Martin Scorsese is a towering figure in the history of cinema, a director, producer and screenwriter with a career spanning 50 years and as many  lms, many of which are considered some of the greatest ever made, and a passionate film lover who raised our consciousness of ongoing film preservation. He grew up in New York’s Little Italy and made his  rst  lms in the late 1960's. He re-defined our ideas of what was possible in movies with such classics as Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976) and Raging Bull (1980). Scorsese's unique combination of artistry, charisma and generosity continue to inspire filmmakers and audiences all over the world. Details play a crucial role in telling a story on screen and in many of his most iconic films, Scorsese has chosen to feature Rolex watches, with a preference for the Oyster Perpetual Day-Date.

In 2008, Scorsese became a mentor for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. He chose to work with the young Argentinean filmmaker Celina Murga, who was by his side for the filming of Shutter Island (2010).

In short, Martin Scorsese has had a profound effect on the art form that became his vocation at a very early age. During the making of the Rolex film, he made a statement that aptly summarizes his eternally youthful creative energy: "If it moves a young person, if it instils that kind of excitement and inspiration, I like that very much. I like to see what they do if they’re inspired by something I’ve done."

"Film really tells us who we are. Tells us about ourselves. There’s a reflection of the society that we were at the time, our philosophy of life."