We will no longer see the great Roger Federer lift a trophy with a Rolex on his wrist since it has been many years. It all started when in 2009, upon winning Roland Garros, he launched his alliance with the manufacturer with a Rolex Yacht-Master II and there have been more than 1,500 matches played over more than two decades and 20 memorable Grand Slam victories. In recent times we have seen him with the most impressive of his Rolexes, a Cosmograph Daytona adorned with orange sapphires, no less, although yes, to announce his retirement Roger Federer (some call him Rolex Federer) wore a piece directly linked to the stars. An 18k white gold Daytona with a meteorite dial.
Although we no longer saw Federer on the podium, that association of racket, triumph and Rolex to which the "crazy" tennis players are so accustomed has the replacement assured and has just been repeated in the first major tournament of the year with the redhead Jannik Sinner as a great protagonist in the Australian Open.
At 22 years old, the red-haired Italian who dresses in Gucci like no other, chose a Rolex Submariner Date 41 mm with a steel case and bracelet, black dial and black ceramic bezel powered by an automatic mechanical movement Caliber 3235 to celebrate his impressive victory in Melbourne. With a power reserve of 70 hours and with the sobriety of steel, it is a watch that is difficult to find (there is a long waiting list unless you go to resale where prices are higher) that sells for little. less than $10,000.
With large indices that facilitate reading and a black dial, Sinner's is one of the most well-known, coveted and admired diving watches in the world that, although it was launched in 1953, has managed to catch up with new materials and colors or decidedly dials. daring like the Rolex Hulk (green, of course) or the Iron Man Mint (in red, of course).
Sinner, who started out as a skier and even became Italian champion in giant slalom at the age of 8 and runner-up at the age of twelve, is not the only tennis player of this new generation who pushes hard and trusts in Rolex. Also Carlos Alcaraz, who on the US podium wore a Rolex Daytona (reference 116500) with a black dial, is another of the great ambassadors of the brand with exquisite taste. Precisely after the Wimbledon final, he chose one of the most beautiful pieces that the manufacture put on sale in 2023. It is that very rare version of the Daytona in 18-carat yellow gold only available on specialized websites with the meteorite dial that Federer chose to announce his retirement.
With a "meteorite" gray dial with three black chronographs (hours, minutes, seconds), it is also distinguished by its Oysterflex bracelet (black rubber with yellow gold buckle) and a ceramic bezel. It is a variation of the model Cosmograph Daytona in yellow gold (30,000 euros) whose price soars to almost or exceed $100,000 currently. That same day, his rival, Djokovic, also showed off his good taste wearing a very special Hublot. Specifically, the Big Bang Integrated Green Ceramic, 42 mm in diameter, jungle green and skeletonized, is a model that costs 25,200 euros.
By the way, in Federer's last victory at the Grand Slam in Melbourne in 2018 (with which he broke the Grand Slam record) against Marin Cilic in a great five-set match, Federer also carefully chose the Rolex. The tennis player, who is a great connoisseur of the secrets of fine watchmaking, opted for an update of the previous year's Rolex Sky-Dweller but made of stainless steel with a blue dial and GMT annual calendar. It had just been presented at that moment and he, of course, was the first to take it.
