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Old 30 November 2013, 06:39 AM   #1
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Rolex and Billiards

A week or two back I saw a post about this guy worried about wearing his Rolex while playing the drums, but never read it. Got me thinking because I've been playing a lot of pool lately and I usually just play it safe and take the Rolly off before. Is there risk of damaging the internal mechanism in any way from activities such as billiards or drumming, etc? Or any effects such as causing the watch to run slow/fast?
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Old 30 November 2013, 06:56 AM   #2
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Pool? No. Your Rolex probably get more shock from holding the steering wheel in your car.
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Old 30 November 2013, 07:48 AM   #3
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Pool? No. Your Rolex probably get more shock from holding the steering wheel in your car.
Is something wrong with your car?
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Old 30 November 2013, 07:50 AM   #4
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Is something wrong with your car?
I guess his steering wheel is at the wrong side.
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Old 30 November 2013, 07:05 AM   #5
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no...playing a game of pool or playing a million games of pool isn't going to make any difference..
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Old 30 November 2013, 07:07 AM   #6
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What's a "Rolly" ?
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Old 30 November 2013, 07:11 AM   #7
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Pool and Rolex is not a good idea, see what happend to my Explorer when I play pool.

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Old 30 November 2013, 07:25 AM   #8
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Pool and Rolex is not a good idea, see what happend to my Explorer when I play pool.

Classic!
And that showed the numbers just "rolly'd" right off the dial...
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Old 30 November 2013, 01:11 PM   #9
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Classic!
And that showed the numbers just "rolly'd" right off the dial...
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Old 30 November 2013, 01:37 PM   #10
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Pool and Rolex is not a good idea, see what happend to my Explorer when I play pool.
Geez Jocke, you must have a monster break!! Try taking a little something off it.

BTW guys, for anyone interested, the Mosconi Cup is next week!!!

But back to the topic at hand, pool and Rolex go well together:

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Old 30 November 2013, 11:24 PM   #11
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Old 30 November 2013, 07:55 AM   #12
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I was wondering the same...
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Old 30 November 2013, 08:34 AM   #13
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Old 30 November 2013, 11:04 AM   #14
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Watches, belts and rings etc are banned from my billiard table.

I have friends with sad stories regarding this issue.
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Old 30 November 2013, 12:30 PM   #15
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Old 30 November 2013, 12:53 PM   #16
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Old 30 November 2013, 12:57 PM   #17
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I wouldn't wear it on the same wrist you shoot with.
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Old 30 November 2013, 04:41 PM   #18
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If you can clap your hands without fear while wearing a Rolex, then pool/billiards should be fine!
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Old 30 November 2013, 05:48 PM   #19
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A week or two back I saw a post about this guy worried about wearing his Rolex while playing the drums, but never read it. Got me thinking because I've been playing a lot of pool lately and I usually just play it safe and take the Rolly off before. Is there risk of damaging the internal mechanism in any way from activities such as billiards or drumming, etc? Or any effects such as causing the watch to run slow/fast?
Good god what ever next thought I had seen it all, I sometimes wonder why some buy one of the toughest and reliable mechanical watches made today.And to answer your question in any activity you body can take your Rolex will take more.
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Good god what ever next thought I had seen it all, I sometimes wonder why some buy one of the toughest and reliable mechanical watches made today.And to answer your question in any activity you body can take your Rolex will take more.
Its the usual pool cue fight over a foul ball that takes its toll on the watches Peter.
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Old 30 November 2013, 05:50 PM   #21
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Old 30 November 2013, 05:51 PM   #22
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When the boys come over for a game I usually win.

'Cos you can't play snooker with one hand and hold your pants up with the other.
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Old 30 November 2013, 06:10 PM   #23
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I shot a few games last night with my DD on. No problems. I was more worried about spilling my scotch.
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Old 30 November 2013, 06:13 PM   #24
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A week or two back I saw a post about this guy worried about wearing his Rolex while playing the drums, but never read it. Got me thinking because I've been playing a lot of pool lately and I usually just play it safe and take the Rolly off before. Is there risk of damaging the internal mechanism in any way from activities such as billiards or drumming, etc? Or any effects such as causing the watch to run slow/fast?

DON'T wear it in the shower either..........
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Old 30 November 2013, 06:30 PM   #25
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I think you can.

Let's ask Peter.
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Old 30 November 2013, 10:17 PM   #26
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Old 30 November 2013, 11:23 PM   #27
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That watch is much tougher than you think
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Jocke, you are too bad mate!
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