Ellen DeGeneres wearing a steel Rolex Daytona with black dial (Picture from EllenTV)

Ellen Lee DeGeneres is a very popular American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer and activist.  She got her start doing stand-up in the early 1980's and appeared on The Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey Show and elsewhere.  She has appeared in person and as a voice over actress in movies The Love Letter (1999, Finding Nemo (2003) and has been highly successful hosting The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003.  She has also hosted the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and the Primetime Emmys, and even stars in the Disney World's Epcot Center Universe of Energy attraction (Ellen's Energy Adventure).

To say that Ellen is a Rolex fan would be a major understatement.  Although she has been seen wearing Panerai and Audemars Piguet, she is more often seen wearing various styles of Rolex, including new and vintage models.  Although it would be difficult to cover all of her Rolex collection in one sitting here, I will show you three of her more distinctive Rolex timepieces.

Rolex Daytona

Ellen is quoted once as saying that Rolex Daytona watches were her favorite, claiming that the Daytona is the "only watch I wear."  She owns both vintage and new models like the steel Rolex Daytona with the black dial pictured above and to the left here.

Although I could really start with some of the more rare and expensive Daytona's in here collection, I love connecting with Ellen's down-to-earth personality which has helped her tremendous rise to fame, by showing this reasonably priced Cosmograph Daytona in steel.  Certainly one of the lower priced items in Ellen's Rolex collection, this timepiece combines so much power, beauty and craftsmanship into a single unit. Ellen did not get where she is at today without working hard, and this timepiece can keep up with her work ethic like a champ.

The simple timelessness of steel and luminescent hour markers is beautifully countered by the black dial and bezel.  The Oyster case is 40mm 904L steel as is the matching Oyster bracelet.  The black bezel has a tachymetric scale which allows drivers to perfectly measure average speeds up to 400 kilometers or miles per hour.  I don't think you will find Ellen driving a racecar any time soon.  However, she obviously admires the symmetry of the 3 mini dials- a small seconds hand at 6 o'clock, a 30 minute counter at 3 o'clock and a 12 hour counter at 9 o'clock.

The caliber 4130 mechanism gives Ellen approximately 72 hours of power reserve.  The screw down crown and pushers at 2 and 4 o'clock, along with the scratch-resistant sapphire crystal give a water resistance up to 330 feet.

Rolex Day-Date

The second Rolex is a 36mm Presidential Day-Date.  This model comes with either a fluted or domed bezel.  The hour markers could either be luminescent gold markers or gold Arabic numerals.  The 36 mm Oyster case is made out of 18 ct Everose (pink) gold, and is matched with a President 3 link bracelet, also in matching Everose gold. 

The functions of this timepiece include a center hour, minute and seconds hands in gold.  It has an instant date and day in windows at 3 o'clock and 12 o'clock, respectively, with rapid setting and stop seconds for precise time setting.  The screw-down crown and double lock system provide water resistance to 330 feet.  It is powered by a caliber 3155 and has a power reserve of approximately 48 hours.

This is a stunning timepiece by any calculation and I applaud Ellen for adding this distinctive and regal "Presidential" timepiece to her collection.  Ellen is Hollywood royalty and deserves to own one of the crown jewels of the Rolex line.

37mm Rolex Yacht-Master II

The last watch I want to cover here is a beautiful Yacht-Master II, 37 mm in Everose Gold.  Ellen has been seen lately sporting this beautiful "ladies" timepiece.  The smaller 37 mm Oyster case is made from 18 ct Everose (pink) gold.  The bracelet is a flexible metal blades system covered with high-performance elastomer and an oysterlock safety clasp. 

The black luminescent markers surrounded everose gold, look stunning against the black matt sand-blasted dial.  The bidirectional rotatable bezel is similarly in a stunning raised black lettering with lighter black background allows the wearer to calculate sailing time between two buoys.  The date window and high-precision timekeeping of this Swiss Chronometer helps keep Ellen on time even in amidst her busy schedule.

It is powered by a caliber 2236 movement with approximately 55 hours of power reserve.  The scratch-resistant sapphire and Triplock waterproofness system gives the timepiece waterproofness up to 330 feet.  Although Ellen clearly will happily wear a larger 40mm Rolex, this 37 mm is probably more fitting for her petite frame.