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It can be viewed straight on one side or angled to the point of the other. When laid flat on its edges, it evokes the pediment, tympanum,Rolex Replica and structure of a classical building. One advertisement stated that the product was a modern tribute of ancient Greece. Anyone who has even seen the packaging will have known the deep debt that the ancient world owes them.

This "box" was a tour de force, and a collector's item on its own merits. It ranks alongside the cork boxes housing the first Nautilus and in which the 1969 Omega Speedmaster Tribute to Apollo XI was displayed. It was remarkable like the watch it contained, and took as its inspiration a magnificent piece of antiquity from the British Museum. Midas stamnos is a famed lidded pottery vessel that combines aspects of amphora and vase. It was made around 440 BC. The black ground is decorated by red figures representing Silenus' life before Midas. The incident recorded on the two-and-a-half-millennia-old stamnos is the moment at which the satyr Silenus, found drunk by peasants, is brought before the Phrygian monarch Midas,breitling fake watches who recognises him as the teacher of Dionysus and treats him honourably, extending several days of hospitality before returning him to Dionysus who, in thanks, grants Midas the famous touch that turns all to gold. This scene is printed on the lid to the omega replica watches "stamnos", which has a battle scene from classical Antiquity.

Elvis Presley receives the omega replica watches from omega replica watches during his Houston Astrodome Livestock show and Rodeo concerts. He is seen holding the urn-shaped container, while the watch can be seen to his left. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images).

The King Midas was never intended to be sold in limited quantities and, as the advertisement pointed out, the price was too high for most customers. John Wayne and Elvis Presley were among the wearers.swiss replica watches Elvis was presented with a Midas with the words "To Elvis Presley" from the Houston Livestock Show Officers 70.

The King Midas was prominently featured in the 1964 "homage to Benvenuto Cellini” brochure. However, the Midas didn't become a Cellini-signed model until later. In 1968, the copperplate Cellini signature appeared first on watches dials. The Cellini range was at its most vibrant in the 1970s. The King Midas was used in many different styles and shapes, and was an integral part of the Cellini family of watches. In the early 21st Century,panerai replica watches the Midas name was last seen in the catalog. By then the all-gold original had been replaced with the "Cellini Midas First" on crocodile strap.

It is finally enjoying a much-deserved revival, I hope. It is amazing to me that you can buy a Rolex watch for a fraction of the price of vintage steel sports Rolex watches.

Although it is unrealistic to believe that Rolex will ever relaunch King Midas,omega replica watches I think Rolex collectors will treat it with greater respect.

The asymmetrical design of the case on later King Midas models, such as the Ref. 4611 (right), in yellow gold with lapis-lazuli dial ((c]Revolution)

Women also had smaller versions, such as this Queen Midas with paved-diamond dial and bezel ((c),Revolution).