Brilliance is a word not uncommon to the watches that Swiss major Rolex has been offering to the world and it is not an alien word to the world of sports and sportspersons either. But when the watch is Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT Master II and sportsperson is Kobe Bryant, the word brilliance is completely synonymous to both. If GMT Master II takes the highest traditions of Rolex to higher levels then Kobe is the most appropriate torch bearer of the best in the Basketball arena. Watches and their makers are countless in number but GMT Master II has always managed to stand out and stand firmly against the very best in the world. Exactly the same is true in case of National Basketball Association (NBA) and its star athletes among whom Kobe stands as the ‘tallest.’ There is not even an iota of doubt that Kobe Bryant and Rolex GMT Master II have the marks of brilliance.
The hugely successful and popular Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That he was destined to be a star basket ball player can be traced to his genes as his father Joe Bryant was a former Philadelphia 76ers player and LA Sparks head coach. His childhood years were spread over different continents for when he was six his father and his family shifted to Italy. He started playing basketball when he was only 3 and while in Italy he also learnt to play soccer. During those years he would be back in US during the summers for the basketball summer league. In the year 1991 the family moved back to US with the future basketball star sticking to basketball and not soccer, which then did seem like a possibility.
He started showing signs of what he was going to achieve in the future even while studying in Lower Merion High School when he won the 1995 senior MVP award at Adidas ABCD camp. He followed it by leading the Aces to their first state championship in more than five decades in his final year. He ended up becoming an all-time leading scorer for the Southeastern Pennsylvania. He was awarded the McDonald’s All-American and the USA Today All-USA First Team, among other awards for his exploits in the final year. But his best was yet to come. In 1996 when he was only 17 he was drafted into the NBA and thus began the saga of hitherto unseen brilliance. He started off with the Charlotte Hornets and became the youngest player ever to play and start an NBA game. In 1997 he won the Slam Dunk Contest and was also chosen for the NBA All Rookie second team. In his second season he finished as runners-up for NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award and fans chose him as an NBA All-Star making him the youngest starter in the whole history of NBA. His performance always was brilliant and that showed throughout the years that he has been playing and won him awards and accolades. He topped all that by winning the MVP 2008 and now taking LA Lakers to the NBA championship title, which was his fourth and also came after a long gap of seven years. The world of sports respects him for his out-of-this-world performances.
The same kind of brilliance is the hallmark of Rolex GMT Master II watch as well. The sports watch ensures you can check the time for two different time zones through its 24-hour and 12-hour independent hands. The watch is waterproof up to a depth of 100 m and is self winding. With its black dial, Oysterlock bracelet, certified chronometer and awesome performance this watch like Kobe Bryant is absolutely brilliant.
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