Using Rolex for Intended Purpose

[georgew]

Originally Posted by EzraPound

I think the intended purpose of modern Rolex is to gloat, trumpet, crow etc. and the majority of Rolex owners use their Rolex for this purpose.

This perception can certainly apply to some (or many?) rolex wearers. But I'll offer in my case it has minimal /little bearing on my choice of rolex - as i actually initially shunned rolex in favor of brietling (navitimer series). With my active lifestyle (great lakes boating etc), the brietling just wasn;t durable. Went to rolex and haven;t looked back as it is a true tool watch (for my uses). It has not failed me in 25 yrs now (various models i now own). In the last 5 yrs I;ve had 3 unsolicited comments made about the watch (rolex) I was wearing (daytona twice, submariner once) - i don't wear it for the comments (and I'm often in situations where there are people with money). I just don;t care, I wear rolex becasue I want to - for me.

[KatGirl]

Originally Posted by georgew

This perception can certainly apply to some (or many?) rolex wearers. But I'll offer in my case it has minimal /little bearing on my choice of rolex - as i actually initially shunned rolex in favor of brietling (navitimer series). With my active lifestyle (great lakes boating etc), the brietling just wasn;t durable. Went to rolex and haven;t looked back as it is a true tool watch (for my uses). It has not failed me in 25 yrs now (various models i now own). In the last 5 yrs I;ve had 3 unsolicited comments made about the watch (rolex) I was wearing (daytona twice, submariner once) - i don't wear it for the comments (and I'm often in situations where there are people with money). I just don;t care, I wear rolex becasue I want to - for me.

I’ve always worn my watches just for me, as well. I think most of us here do the same. We just love good quality watches, or we wouldn’t be hanging out on a watch forum. Also, I use mine to tell the time, and sometimes the date.

Kat


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[BroncoOne]

Originally Posted by georgew

This perception can certainly apply to some (or many?) rolex wearers. But I'll offer in my case it has minimal /little bearing on my choice of rolex - as i actually initially shunned rolex in favor of brietling (navitimer series). With my active lifestyle (great lakes boating etc), the brietling just wasn;t durable. Went to rolex and haven;t looked back as it is a true tool watch (for my uses). It has not failed me in 25 yrs now (various models i now own). In the last 5 yrs I;ve had 3 unsolicited comments made about the watch (rolex) I was wearing (daytona twice, submariner once) - i don't wear it for the comments (and I'm often in situations where there are people with money). I just don;t care, I wear rolex becasue I want to - for me.

I’ve also had durability issues with Breitling. If I could sell my Blackbird Blacksteel, I would

[enjoythemusic]

Hmmm, an excellent question OP. Would have to say i very much do use it as appropriate, though guess it comes down to how one defines certain types of diving. Some i do on a regular basis, some not so much (if at all).

Technical
Dumpster
Deep Sea
Desk
Cave
Muff
etc.

[thughes]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Hmmm, an excellent question OP. Would have to say i very much do use it as appropriate, though guess it comes down to how one defines certain types of diving. Some i do on a regular basis, some not so much (if at all).

Technical
Dumpster
Deep Sea
Desk
Cave
Muff
etc.

Now that's funny.

If the only proper use for a Sub is diving in salt water, then I'm guilty of not using it properly since I've not been diving in the 4 or 5 months I've owned mine (but I do have a dive trip planned for later in the year). But if it's OK to just use it as go anywhere do anything watch, then I had clients on the river 3 days this past week and I shot a benchrest rifle match yesterday. And maybe the toughest adventure of all, I'm about to go guerrilla fishing and launch my boat in a farm lake and take a bunch of grand kids fishing. Guranteed somebody is getting muddy/wet!

[rmlovett1]

Other than the time function….GMT function yes. Day and date yes, stopwatch no, leap year no, staring at the mechanicals and telling the time on a beautiful open dial (I assume that’s its purpose) yes, and enjoying the moon phase yes.

[2000-NJDEVILS]

I’m an old cat and still occasionally wear my first ever Rolex from almost 50 years ago (1979 DD 36) and it says Sunday May 5 (Happy Cinco de Mayo!).
The old Prezzie still has a use……

[1William]

Overall, not.

[Gearjockey]

Travel USA to Europe and back once per week.
Always bring 16710. Works great for not needing to hack every time I change time zones.
I was doing that with my submariner, but I wondered how much wear and tear it was putting on the mechanicals.

[Snowballs]

GMT 1675 when I was working as pilot.

Constant companion then and it is still senior member of my collection.

[Bluside]

I really on use mine to tell time. I do use the Sub bezel to time a few things though.

[Stealthdriver]

I've taken my Black Bay 58 on every dive I've been on since I purchased it

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[Brian Page]

Whenever I can!

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[Case61]

[madsitalia]

Originally Posted by texan_guy

Does anyone here actually use their watch for what they were designed for? Any spelunkers out there using their Explorers? Divers? Pilots?

Does a teenagers room count as a cave? If so, then yes

[thesharkfactor]

Originally Posted by texan_guy

Does anyone here actually use their watch for what they were designed for? Any spelunkers out there using their Explorers? Divers? Pilots?

Telling the time? often

[vince211]

Hello everyone. OP - great question.

My Sub C has not been diving per say as I don't have that as a hobby but it is far, far, far from babied. I've used it to remove and reinstall transmissions (2-3/week for 2 years straight), gardening, lifting weights and cardio, complete home renovations/demolition (dozens of times), swimming in ocean (including shark diving in cage). My favorite are the looks I get when wearing it in a mere swimming pool. Most folks are shocked I dare to wear a watch while swimming laps. To me, it underscores that most people neither have any knowledge nor care what is on my wrist. Which is how I like it!

Similarly, I did use my SUV to drive over a pothole yesterday, so I do have that going for me. Ok, it was a small pebble that lodged in my tire grooves, but I used my SUV for its intended purpose. I could just feel my suspension being in its intended environment !!

Cheers.

[Majin Buu]

Yes !
I used to be into colorful dials, but then I
realized, watches are tools meant to be used (not to show off)
so I sold (them) and bought the originals (black high contrast dials)
and have been happy with the results !

J
* after 50 life becomes uncertain, since (sudden illness) health is always an issue
I only buy what I need and use, even if I have the money
to splurge ... age brings wisdom. Such a great blessing !

[Stan Cooper]

Yes. I refer to GMT several times a day on my GMT-Master II for flight planning as a certificated pilot for 59 years, and for logging radio transmissions in GMT as an FCC licensed ham radio operator for 68 years.

[GMT Aviator]

Long Haul Pilot here.

Use my GMT for its intended purpose continually, same as I do the attitude indicator.

[CedCraig]

I’ve gone scuba diving with my Air-King 😂, as well as my other dive watches.

[codecow]

Yes, I wear my PM with diamond markers in Vegas.

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by codecow

Yes, I wear my PM with diamond markers in Vegas.

Perfect!

[kieselguhr]

Absolutely not. I always use the wrong tool for the job at hand.

[BroncoOne]

I use myGMTs when I travel to track the home time and the time here I am.

I use the sub for the ocean activities.

The Daytonas I just like to wear. Same with the others

[texan_guy]

Love seeing the real responses and the funny ones too haha. The point of my question is the Rolex site really highlights all these cool features of what the particular watch is designed for, yet I know no one who actually cares about it.

[Joearch]

GMT for time zones, Daytona for timing events, everything for checking the time or date

[Lalo007]

I do of course, to tell what time it is.

[Seddyspaghetti]

Yes to tell the time.

[brandrea]

Just to tell the time