Rolex – Telly Savalas

Rolex President — “The Hands, Telly Savalas” — Vintage Print Ad, c. 1970s

“The hands, Telly Savalas. The watch, Rolex.”

Before he was Kojak, Aristotle “Telly” Savalas worked for the State Department and ABC News. Rolex put the whole résumé in the copy and let one big hand and a President bracelet carry the rest.

Dog Ear Note: In 1975 Kojak topped the UK singles chart for two weeks with a spoken-word cover of Bread’s “If.”

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