser Radial class.

In a fleet of sixty boats, Paige Railey, won the gold medal in the Saturday’s medal race but came at eighth position on overall racing scenario. After the defending Rolex champ finished her race she went to the Finn course to see her brother competing in the race. Before the Rolex race U.S Olympic sailing team is already awarded two spots. The two places of women’s match racing and RS:X are yet to be decided and that will be decided in the later coming regattas. Elliot 6m boats, Women’s match racing aboard is also exciting as this will mark their debut in the Olympics this summer.

This weekend is surely filled with lot of excitement as the Rolex 24 at Daytona will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. The classic race and excitement on the speedway will be one of its kinds with 2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona qualifying for the grid well in advance of the start that will take place on Saturday. Its phrase “Position is everything” perfectly reflects the thrill and action that will be seen on the International Speedway with all competitors creating a lot of action at the historic 2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona race. The combination of the race and the golden anniversary certainly calls for celebration time.

The Rolex 24 at Daytona features Oswaldo Negri, Jr. (Miami, FL), who has earlier also shown his tremendous performance in 2008 by setting a lap record and also continued to make a mark in 2010. He will be driving number sixty, Ford Riley DP for Michael Shank Racing. The car is showing great balance but still the speed is in question. He told that to keep things on stronger forefront the most important thing required is the speed. The driver’s line-up seems strong and interesting with A. J. Allmendinger (Denver, Colo.), Justin Wilson (UK) and John Pew (North Palm Beach, Fla.). Oswaldo Negri surely wants to keep things at the right place to get the trophy and the Rolex timepiece on his hand.

Ryan Dalziel (Orlando, Fla.) managed to earn his first ever career pole in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series by driving the number eight Starworks Motorsports Ford Riley. He has already won a Rolex 24 At Daytona championship in the year 2010. It was a great day for The 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion to qualify for the position. Whereas, for Max Angelelli (Monaco) it was not a very pleasant day as a small difference of 0.121 seconds separated him from getting the DP pole position.

The ultimate rivalry between Porsche and Ferrari was seen in the revival stage at the qualifying session. Andrew Davis (Bogart, Georgia), Racing’s number 59 Porsche GT3 set the pole with a time of 1:49:342 whereas, Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) in the AIM Autosport Team‘s number 69 Ferrari 458 set at the pole with a time of 1:49:357. It was an amazing scenario that had speeds fighting at the speedway. However, the qualifying brought a new experience for Jeff Segal. He said that it is a great platform and they have a great car and on top of it strong preparation to win. There are a number of last minute updates that they have introduced and they surely have good chance in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It will surely be a great time at the race and celebrations of its anniversary.

The first day of the US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR 2012 started on 23rd of January on the waters of Biscayne Bay. The day had lot in store for the Britain’s top Olympic and Paralympic classes’ sailors. It was a great day for them and marked an outstanding opening of the US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR 2012. The competition was captured by the SKUD World Champions Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell, and the 470 duo of Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, who managed to take a lead in the competition and took their respective fleet to leading positions. On the other hand, Rickham and Birrell were seen maintaining their form in this World Cup series regatta with 1, 2 after showing great performances in the last week where they claimed their fourth consecutive IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship title at Port Charlotte in Florida. It was an appreciable effort by them on the first day of the US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR 2012.

After the first day of racing, the Skandia Team GBR pair was leading USA’s World Championship silver medallists Jennifer French and Jean-Paul Creignou. The 2012 World Cup series event hold a lot of importance and requires a great level of preparation for reaching the top position. This is even realised by the Rickham, who gave a best possible start to their Paralympic year. Whereas, after the first day in the one-person 2.4mR class, Helena Lucas and Megan Pascoe were still struggling for their selection to the game and were placed at the second and third place respectively in the Paralympic classes. On the other hand, in the first two races, the Sonar trio of John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas are in third overall with a stable 4, 2 positions.

Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark had a great start in the 470 women’s division and finally took the race by leading with just four minutes over the Dutch duo who were placed at second position. Sophie Weguelin and Sophie Ainsworth were at fourth position shared by Skandia Team GBR’s Ben Saxton and Richard Mason in the 470 men’s event. Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell had a very unsure start at their only race and started at eleventh.

In the Laser fleet, Olympic Champion Paul Goodison had a steady start with 3, 1 considering him in second overall. After the two races, RS:X Men’s windsurfing event, Nick Dempsey and Elliot Carney are first and second overall positions. In the Laser Radial event, Charlotte Dobson stands at the third overall position and the benefits of the day standing at first position went to Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor in the women’s match racing event.

Imagine, how difficult would it be if there were no airplanes! The world would not be able to travel and, of course, it would have taken ages for people to discover what lies far and to communicate fast. It is the inventions in the field of technology that have paved the way for an easy life. The new techniques and equipments ensured accuracy and less hassles. The GMT Master II Rolex watch is one such device designed to meet the needs of international pilots and professionals. It was introduced in 1955 and over the time has proved to be even more invaluable. It is a combination of peerless functionality and good looks that led it to being adopted by a wider travelling public. Not only it was appreciated for its ability to display different time zones, but admired for the versatile appearance by the travelers making it suitable for globetrotting for any occasion.

The GMT Master Rolex watch is 40 mm and has an officially certified Swiss chronometer (COSC) with a unidirectional rotatable bezel. It is waterproof to 100m/330 feet with self winding movement and an oyster bracelet. It is a unique combination of technology with beauty and class. The time indicated on the watch by the hour hand can be read on the dial, whereas the time indicated by the 24-hour hand on the bezel. The watch has a 24 hour hand and an independent, adjustable 12 hour hand that makes it possible to set the hour for a new time zone while the watch continues to function, maintaining the exact time.

Michael Jordan, the American professional basketball player can be very well associated with the GMT Master II Rolex watch. He is often considered as the greatest basketball player of all time by many. Today, he is an active entrepreneur and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. A pioneer in the field of sports, Jordan is an inspiration for many young athletes and sports players. He is also one of the most marketed sports figures in history, being a major spokesman for brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, Wheaties, McDonalds etc.

His many accomplishments and accolades include five MVP awards, ten ALL-NBA first team designations, nine ALL-Defensive first team honors, fourteen  MBA All star game MVP awards, ten scoring titles and three steals titles. He holds various NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. He was inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2009. In June 2010, Jordan was ranked the 20th most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine.