What is your definition of a "sports" model?

[jlovda]

When I walked into the AD in Bergen, Norway last summer to purchase a sports Rolex the only two on display that fit the mold were a Milgauss and a Exp II. I bought the Exp II. My personal feeling is that a Rolex sport watch has a numerical bezel; either fixed or rotating. The Exp I has a long heritage but in my mind it is simply an OP with a "name" and Mercedes hour hand. The Milgauss is also just a variant of an OP. I also think an Air-King is just an OP with a lot of numbers on the dial and Mercedes hands. I'm curious what others here consider "sports" watches.

[marc2828]

my definition is: stainless steel/no polished center links. PM and polished case/bracelet are dressy watches that I cannot dive 4000feet which I regularly do....(settle down...joking people)

[MTBer]

SUBJECTIVELY, any watch I would wear during any sporting activity, without worry of damage nor replacement cost...so, a G-Shock

[brandrea]

Pretty much the whole Rolex line are sport watches IMO.

[Krash]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Pretty much the whole Rolex line are sport watches IMO.

Yep, except Cellini.


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[DoctorA]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Pretty much the whole Rolex line are sport watches IMO.

So you consider Cellini a sports watch?

To me it’s three categories:

1- Cellini a dress watch
2- DD, DJ, and skyD are versatile dress/sports
3- everything else as sports watch (would wear on a tux)

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by DoctorA

So you consider Cellini a sports watch?

To me it’s three categories:

1- Cellini a dress watch
2- DD, DJ, and skyD are versatile dress/sports
3- everything else as sports watch (would wear on a tux)

No I do not. I consider Cellini a dress watch.

I specifically said Rolex which IMO are all sport watches, yes even the DD references

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[ccaballero]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Pretty much the whole Rolex line are sport watches IMO.

Agreed. The full professional line are sport watches.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by ccaballero

Agreed. The full professional line are sport watches.

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[watchwatcher]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Pretty much the whole Rolex line are sport watches IMO.

I agree, Brian. I started off with a DJ and did everything known to man in that watch...played golf, swam, jogged, sauna, skiing...you name it. I was too young and dumb to know you had to baby your precious time piece.

I guess the only thing I would not put in the sports range would be the Cellini line, but heck, I saw one on leather the other day at the AD that looks like it could take everything I could throw at it these days. (The list has gotten a little shorter over the last 20 years.)

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by watchwatcher

I agree, Brian. I started off with a DJ and did everything known to man in that watch...played golf, swam, jogged, sauna, skiing...you name it. I was too young and dumb to know you had to baby your precious time piece.

I guess the only thing I would not put in the sports range would be the Cellini line, but heck, I saw one on leather the other day at the AD that looks like it could take everything I could throw at it these days. (The list has gotten a little shorter over the last 20 years.)

I wish I knew then what I know now

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[JacksonStone]

The sports watches are categorized by Rolex as the Professional line. All Professional watches have a key trait that is purpose-built for use in a given "professional" activity beyond mere time telling: the Submariner is a dive watch; the GMT is a multi-time-zone watch for pilots; the Explorer is a rugged watch for climbers; the Explorer II is for cave exploring; the Milguass is for scientists in environments with high degrees of magnetization; the Daytona is for racing; the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

The non-professional models primarily serve as time-telling devices (that also tell the date, day, or some other calendar function) not for use in a particular profession. The Sky Dweller blurs the line somewhat, since it's not categorized as a Professional model, but it does include a second time zone. However, its primary advancements are in calendar functions, which are more general in application.

[_speedmaster_]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

The sports watches are categorized by Rolex as the Professional line. All Professional watches have a key trait that is purpose-built for use in a given "professional" activity beyond mere time telling: the Submariner is a dive watch; the GMT is a multi-time-zone watch for pilots; the Explorer is a rugged watch for climbers; the Explorer II is for cave exploring; the Milguass is for scientists in environments with high degrees of magnetization; the Daytona is for racing; the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

The non-professional models primarily serve as time-telling devices (that also tell the date, day, or some other calendar function) not for use in a particular profession. The Sky Dweller blurs the line somewhat, since it's not categorized as a Professional model, but it does include a second time zone. However, its primary advancements are in calendar functions, which are more general in application.

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[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

The Sky Dweller blurs the line somewhat, since it's not categorized as a Professional model, but it does include a second time zone. However, its primary advancements are in calendar functions, which are more general in application.

The Sky Dweller is a dual, time-zone watch for jet-setters and boardroom executives, who are a bit too sophisticated and wealthy for a watch designed for mere service-industry professionals.

It is also an design exercise for Rolex to show off their ground-breaking innovations in the watch complication department.

It really is quite a marvel of the watchmaker's art.

[lmcgbaj]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

..the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

[Sublovin]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

The sports watches are categorized by Rolex as the Professional line. All Professional watches have a key trait that is purpose-built for use in a given "professional" activity beyond mere time telling: the Submariner is a dive watch; the GMT is a multi-time-zone watch for pilots; the Explorer is a rugged watch for climbers; the Explorer II is for cave exploring; the Milguass is for scientists in environments with high degrees of magnetization; the Daytona is for racing; the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

The non-professional models primarily serve as time-telling devices (that also tell the date, day, or some other calendar function) not for use in a particular profession. The Sky Dweller blurs the line somewhat, since it's not categorized as a Professional model, but it does include a second time zone. However, its primary advancements are in calendar functions, which are more general in application.

This is the answer. Rolex defines this already. People use the term “sports” as a synonym for the “professional” pieces

[Panych]

Originally Posted by Sublovin

This is the answer. Rolex defines this already. People use the term “sports” as a synonym for the “professional” pieces

I agree, therefore I cannot call DJ or AT as “sport” watches as many people in watch industry do. I would rather call them as “casual”....

[avega357]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

The sports watches are categorized by Rolex as the Professional line. All Professional watches have a key trait that is purpose-built for use in a given "professional" activity beyond mere time telling: the Submariner is a dive watch; the GMT is a multi-time-zone watch for pilots; the Explorer is a rugged watch for climbers; the Explorer II is for cave exploring; the Milguass is for scientists in environments with high degrees of magnetization; the Daytona is for racing; the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

The non-professional models primarily serve as time-telling devices (that also tell the date, day, or some other calendar function) not for use in a particular profession. The Sky Dweller blurs the line somewhat, since it's not categorized as a Professional model, but it does include a second time zone. However, its primary advancements are in calendar functions, which are more general in application.

Perfect description


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[Jerrocop]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

The sports watches are categorized by Rolex as the Professional line. All Professional watches have a key trait that is purpose-built for use in a given "professional" activity beyond mere time telling: . . . the Explorer is a rugged watch for climbers; the Explorer II is for cave exploring . . .

I chose the Explorer because its the only Professional watch I qualify for . . . I don't dive, I'm not a pilot, I don't work near sensitive equipment, and I'd rather be on top of the mountain than underneath it. That pretty much summarizes how I arrived at my decision.

[Dr.Smellody]

Oyster case for me. I'll decide the purpose.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by jlovda

When I walked into the AD in Bergen, Norway last summer to purchase a sports Rolex the only two on display that fit the mold were a Milgauss and a Exp II. I bought the Exp II. My personal feeling is that a Rolex sport watch has a numerical bezel; either fixed or rotating. The Exp I has a long heritage but in my mind it is simply an OP with a "name" and Mercedes hour hand. The Milgauss is also just a variant of an OP. I also think an Air-King is just an OP with a lot of numbers on the dial and Mercedes hands. I'm curious what others here consider "sports" watches.

You can dive to 100 metres wearing any of those watches so they are all sports models.

Add in a bit of exploring if you want.

[jrs146]

The true definition of a sports model is any Rolex that you can’t find at your AD.


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[AK797]

Originally Posted by jrs146

The true definition of a sports model is any Rolex that you can’t find at your AD.


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We are truly in the post post-modern world. Now where's that fourth horseman?

[Sarosh]

Originally Posted by AK797

We are truly in the post post-modern world. Now where's that fourth horseman?

He’s at an AD banging his head against the wall and questioning why he has to wait 20 years for SS GMT

[WristCheckDaily]

Anything that has a premium over retail lol


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[Brew]

Other thank Cellini, they're all "sports" models. Rolex splits the sports pieces into "Classic" and "Professional" lines. Perhaps this is the distinction you intended, OP?

[tyler1980]

sports watch... nautilus, DD, DJ, Royal Oak, etc

professional sports watch... sub, fifty fathoms, Daytona, etc

dress watch... calatrava etc



Anything not a dress watch is a sports watch. Sports does not mean you can play football with it on but means its a less formal watch. Same as with a sports jacket. Its not a football uniform, its a less formal jacket than a tux.

If its not a professional sports watch, it can still be a sports watch.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

sports watch... nautilus, DD, DJ, Royal Oak, etc

If its not a professional sports watch, it can still be a sports watch.

And yet, when we talk about the "stainless steel sports watch shortage," we're not talking about Datejusts.

[The Sub-lime One]

One you can’t get!

[avega357]

Originally Posted by The Sub-lime One

One you can’t get!

A sports Rolex is anything an AD does not carry inside the store and you have to place your name on-a list to obtain


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