Put the sub through some work today!

[Tarandy]

I have to agree with the avoiding abusing my watch gang, I wear my watch whilst working on cars, (because I know what I'm doing and its in no danger) how ever I would not wear it when welding (even though I've been known to weld in shorts and tee shirt) and by the same token I would not purposely spill my egg sandwich down my shirt (just because I could). No I like to look after my things be they £4 or £4K

[Ferdelious]

Originally Posted by Arclight

Sorry guys, but I have to call a spade a spade. Only a moron would applaud a watch that looks like it was put into a cement mixer filled with gravel. This is not normal use and it's not cool, it's abuse plane and simple. I have watches, vehicles and firearms that I've used hard over the years and they have a patina reflecting that use, but they' were also treated with respect. Yes, you can do whatever you want with your watches and if you want to trash them that's your business but it's just not something that I can respect.

Rolex designed a watch specifically for climbing Mount Everest with the Explorer. That has to put the watch in more danger than working in your yard.

Rolex professional watches, while still expense, were made to be used for everyday living.

Ever seen the old Rolex ad with Red Adair fighting oil fires with a Day-Date?

[KeithP]

Some amazing reposes to mud- mud!!! - on ROLEX SUBMARINER. How can mud be worse than prolongnged immersion in saltwater, under pressure of depth? The guy was gardening!

When a Rolex is referred to as a "luxury" watch, and nothing else, ignoring it's storied history of being built to withstand the harshest environments, well, I think it misses the point of owning one entirely. But that's just me.

i get that it's a lot of money. But I don't see it as rich boys showing off their disdain for the value of a luxury item, just because they can. I'm of very humble means. I'm not close to being able to justify my dream watch, a 216570, yet. But when I do, that thing is never leaving my wrist, and whatever I do, it'll be along for the ride. For me, that's the appeal of owning it.

I'd pamper a dress watch, not a sports watch. My most expensive watch, an ORIS, gets worn thru everything. Each experience I have with it, and marks that go along with that, adds to its appeal, to me.

Thanks to the OP for the great pic!!

[Hpozzuoli]

I just started going swimming with my subs after 20yrs of ownership.

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by Tarandy

I have to agree with the avoiding abusing my watch gang, I wear my watch whilst working on cars, (because I know what I'm doing and its in no danger) how ever I would not wear it when welding (even though I've been known to weld in shorts and tee shirt) and by the same token I would not purposely spill my egg sandwich down my shirt (just because I could). No I like to look after my things be they £4 or £4K

[Turnograph37]

spot on Keith P!!!!!!!!!!

[KeithP]

Originally Posted by Turnograph37

spot on Keith P!!!!!!!!!!

[WatchWatchers]

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[Arclight]

It would appear that what we have here is a failure to communicate. If you read this thread from start to finish you will see that no one is suggesting that we not use these wonderful watches as they were intended, but that I and others are simply suggesting that we not needlessly cause them damage. The operative word here is needlessly. When I rock climb I don't wear my sub because I often have to put my hand into thin cracks and to do so while wearing a watch would destroy it. If I need to know how much daylight I have left, I can look at the sun. I also often work on my own vehicles. If I'm doing a simple brake job or changing tires, I will of course leave the watch on, but if I'm working inside an engine compartment with little or no clearance and working blind, without gloves because I need to feel what I'm doing, I always take my watch off rather than damage it. If you are in the camp that wears their watch all the time, regardless of conditions, please enlighten me as to your motivations as it is not something that I can easily understand. This will be my last post in this thread, but I do eagerly await your replys.

[crazycarlitos]

I take off my watch when washing my car....

I m afraid to scratch my car.

[2Redbulls]

Damn, this thread is still going on?!?

One guy thinks that gardening is a deliberate act ruining a watch and equates it to the same thing as dragging a watch across concrete....come on. We wear our watches in our daily lives and rituals and if the watch accidentally gets slightly damaged, we accept it and maybe decide to get it fixed. We don't go out of our way to damage it on purpose. I suppose if I know for a fact that my watch will get badly damaged if I do something, I will probably take it off but otherwise it stays on.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by 2Redbulls

Damn, this thread is still going on?!?

One guy thinks that gardening is a deliberate act ruining a watch and equates it to the same thing as dragging a watch across concrete....come on. We wear our watches in our daily lives and rituals and if the watch accidentally gets slightly damaged, we accept it and maybe decide to get it fixed. We don't go out of our way to damage it on purpose. I suppose if I know for a fact that my watch will get badly damaged if I do something, I will probably take it off but otherwise it stays on.

Reading comprehension is not everybodys strong suit. I blame public schools.

[HiloBeMagical]

Originally Posted by Patton250

IMHO The reason why they are $13,000 is not just because of the top-of-the-line materials they use but also the name and the fact they are a luxury item. Also you most certainly could compete with him by taking one of your Rolexes outside this very moment and draging it across your yard and then taking a picture of it. We could hold a Rolex forum contest to see who could put the most scratches on their watch in the shortest amount of time.

Dude. Really.

This is about the 5th post I've read from you where you have conflated owners who scratch their watches after wearing them through their work day, with silliness like "you could intentionally destroy it by dragging it through the mud" or "you could drive a Lambo up a dirt road".

They can't be conflated; they are not the same.

If you can't see the difference, let me spell it out for you using the example you used:

Here, where I live, DIRT IS WHAT WE MAKE MOST OF OUR ROADS OUT OF.
And my buddy Bruce drives his Lamborghini on the dirt road in and out of his ranch every time he goes into town. You'd cringe if you saw the cloud of dust the Lambo raises when he hits the improved- gravel- part of the ranch road. But Bruce accepts life as it is, and enjoys the sh!t out of his Lamborghini- dirt and gravel roads be damned.

If you ever told Bruce he should be worried about gravel dust and dings on the body of his Lambo, he'd look at you like a cow looking at a new gate.

See the difference, now? You can cite all the absurd silliness you want, you can try to imply that some of us are stoopid for treating our watches the way we do, but some of us prefer to live life as it is, and enjoy everything we own while doing so.

This ain't dress rehearsal. There are NO do-overs. It'll be too late to enjoy your "nice stuff" when you're dead.

Hilo

[HiloBeMagical]

Originally Posted by Arclight

It would appear that what we have here is a failure to communicate...
I always take my watch off rather than damage it. If you are in the camp that wears their watch all the time, regardless of conditions, please enlighten me as to your motivations as it is not something that I can easily understand. This will be my last post in this thread, but I do eagerly await your replys.

You probably missed this thread. Should sum up how a lot of us feel about our watches, regardless of whether we live the kind of life the original poster does.

Probably the single best thread ever on all of TRF, so here's the link. See you in a few days... ;)

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=345242

Hilo

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by HiloBeMagical

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arclight View Post
It would appear that what we have here is a failure to communicate...
I always take my watch off rather than damage it. If you are in the camp that wears their watch all the time, regardless of conditions, please enlighten me as to your motivations as it is not something that I can easily understand. This will be my last post in this thread, but I do eagerly await your replys.
You probably missed this thread. Should sum up how a lot of us feel about our watches, regardless of whether we live the kind of life the original poster does.

Probably the single best thread ever on all of TRF, so here's the link. See you in a few days... ;)

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=345242

Hilo

I loved that thread. Read every post. I don't recall the gentleman purposely tearing up his beautiful collection however. I will look it over again.

Originally Posted by HiloBeMagical

Dude. Really.

This is about the 5th post I've read from you where you have conflated owners who scratch their watches after wearing them through their work day, with silliness like "you could intentionally destroy it by dragging it through the mud" or "you could drive a Lambo up a dirt road".

They can't be conflated; they are not the same.

If you can't see the difference, let me spell it out for you using the example you used:

Here, where I live, DIRT IS WHAT WE MAKE MOST OF OUR ROADS OUT OF.
And my buddy Bruce drives his Lamborghini on the dirt road in and out of his ranch every time he goes into town. You'd cringe if you saw the cloud of dust the Lambo raises when he hits the improved- gravel- part of the ranch road. But Bruce accepts life as it is, and enjoys the sh!t out of his Lamborghini- dirt and gravel roads be damned.

If you ever told Bruce he should be worried about gravel dust and dings on the body of his Lambo, he'd look at you like a cow looking at a new gate.

See the difference, now? You can cite all the absurd silliness you want, you can try to imply that some of us are stoopid for treating our watches the way we do, but some of us prefer to live life as it is, and enjoy everything we own while doing so.

This ain't dress rehearsal. There are NO do-overs. It'll be too late to enjoy your "nice stuff" when you're dead.

Hilo

Well last I checked this is in fact a discussion forum. You stated your opinion and I stated mine. If your friend wants to drive his Lamborghini in a place it was not meant to be driven as long as he paid for it that's completely his business. Same goes for how people treat their watches. I'm really sure not how living your life has anything to do with degrading personal property but to each his own. For the record I don't think anyone is "stoopid" for subjecting a luxury watch to unnecessary conditions. I just would not do it myself. So peace to you sir. Let's just appreciate these beautiful timepieces and just agree to disagree.

[CRM114]

This thread seems to indicate there's a large gray area that exists between dinging or putting one's Rolex in danger during the course of one's spy job that necessitates swan-diving from the superstructure of a smuggler's ship to intercept and engage a sinister frogman who's absconding with stolen secret nuclear detonator plans towards a waiting submarine and the first spear fired from his speargun wings it, Vs. using it and iron skillets to play a game of paddle-Rolex with a friend on a crowded beach while a 3rd tries to knock it out of the air mid-arc with thrown hammers.

Gosh, if only someone would invent a device that we could input all other, less readily-apparent situations and damage/dings that (or could) occur for objective analysis and a readout be given somewhere on a scale between "Honorable Activity/Righteous Battle Wound" and "Breathtakingly Stupid/Unnecessary Abuse".

If invented, the Poser 3000 detection unit would come in pretty handy during these TRF court-martials.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by CRM114

Gosh, if only someone would invent a device that we could input all other, less readily-apparent situations and damage/dings that (or could) occur for objective analysis and a readout be given somewhere on a scale between "Honorable Activity/Righteous Battle Wound" and "Breathtakingly Stupid/Unnecessary Abuse".

Now that you mention it that device has already been invented by God. It's called common sense. Some people have lots of it, others have very little and some choose to never use it.

[Jetkopite]

Love seeing these tool watches doing what they are meant to do.. :-)

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by Jetkopite

Love seeing these tool watches doing what they are meant to do.. :-)

The problem, my friend, is that some people seem to think that they are hammers!

[HERITAGE82]

Sheesh... Who cares what people do with their watches. The picture had some positive responses and obviously in a worldwide forum some negative ones. Why not leave it at that and not get all bent out of shape about what people do with their property.

When I was a teenager I used to play tackle football in the park with my Rolex on and that was because it was the safest place for my prized possession. As adults maybe we feel the same way that the safest place for our watch (have it be a Rolex) is on our wrist.

In the end some people like faded worn in jeans and others send them to the dry cleaners to get pressed.... To each their own.

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by Patton250

Reading comprehension is not everybodys strong suit. I blame public schools.

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by HiloBeMagical

You probably missed this thread. Should sum up how a lot of us feel about our watches, regardless of whether we live the kind of life the original poster does.

Probably the single best thread ever on all of TRF, so here's the link. See you in a few days... ;)

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=345242

Hilo

Thanks Hilo! Great read!

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by Ferdelious

Rolex designed a watch specifically for climbing Mount Everest with the Explorer. That has to put the watch in more danger than working in your yard.

Rolex professional watches, while still expense, were made to be used for everyday living.

Ever seen the old Rolex ad with Red Adair fighting oil fires with a Day-Date?

Everyday living but not from normal "everyday" people. The percentage of people in the world who can afford a Rolex is tiny. And of that percentage most of their "everyday living" lifestyle is not even close to the physical work portrayed in the OP.

As far as everything else, yes rolexes are tough watches and within the class of watch probably the toughest, but don't be too fooled by genius marketing.