Dining and Personalities

The dinner, given by Emmanuel Macron to honour of His Highness Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, which was held at the legendary Grand Trianon at the Palace of Versailles, was the highlight of the visit of the President of the United Arab Emirates to France. The event took place in the presence of top Emirati personalities of the first order, of which we will mention the Vice-President of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, H.H. Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Prime President and Minister of the Presidential Court, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan; the Executive Council Member of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Highness Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; the Minister of Industry and of Advanced Technologies, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber; the Minister of Culture and Youth, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi; Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri; Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrui; the adviser for Special Affairs at the Ministry of the Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan; the Director executive of the Martyrs' Families Affairs Office at the Crown Prince’s Court of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; the diplomatic adviser of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Dr Anwar Gargash; the Cultural Advisor of the President of the Unite Arab Emirates, Zaki Nusseibeh; the Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for National Security, Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi; Chairman of the National Affairs Authority Executives, and member of the Executive Council, Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak; the Adviser at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei; and the Ambassador of the Emirates United Arabs to France, Hend Al Otaiba.

In 1953, the famous Swiss house also unveiled the eternal Exploring, after the Everest ascent of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay, the first mountaineers to reach 8,848 meters above sea level, on May 29 1953. The two adventurers wore an Oyster Perpetual for their feat, featuring the distinctive black dial and the 3, 6 and 9 numeral dial icons with Chromalight display. The Explorer was born from Rolex’s close ties with the world of adventure.

Ten years later, in 1963, Rolex pulls out the iconic Cosmograph Daytona, a true car racing track reference watch, whose image is associated with motor racing enthusiast like Paul Newman and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Struck a mere 60 years ago, the Daytona is not yet thinking of retirement with a 4130 calibre, equipped with a 72 hour power reserve. We will also find the Cosmograph Daytona on the wrist of the winner of the Le Mans 24 Hour race on the occasion of the 100th edition of the event this summer(June 10-11, 2023). 

The anniversaries of the Submariner, Explorer and Daytona offer a wonderful opportunity to discover the Rolex boutique located on Fashion Avenue at the Dubai Mall, the largest Rolex point of sale in the world – a 850 m2 space, designed in partnership with Ahmed Seddiqi.