Do you shower with your Rolex on?

[watchwatcher]

Only if I'm dirty and it's dirty at the same time.

[Rashid.bk]

The waterproof rating is only for the ocean, I'm sure shower water will flood the poor thing.
As another said, a Deepsea is probably just ok for washing your hands.

[docr15]

Great post. I have an 1985 Seiko 6309 that I would regularly wear in the shower. I just bought my first Rolex this week, 1997 Explorer 14270. I know it is a rugged watch and getting it wet is fine but I am not yet ready to go there. Perhaps in the future.

[Brenngun]

Originally Posted by 904VT

The idea is to avoid alcohol and/or ammonia ingredients and other harsh cleaners because over time they can erode the gaskets and other non-metal materials. Rolex recommends a gentle soap as well.

Blue Dawn is a degreaser often used to clean wildlife after oil spills. Definitely gentle enough for your watches.

If you're showering daily with soap or shampoo that have ammonia and or alcohol as ingredients you're going to be having an even bigger problem than seals in your watch.

[peacocknation]

Originally Posted by Speed

Sorry. You most certainly have every right to ask the question. As mentioned in my response to Jim, this topic must be a common pondering among some folks. No other way to explain the frequency that question arises.

No etiquette issues in your original post.

Please carry on.

Thanks

I was wondering about it at that time I posted and was quite surprised how much engagement came with the question. My personal belied with social forums like this is, don't kill engagement because it's typically not good for business. (Unless it's more spam like activity or is causing issues with the community.)

Apologies for the harsh acronyms. I felt as if I was being attacked by the prim and proper when I've found TRF to be nothing but the last couple months since joining.

[AndyWright]

I don't shower with my Rolex on, but my uncle did it for 20 years and never had an issue.

[904VT]

Originally Posted by Brenngun

If you're showering daily with soap or shampoo that have ammonia and or alcohol as ingredients you're going to be having an even bigger problem than seals in your watch.

Touche i guess we don't really have ammonia in shower products. But believe it or not i have read of some owners thinking it's ok to clean their watches with household cleaners

[brucethemanlee]

If I work out with it on...then yes


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[ajas]

Try not but sometimes happens

[SDRider]

Sometimes I do but usually I take it off because it makes drying off easier. If I wear it in the shower it tends to hold water between the watch and my wrist.

[Jack T]

If there was a gatekeeper at the server farm...

[ALF61]

I haveno problem with it on ocassion when taking it off is not ok. Mostly I avoid it not because I afraid of the water but because of soap and other things tarnish it and then I have to clean more often with dishwasher soap.

[24 nights]

I never take mine off, so yes

[Colin G]

Originally Posted by THC

Face palm

Face palm indeed.

[Beowulf]

Nope. Never. And it's a Sub.

Not because it can't handle it, but mostly because I end up disliking the water/soap stains. :P

[Xerxes77]

At the beach

[123Blueface]

Anytime but specially when the wife is willing to join me for some “clean” fun.

[storm66]

Yep.......only get’s taken off when it’s bath time for the next one

[VicLeChic]

No, I find it utterly ridiculous and unnecessary. It's.not the water obviously but the risk of banging it against the wall, stainless steel tap, shower head and other plumbing bits.

[Rsubnodate]

Only if I am rinsing off from the beach or pool and I am unable to properly clean until later in the day


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[jackcarls0n]

No watches in the shower period!

Why would you take a watch to shower? Swimming in a pool or the ocean is a different thing!

As a kid I used to wear my watch 24/7. But not anymore! Maybe some of us still have that kid in us ;)

[Raypep]

Originally Posted by 24 nights

I never take mine off, so yes

Same.

How else am I supposed to keep track of time in the shower? I guess the iPhone X is 'water resistant' now though. lol

[matthewH.]

No, I'd be worried about accidentally hitting the title with it...

[siempreko]

Am I supposed to shower?

[thomaswentworth]

Originally Posted by matthewH.

No, I'd be worried about accidentally hitting the title with it...

lol "hitting the title"?? what does that mean? Sounds funny whatever it is.

[DocMorpheus]

Originally Posted by VicLeChic

No, I find it utterly ridiculous and unnecessary. It's.not the water obviously but the risk of banging it against the wall, stainless steel tap, shower head and other plumbing bits.

Are we really saying that the shower is too dangerous of an environment for watches originally designed to explore caves, mountains and the deep ocean?

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by DocMorpheus

Are we really saying that the shower is too dangerous of an environment for watches originally designed to explore caves, mountains and the deep ocean?

[VicLeChic]

Originally Posted by DocMorpheus

Are we really saying that the shower is too dangerous of an environment for watches originally designed to explore caves, mountains and the deep ocean?

Dangerous? More like difficult to understand (to put it mildly). It's one thing to use it as a tool doing what it was designed for and another to dent it in the shower just for the sake of it. It makes no sense to me. It's like driving hard a sports car in a traffic jam just because it's a sports car. Yep, that guy.

[Boothroyd]

Funny this came up. I inadvertently got into the shower with my Explorer on this morning, for the first time ever,and cursed myself. Set it on the shelf and hoped it wouldn't fall. All I could think of was inadvertently smashing it against a fixture or dropping it on the tile. And if I am taking a shower, would like to be clean, so why wear a watch?

Facepalms x infinity.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by VicLeChic

It makes no sense to me. It's like driving hard a sports car in a traffic jam just because it's a sports car. Yep, that guy.

OMG i know about those guys. Not me tho, modded and tracked about 40 days a year in New England. Love the SS SkyD blue as daily beater, shower and all