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15 September 2013, 10:34 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Real Name: Eric Thorén
Location: Sweden
Watch: 16610LV, 16622
Posts: 27
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Taking your YM to the pool...
How many of you YM owners take your watch in the swimming pool and or swimming in the ocean?
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15 September 2013, 10:36 PM
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Banned
Join Date: May 2005
Real Name: Andy
Location: Florida USA
Watch: PAM 422 GMTIIC
Posts: 868
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Only on my yacht.
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15 September 2013, 10:43 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Aug 2008
Real Name: George
Location: Detroit Michigan
Watch: 18078
Posts: 1,142
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Nothing personal but this topic has to be the most beaten to death topic there is. Your Rolex likes every modern rolex is rated to 100m. swimming is fine pool or ocean. If in salt water rise it off per the manual. Enjoy there is nothing like a rolex in water. I've seen pic of rec divers with non subs on if rhat helps.
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15 September 2013, 10:44 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Real Name: Steve
Location: NJ
Watch: Rolex 16610
Posts: 2,160
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It'll be just fine, for better piece of mind have it pressure tested just to be safe.
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15 September 2013, 10:53 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Midwest
Posts: 1,252
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dont do it....
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15 September 2013, 10:55 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Real Name: Andreas
Location: Margaritaville
Watch: Smurf
Posts: 19,879
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I don't have one anymore, but when I did absolutely!
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16 September 2013, 12:30 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Canada
Posts: 79
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It's a cool tool for the pool.
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16 September 2013, 01:10 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cave
Watch: Sundial
Posts: 33,940
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All the time... it's just a watch.
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16 September 2013, 01:51 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: USA
Watch: Not enough ;-)
Posts: 21,232
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Rolex + pool + water -----> Daredevil
 HAGS 
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16 September 2013, 01:58 AM
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Banned
Join Date: May 2010
Location: pa
Watch: GMT master II
Posts: 600
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only fresh water...
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16 September 2013, 04:11 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Dennis
Location: Colorado
Watch: 16600
Posts: 338
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I heard that Yachtmasters are only warrantied on Yachts and if they fall overboard into the water you must quickly place them in a bed of Caviar for resuscitation.
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16 September 2013, 04:12 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Real Name: Brian
Location: Northern Virginia
Watch: One of Not Many
Posts: 17,892
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No.
Cannot see any reason to take my Rolex Submariner watch anywhere near water.
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16 September 2013, 04:16 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: new york
Posts: 539
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Don't take any chances... It's a Rolex.
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16 September 2013, 04:16 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Earth
Posts: 23,639
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16 September 2013, 04:51 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Los Angeles
Watch: Explorer
Posts: 1,793
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I don't have a YM myself however, once while chatting with a friend on the topic he told me that his brother-in-law knows a guy who has a friend who heard from this guy at work who claims to know someone who wore his YM to the beach and it stopped running the very next day!
So I don't know about that...
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16 September 2013, 05:05 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Real Name: Chuck
Location: SW Florida
Watch: 16233,16610,214270
Posts: 11,196
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I don't have a YM but my Sub is allowed to get wet..I told it so..
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16 September 2013, 05:24 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Real Name: tom
Location: northern ireland
Watch: my fins
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16 September 2013, 05:42 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Chicago
Posts: 2,005
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This bugs me
People talk about Rolex's durability and the delicacy of other brands, then they ask "can I take the stickers off it?" or "can I swim with it?" It would seem for a number of people posting here you could make the damned things out of Papier Mâché and they would survive just fine.
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16 September 2013, 05:56 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Mexico
Watch: Seiko #SRK047
Posts: 34,460
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Never ever remove a Rolex from its protective box.
If ever you desire to admire it, there are plenty of images of your precious Rolex on Google.
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17 September 2013, 03:53 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 1,196
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17 September 2013, 04:06 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Real Name: James
Location: New Providence,NJ
Watch: Submariner 14060
Posts: 2,371
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Don't even look at your Rolex, that's dangerous too. Better yet, don't even think about it..
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17 September 2013, 04:15 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 438
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I would hope all Rolex owners, they are made to get wet, ie oyster case,
enjoy them in the deep!! Quote:
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17 September 2013, 04:25 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Central Cal
Watch: Dads Omega Cal 601
Posts: 707
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I wear my Daytona in the car drive over, change to the DateJust for the walk along the pier, change to the YM while on the yacht, then change over to the Sub for any in-water activities.
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17 September 2013, 04:26 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YYZ, RSW
Watch: Rose Gold
Posts: 1,675
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Check that the crown is screwed in and....
Jump in the water. I've been swimming in pools, in oceans, in seas for over 35 years with a Rolex. Never had a problem.
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17 September 2013, 04:33 AM
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TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron
Join Date: Apr 2012
Real Name: Tim
Location: Pennsylvania
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 72,261
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Yes you can, just rinse off if you've had it in pool or salt water. A pressure test every year is good insurance.
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17 September 2013, 04:35 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: West hills
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Funny that a watch that costs this much called a yachtmaster would not be ok in the ocean..
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17 September 2013, 05:00 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: CAN / SIN
Watch: Plat. Masterpiece
Posts: 1,959
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Your rolex can be frozen, your rolex can be boiled, and your Rolex will still tick. There's very little you could do to hurt it*
 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/...e8cb8976_o.jpg *probably wouldn't actually experiment with this myself |
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17 September 2013, 06:43 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Real Name: Craig
Location: Sydney
Watch: 4 Broken glass
Posts: 5,808
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I had an original very cool generation one, white Swatch, which always looked cool on my University tanned skin, broke off in the surf (did not feel it go), have spent the last 25 years looking for it. Don't risk your Rolex, I only swim now at beaches with a larger clock..... or check my i-phone......
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17 September 2013, 08:44 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Real Name: Christopher
Location: Georgia, USA
Watch: ing the Sea...
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17 September 2013, 08:49 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Real Name: John
Location: New Jersey
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