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Mr. RoC · 22 July 2012, 09:48 PM

My Explorer is now 5 months old and I've just gotten past that "new baby, coddle" stage and now beginning to really enjoy wearing the Explorer... battle scars are revealing themselves now. Good and bad when it comes to reading threads like these but I've come to except that my Explorer will gain some sec's when working out, shooting, and everything else in life I do that requires my arms to move around and swing about compared to my 1120cal Omega SMP that is bang on accurate no matter what I do with it... +1 sec after one week and never experienced her speeding up after a little arm swinging action. Still playing with that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder excel sheet I got from another site and my Explorer averages about +3 sec per day.

topcat30093 · 22 July 2012, 10:00 PM

Used to wear my Y/G DD while out running. As well as when I drove arctics for a living, which included roping & sheeting and dropping trailers etc.
All with no problems.

Tudor66 · 23 July 2012, 12:04 AM

Ive found that that Running fast miles for multiple hours at a time is just more comfortable with a light/plastic watch. My current running watch is Luminox with the blue face, it's around 38/39 mm.

I used to use an ironman watch, but it don't really want a button pushing watch on my wrist; the simplicity of the analog watch with an external turning bezel does the trick for me...

TSW · 23 July 2012, 12:16 AM

It wouldn't hurt your watch, But I can't really see how comfortable it would be.

Tudor66 · 23 July 2012, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tudor66

Ive found that that Running fast miles for multiple hours at a time is just more comfortable with a light/plastic watch. My current running watch is Luminox with the blue face, it's around 38/39 mm.

I used to use an ironman watch, but it don't really want a button pushing watch on my wrist; the simplicity of the analog watch with an external turning bezel does the trick for me...

Here is the new blue running partner I use... I am heading out now for a long run..

sea-dweller · 23 July 2012, 01:54 AM

I wear G Shocks to jog!

FinWatch · 2 August 2018, 03:37 AM

I am using my EXP II Polar:
- jogging
- at the gym
- crosstraining
- sauna
- swimming

Great watch, no problems so far after couple of months!

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101031-28 · 2 August 2018, 03:55 AM

No watch for me, I enjoy the freedom of focusing on my workout vs worrying about damaging, scratching, banging my Rolex!

tyler1980 · 2 August 2018, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kendraallen

nice sharing!!

you win the award for oldest bumped thread today... 10 years. it must have taken you forever to find it

tng11 · 2 August 2018, 04:01 AM

I've run and timed a 10K with my Daytona on, and I intend on doing the exact same with my half marathon this October.

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Originally Posted by tyler1980

you win the award for oldest bumped thread today... 10 years. it must have taken you forever to find it

EDIT: Holy mother of necroposting!

Rashid.bk · 2 August 2018, 04:15 AM

I see nothing useful in running with a Rolex. If you are serious about your fitness you would use the right tool, a Rolex isn't the right tool, as much as you can proclaim it's a tool watch.
A hammer is a tool also wouldn't catch me with one of those either.
My Polar V800 is excellent for all my fitness needs, especially lap swimming.

The durability of the watch isn't really an issue although I can imagine excelerated wear of the bracelet.

SearChart · 2 August 2018, 04:19 AM

Hmmm, yes I run with my Rolex on.

drummerdunc · 2 August 2018, 04:39 AM

Personally I would never wear any of my nice watches when running on roads or trails. I'm not concerned about any shocks from the running itself, but more if I were to take a nasty fall and badly damage my watch. That is what an Apple watch (or in my case, my Tom Tom sports GPS watch) is for!

watchbowl · 2 August 2018, 04:42 AM

Done many sprints/jogs with GMT, Daytona, aquanaut. No problems whatsoever

watchbowl · 2 August 2018, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SearChart

Hmmm, yes I run with my Rolex on.

Some good pace that, even more so considering the distances!

SearChart · 2 August 2018, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by drummerdunc

Personally I would never wear any of my nice watches when running on roads or trails. I'm not concerned about any shocks from the running itself, but more if I were to take a nasty fall and badly damage my watch. That is what an Apple watch (or in my case, my Tom Tom sports GPS watch) is for!

I tripped and fell more times walking casually through a city than I did while running. (I run about 80km a week, a lot of it on trails).

The only time when I don't wear it running is during ultra marathons and running at night on the trails. The sheer exhaustion makes falling more likely, thus I won't.

SearChart · 2 August 2018, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon040289

Some good pace that, even more so considering the distances!

Thanks lol, I still consider myself slow, but I'd be happy with that pace during my 100km ultra this fall. Not wearing the Rolex then, that's indeed pushing my luck

chrissimons · 5 August 2018, 08:09 PM

SearChart How often do you service your watch?

Brew · 5 August 2018, 08:46 PM

I was going to post that I run in an OP too, but then I noticed Bas's #s, . . . .

. . . . I exercise in mine.

Onequik135i · 5 August 2018, 09:07 PM

Can’t believe this 10 year old thread has been bumped, lol. I never wear any of my watches during gym time or physical activities etc. I personally would wear a G Shock for that.

Dr.Mehr · 5 August 2018, 09:14 PM

I run with my LVc. I owned one from 2013 to early this year and had been running with it for a few years. I recently got my second LVc after having flipped the first one. I’m running with the new LVc also and plan to do so in future.

However I ran with my GMTc a few times and it stopped working. Had to bring it to RSC and they changed a spring. It worked fine after that but I never ran again with that watch. Maybe due to the GMT complication it’s more sensitive (?).

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SearChart · 5 August 2018, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by chrissimons

SearChart How often do you service your watch?

Mine is just 3 months old, we'll see when it needs a service. Running this much might prematurely wear the rotor axle but I don't care, easy fix anyway.

direwolf · 5 August 2018, 09:57 PM

For what it’s worth, I have jogged, mountain biked, and surfed numerous times with my SD43, and thankfully never had an issue. Most of the sports models are built tough. I expect my watch to accompany on my adventures and physical pursuits, and my Rolex watches have never let me down.

zengineer · 5 August 2018, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chrissimons

SearChart How often do you service your watch?

A good rule of thumb is to service your watch each time this thread is resurected.

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JR16 · 5 August 2018, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by direwolf

For what it’s worth, I have jogged, mountain biked, and surfed numerous times with my SD43, and thankfully never had an issue. Most of the sports models are built tough. I expect my watch to accompany on my adventures and physical pursuits, and my Rolex watches have never let me down.

Agree. My SubC and GMTc have not let me down running / biking / lifting / swimming .

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22 July 2012, 09:48 PM	#61
Mr. RoC "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Watch: where you're going Posts: 277	My Explorer is now 5 months old and I've just gotten past that "new baby, coddle" stage and now beginning to really enjoy wearing the Explorer... battle scars are revealing themselves now. Good and bad when it comes to reading threads like these but I've come to except that my Explorer will gain some sec's when working out, shooting, and everything else in life I do that requires my arms to move around and swing about compared to my 1120cal Omega SMP that is bang on accurate no matter what I do with it... +1 sec after one week and never experienced her speeding up after a little arm swinging action. Still playing with that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder excel sheet I got from another site and my Explorer averages about +3 sec per day. __________________ 1993 Tag Heuer S/EL Professional 200 Two-Tone (SOLD) 1997 Omega Seamaster Professional Mid-Size 1120 cal. (SOLD) 2012 Rolex Explorer 39mm 214270 2012 G-Shock GW-2310FB-1 2013 Rolex Submariner Date 116610LN

22 July 2012, 10:00 PM	#62
topcat30093 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Tony Location: England Posts: 5,459	Used to wear my Y/G DD while out running. As well as when I drove arctics for a living, which included roping & sheeting and dropping trailers etc. All with no problems. __________________

23 July 2012, 12:04 AM	#63
Tudor66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Al Location: California, USA Watch: GMT- Pepsi Posts: 3,462	Ive found that that Running fast miles for multiple hours at a time is just more comfortable with a light/plastic watch. My current running watch is Luminox with the blue face, it's around 38/39 mm. I used to use an ironman watch, but it don't really want a button pushing watch on my wrist; the simplicity of the analog watch with an external turning bezel does the trick for me... __________________ -NAWCC Member

23 July 2012, 12:16 AM	#64
TSW "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: TSW Location: Le Brassus Watch: Rolex & AP's Posts: 27,449	It wouldn't hurt your watch, But I can't really see how comfortable it would be. __________________ AP Owners Club IG @swiss.watch.connection

2 August 2018, 03:55 AM	#68
101031-28 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Watch: 1665 Posts: 4,764	No watch for me, I enjoy the freedom of focusing on my workout vs worrying about damaging, scratching, banging my Rolex! __________________ He could not just wear a watch. It had to be a Rolex. Ian Fleming

23 July 2012, 01:54 AM	#66
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	I wear G Shocks to jog!

2 August 2018, 03:37 AM	#67
FinWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Finland Posts: 2,777	I am using my EXP II Polar: - jogging - at the gym - crosstraining - sauna - swimming Great watch, no problems so far after couple of months! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2 August 2018, 04:15 AM	#71
Rashid.bk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas Watch: 12800ft = 3900m Posts: 11,173	I see nothing useful in running with a Rolex. If you are serious about your fitness you would use the right tool, a Rolex isn't the right tool, as much as you can proclaim it's a tool watch. A hammer is a tool also wouldn't catch me with one of those either. My Polar V800 is excellent for all my fitness needs, especially lap swimming. The durability of the watch isn't really an issue although I can imagine excelerated wear of the bracelet.

2 August 2018, 04:39 AM	#73
drummerdunc "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: UK Posts: 137	Personally I would never wear any of my nice watches when running on roads or trails. I'm not concerned about any shocks from the running itself, but more if I were to take a nasty fall and badly damage my watch. That is what an Apple watch (or in my case, my Tom Tom sports GPS watch) is for!

2 August 2018, 04:42 AM	#74
watchbowl "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: U.K. Posts: 469	Done many sprints/jogs with GMT, Daytona, aquanaut. No problems whatsoever

5 August 2018, 08:09 PM	#78
chrissimons "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Here and there Posts: 155	SearChart How often do you service your watch?

5 August 2018, 08:46 PM	#79
Brew "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Larry Location: Finger Lakes Posts: 6,007	I was going to post that I run in an OP too, but then I noticed Bas's #s, . . . . . . . . I exercise in mine.

5 August 2018, 09:07 PM	#80
Onequik135i "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Watch: 116610LV Posts: 2,574	Can’t believe this 10 year old thread has been bumped, lol. I never wear any of my watches during gym time or physical activities etc. I personally would wear a G Shock for that. __________________ 16750 / 116610LV / 116613LB / Ed White 321 / PAM111 / PAM170

5 August 2018, 09:14 PM	#81
Dr.Mehr "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Europe Posts: 682	I run with my LVc. I owned one from 2013 to early this year and had been running with it for a few years. I recently got my second LVc after having flipped the first one. I’m running with the new LVc also and plan to do so in future. However I ran with my GMTc a few times and it stopped working. Had to bring it to RSC and they changed a spring. It worked fine after that but I never ran again with that watch. Maybe due to the GMT complication it’s more sensitive (?). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

5 August 2018, 09:57 PM	#83
direwolf "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: USA Watch: 16610 Posts: 472	For what it’s worth, I have jogged, mountain biked, and surfed numerous times with my SD43, and thankfully never had an issue. Most of the sports models are built tough. I expect my watch to accompany on my adventures and physical pursuits, and my Rolex watches have never let me down.

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