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RolEXpectations · 19 January 2014, 11:12 AM

(Rolex GMT master 2c in shop with AD for running 1 hr slow for every 2 hours)

I wear my Rolex more as an accessory than a watch, but before purchasing it I was wondering why is the fact that the watch can keep a second timezone a mark of excellence? Can't you get digital watches that keep EVERY timezone in the world?

Also as my friend was quick to point out, he could probably use his iphone to google earth Big Ben, snapshot a picture of it and text it to me by the time I can read the time off my bezel.

Welshwatchman · 19 January 2014, 11:22 AM

Yes, losing 1hr accuracy every two hours is not so good. I think it needs adjusting at best.

Yes you can get cheapo digital watches with lots of timezones.

Yes, your friend could possibly use his iphone to google earth big ben, snapshot it and text it to you in the time you are able to read your bezel.

..... but only if you are a really really really really slow reader, or have absolutely dreadful eyesight.

I'd get that GMTc regulated if I were you, perhaps on the way back from your eye test.

toph · 19 January 2014, 11:33 AM

You don't wear your GMT 2 to tell the time? You wear it as an accessory. I want to cry for you.

MitchSteel · 19 January 2014, 02:16 PM

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I wear my Rolex more as an accessory than a watch

Really!?!?Like around your neck on a gold rope chain?

Ok, all the jokes aside.Is the watch fully wound, I mean, if it's worn for a couple of hours a day and put down, then there's no way the mainspring is fully wound.......that's an easy fix........wear it and use your iphone as it's meant to be used......surfing TRF

As for your friend with the phone, I'm sure he's not into watches, but around here, we are,very much so.Yes, an iPhone can tell time in Timbuktu, and do all kinds of cool stuff, but it looks ridiculous taped to your wrist.

srf52 · 19 January 2014, 02:58 PM

...I don't always use the phone to get the time of day, but when I do, I call for the recorded time.

T. Ferguson · 19 January 2014, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RolEXpectations

I wear my Rolex more as an accessory than a watch, but before purchasing it I was wondering why is the fact that the watch can keep a second timezone a mark of excellence? Can't you get digital watches that keep EVERY timezone in the world?

First off, it doesn't track just two time zones, it will track all of them that are on the hour. Try turning the bezel, it actually rotates. You really should read the manual.

Secondly, the GMT Master is a mark of excellence because it has been tracking time around the world via an automatic mechanical movement for almost 60 years. Rolex innovated the GMT complication and it is still the gold standard against which all other GMT timepieces are measured.

Yes, many a digital watch keep world time - until the battery goes dead or it gets wet. And how many times a day does your friend have to plug in his iphone?

I must say though, you have good taste in "jewelry" and definitely know how to accessorize.

Welcome to the forum.

Jewild · 6 February 2014, 05:40 AM

You should sell your watch, get a smartphone
and you and your buddy will be the envy of everyone.

OK, maybe not

sleddog · 6 February 2014, 10:43 AM

Astounding!!

dysondiver · 6 February 2014, 11:14 AM

most of the time i look at my phone , to tell the time ,,, and i never take my watch off ,, watches really are not about telling the time any more ,,, more a personal statement about telling others about your values.

mikkibarry · 7 February 2014, 03:48 AM

Send it to Bob Ridley. Put it on your wrist. Do not remove. Install shock device for whenever you try to remove it. That is all :-)

Cc1966 · 7 February 2014, 03:52 AM

To the OP ~

skprd13 · 8 February 2014, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toph

You don't wear your GMT 2 to tell the time? You wear it as an accessory. I want to cry for you.

X2 I agree! Accessory might as well get a hand bag to go along with your watch accessory! You must be joking right!

Jay Mac · 11 February 2014, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dysondiver

most of the time i look at my phone , to tell the time ,,, and i never take my watch off ,, watches really are not about telling the time any more ,,, more a personal statement about telling others about your values.

Really ?

rmurphy · 26 February 2014, 07:27 AM

My personal opinion of this thread and its just my opinion is that this a post from someone clearly intent upon inflaming peoples feelings. If you don't like the watch then get rid of it or get the damn thing fixed. But an accessory item or comparing it to an iPhone .... Cmon

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Furbo · 26 February 2014, 07:50 AM

I just hope that this is not another case of a user, who does not know that GMT hand takes 24h for one rotation. :)

19 January 2014, 11:12 AM	#1
RolEXpectations "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Vancouver Posts: 8	Gas station watch more reliable than my GMT? (Rolex GMT master 2c in shop with AD for running 1 hr slow for every 2 hours) I wear my Rolex more as an accessory than a watch, but before purchasing it I was wondering why is the fact that the watch can keep a second timezone a mark of excellence? Can't you get digital watches that keep EVERY timezone in the world? Also as my friend was quick to point out, he could probably use his iphone to google earth Big Ben, snapshot a picture of it and text it to me by the time I can read the time off my bezel.

19 January 2014, 11:33 AM	#3
toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	You don't wear your GMT 2 to tell the time? You wear it as an accessory. I want to cry for you. __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

6 February 2014, 10:43 AM	#8
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,903	Astounding!! __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

7 February 2014, 03:48 AM	#10
mikkibarry "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Mikki Location: Northern Virginia Watch: Your Six Posts: 1,146	Send it to Bob Ridley. Put it on your wrist. Do not remove. Install shock device for whenever you try to remove it. That is all :-) __________________ No Matter Where You Go - There You Are (and so's your Rolex) Card Carrying Chinese Crested Owner

7 February 2014, 03:52 AM	#11
Cc1966 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Real Name: Christopher Location: Georgia, USA Watch: ing the Sea... Posts: 6,713	To the OP ~ __________________ "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778 "*Curmudgeons* " Favorites: 1665 SD, Sub Date, DSSD, Exp II, Sub LV, GMTIIc

19 January 2014, 11:22 AM	#2
Welshwatchman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Paul Location: Wales, UK Posts: 14,578	Yes, losing 1hr accuracy every two hours is not so good. I think it needs adjusting at best. Yes you can get cheapo digital watches with lots of timezones. Yes, your friend could possibly use his iphone to google earth big ben, snapshot it and text it to you in the time you are able to read your bezel. ..... but only if you are a really really really really slow reader, or have absolutely dreadful eyesight. I'd get that GMTc regulated if I were you, perhaps on the way back from your eye test.

6 February 2014, 05:40 AM	#7
Jewild "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hanover, Pa. Posts: 111	You should sell your watch, get a smartphone and you and your buddy will be the envy of everyone. OK, maybe not

6 February 2014, 11:14 AM	#9
dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	most of the time i look at my phone , to tell the time ,,, and i never take my watch off ,, watches really are not about telling the time any more ,,, more a personal statement about telling others about your values.

26 February 2014, 07:27 AM	#14
rmurphy 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: Richard Location: Augusta Georgia Watch: 16600 Posts: 1,058	My personal opinion of this thread and its just my opinion is that this a post from someone clearly intent upon inflaming peoples feelings. If you don't like the watch then get rid of it or get the damn thing fixed. But an accessory item or comparing it to an iPhone .... Cmon Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

26 February 2014, 07:50 AM	#15
Furbo "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Slovenia, EU Watch: BLNR Posts: 1,507	I just hope that this is not another case of a user, who does not know that GMT hand takes 24h for one rotation. :)

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