When laid flat, the straight side is angled at a point, while the other side is straight. This resembles the pediment of a classic building. One advertisement explained that the packaging was a modern tribute paid to ancient Greece. Anyone who even glanced at the packaging was aware of its debt to ancient Greece.
The box was a real tour de force, and a collector's item in its own right. It was on par with the cork-covered box that housed the first Nautilus, and the moon-cratered boxes where the 1969 Omega Speedmaster Tribute to Apollo XI watch was displayed. It was a truly stunning box, inspired by a piece of ancient art in the British Museum. Midas Stamnos is a lidded vessel that combines the characteristics of an amphora and vase. It was made around 440 BC.Rolex DateJust Replica The black background has red figures showing Silenus being led to 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, 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. The lid of the Rolex DateJust Replica "stamnos", a chalice-shaped watch, features a reproduction of this scene. It is further printed with an ancient battle scene.
Elvis Presley was presented with a Rolex DateJust Replica King Midas at his Houston Astrodome Livestock and Rodeo concert. The urn-shaped watch is seen to his left. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images).
The King Midas was a celebrity. It was only ever meant to be sold in limited numbers, and as the advertising stated, it would be priced beyond the reach of most customers, except for the very wealthy (approximately 50% higher than the Day-Date, the previous prestige model). John Wayne, Elvis Presley and others wore Midas watches.roger dubuis replica Elvis Presley was given a Midas watch engraved with "To Elvis Presley From the Houston Livestock Show Officers, 1970."
The King Midas was a popular model in the 1964 "Honor to Benvenuto Cellini' brochure. However, it wasn't until 1968 that the copperplate Cellini logo appeared on dials. Cellini's range was at its most prolific in the 1970s. The King Midas, a model that was used to create a number of styles and shapes of watches and was considered a staple of the Cellini family of timepieces, was seen in many different forms and interpretations. Midas was last seen in the catalogue at the beginning of the 21st century. The original all-gold model had been replaced with the "Cellini Midas First" on crocodile band.