Do you wear your Rolex to the gym?

[tommy01]

yup, it's either wear it or leave it in the locker. But since I am wearing it, I use it to time my rest periods.

[handsfull]

Sweat is the least of the concerns.....be worried about the knurled metal bars and weights!

[CrossThread]

I don't even wear my G-Shock to the gym. I've tried, but it gets in the way while doing push ups. Also watches are at risk of get smashed by a kettlebell while doing snatches.

[2geeze]

Timex Ironman to time rest intervals. Anything that would bother me if it were damaged stays home.

[watchnutty]

next thread will be "should I keep my Rolex on during sex?"

[wallasey runner]

I Run rather than go to the gym, but i couldn't think of anything worse than a big heavy watch jangling around when running. I used to wear a £15.00 timex stopwatch, but i don't even bother with that now - a sign of old age and slower pace. I now run to keep fit and keep the weight off, times are not so important.

It is lovely after exercise and a shower to put the Rolex on.

[wallasey runner]

Originally Posted by watchnutty

next thread will be "should I keep my Rolex on during sex?"

Maybe you have just come up with a new use for the bezal !!

[Allectus]

This reminds me of when I was in college some years back. While at the gym I noticed a young lady pedaling away on the exerbike. She had a fresh and thick makeup job and multiple sets of big hoop earrings. She looked rather silly as I remember.

Maybe leave it in a safe place.

Allectus

[watchnutty]

Originally Posted by wallasey runner

Maybe you have just come up with a new use for the bezal !!

[427_Monster]

Originally Posted by dabbotjordan

if ya wearing a rolex in the gym,you ain't training your posing.

+1

[Peter99]

I always wear my Explorer 39mm to & into the gym for two reasons:-

1) The locker room has a tiled floor and to keep taking it off & on my wrist increases the chance of a drop.

2) I am a regular visitor to the gym and other people have been targeted and their lockers broken into.

Why should I not wear my watch? Hell! It's an Explorer to be worn in all conditions!
Sweat that's nothing! It's not a watch with fancy diamonds or rotating bezel to get messed up! It's a practical watch!

PS I must admit I reluctantly, do not wear my Explorer in the steam room or sauna, due to the sudden extreme environmental conditions, but do I keep it on when I shower.
I used to sleep with it on, but I find that I can reduce the 2 sec/day increase in time to 1 sec by leaving overnight, crown down. I much like the 1 sec/day!

[marzzz]

Originally Posted by dabbotjordan

If ya wearing a Rolex in the gym,you ain't training your posing.

Truer words never posted! When I am at the gym, I am working hard, and the last thing I want to do is worry about my watch. I don't even put it in the locker, it stays at home, or if I have to bring it it goes into a special safe deposit box at the gym. I live in a certain part of AZ which has more than its share of poseurs (Scottsdale), so I know what you're talking about.....

[Pattyb69]

Keep mine in the gym bag while I work out.

I would end up smashing my Sub with all the kettle bell stuff I do.

[datejust24]

Originally Posted by Allectus

This reminds me of when I was in college some years back. While at the gym I noticed a young lady pedaling away on the exerbike. She had a fresh and thick makeup job and multiple sets of big hoop earrings. She looked rather silly as I remember.

Maybe leave it in a safe place.

Allectus

soooo true...I could always tell the people that joined just to say they "workout" because they come in exactly how you described...basically ready to go out on the town only in exercise gear...absolutely stupid. They were almost always women...some men...and they never did anything else but casually ride a recumbent bike or elliptical while reading a People magazine and staring at everyone that came through the door...I'd just laugh...especially when you hear them talking to the other women about not losing as much weight as they thought they would have since joining....Its called WORKING OUT for a reason!! It's not just gonna fall off your body...YOU HAVE TO EARN IT AND WORK YOUR ASS OFF FOR IT!!

[elcompa]

The gym is for people who want to be the best at exercising. I play real sports!

That a line from Kenny Powers..... I LMAO overtime I see that.

On a serious note: I leave my BLNR in the car when at the gym and I slap it back on once I leave. In the I have worn at the gym years ago, but got too many little scuffs and scratches. Hence, no more.

[watchwatcher]

Nope.

[DPE]

Why would you want to wear it in the gym anyway ?

[liuk3]

Originally Posted by elcompa

On a serious note: I leave my BLNR in the car when at the gym and I slap it back on once I leave.

If people are worried about leaving their watch in the locker, this is what I would do. I've left my watches in my car before.

[Mak2013]

Only douchebags wear rolex to the gym


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[JayJ]

I wear my Gshock to the gym. Rolex stays in the locker or home.

[beer]

No, because I don't go to the gym

come to think of it I don't have a Rolex either

[2geeze]

Originally Posted by watchnutty

next thread will be "should I keep my Rolex on during sex?"

Only to time my rest intervals. And I try not to scratch it on heavy equipment.

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by dabbotjordan

If ya wearing a Rolex in the gym,you ain't training your posing.

I'd argue that if you wear a Rolex Oyster, and you're afraid to damage it, then you're a poser.

I'm not a collector. I don't wear anything flashy. My Sub Date is a sports watch, and I wear it whenever I need to tell the time, whether it be running, doing pushups, riding a bike, etc. Granted, if my gym had lots of easily readable clocks, I probably wouldn't wear any watch.

Of course, I wear my Sub pretty snug above the wrist bone, like any sports watch, so it isn't a hinderance at all.

As for the sex thing, well, heck yeah! Hopefully my wife doesn't decide to use the timing bezel...

[BNA/LION]

YES!

I have a Rolex on my wrist almost all the time. I wear my watches because I like them, not to "show off"

[brandrea]

Never

[DeeTee]

lol you sound like a CLA owner!

[HogwldFLTR]

I almost always wear a Rolex to the gym; it stays locked in my locker while I swim my mile. I really don't see an issue.

[connorperson]

No i dont wear a watch to the gym

[Larry302]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

x2

So,when I put on my 45 pound weight vest and do 30 minutes on a rolling stair climber followed by 10 on the Jacobs ladder then the rowing machine and my pulse is steady at about 160 and I'm soaked in sweat , I'm dogging it?

I spent 4 hours working at a ripping house fire the other night with my Explorer II on my wrist, rehab took my pulse at my first break 145 that seemed like work too.

[Larry302]

Originally Posted by dabbotjordan

If ya wearing a Rolex in the gym,you ain't training your posing.

Meant to quote this ....

Oh and tomorrow is deadlift day I'll be wearing it then too . Deads, power cleans, farmers walk, then a few minutes of sledge hammer work and tire flipping.

Just a non training poser I guess.