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baybombers · 30 October 2011, 03:12 AM

I don'y know if we "have" to call them what Rolex does but I do believe if you send one into RSC with a non-Rolex nickname the technicians will confiscate the aftermarket name and return it with it's original name.

Grumpy Badger · 30 October 2011, 03:25 AM

"Luxury" and "Sport" are two words that are not necessarily mutually exclusive in my world...

A lot of my sports kit is also very luxurious. That may be because it gives me a performance edge but, more likely, I just get more pleasure from using nice things...

I can't go into any detail about the items I own that fall most obviously into the Luxury/Sport category but, sufficient to say, they are made to very exacting standard, finished to look beautiful and perform extremely well even if that performance is not significantly better than a lower end competitor...

wyattearp · 30 October 2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cgjane

I would buy that watch. Seriously I would.

I second that. Looks sharp.

cedargrove · 30 October 2011, 04:09 AM

To me a "sports watch" is a somewhat generic term. I don't know if there is a precise definition, but as others have suggested, watches with a functional bezel is a good start.

Just because a watch is expensive and a luxury for most, doesn't mean it can't be a sports watch. Simililar to how some luxury cars are also sports cars.

Paulie 50 · 30 October 2011, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by skywag

Rolex makes jewelry. Certainly not accurate timepieces.

Lately I have begun just wearing them without adjusting them to the current time or winding them. Just out of the safe and on to the wrist.

My cell phone has more accurate time. And If I need accuracy I reach for my Citizen.

I know where you are coming from, i have many friends who tell me their Rolex's are sh.. time keepers, but i'm afraid i cant subscribe to that mind set because if you pay thousands for a watch, the least you demand is that it keeps good time; as a matter of interest, just a few weeks ago my 11 year old Daytona was returned to me after a service, i set it to the atomic clock, and up to now it has not lost a second, even with the chrono working.

brownbear · 30 October 2011, 06:37 AM

Great discussion here.. Thanks for all of your remarks.
Many valid points..
I only saw one example of Rolex actually calling a sports model and that is the "Brown Bear Sport". BrownBear must have watch....
I guess we can call our watches anything we want and those names can be applied with whatever activity we are doing.
Someone wears their Cellini while biking, they can call it a sport watch. Someone wears their Sub to a black tie affair, they can call it a dress watch..
None of this is actually official but I do enjoy the discussion.

GradyPhilpott · 30 October 2011, 07:14 AM

A watch is whatever you use it for, so long as it will hold up under the stresses of whatever that is.

30 October 2011, 03:25 AM	#62
Grumpy Badger "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Mark Location: Bonny Scotland Watch: 14060M Sub (cosc) Posts: 5,280	"Luxury" and "Sport" are two words that are not necessarily mutually exclusive in my world... A lot of my sports kit is also very luxurious. That may be because it gives me a performance edge but, more likely, I just get more pleasure from using nice things... I can't go into any detail about the items I own that fall most obviously into the Luxury/Sport category but, sufficient to say, they are made to very exacting standard, finished to look beautiful and perform extremely well even if that performance is not significantly better than a lower end competitor... __________________ Don't mind me. I'm full of scotch, bitterness and impure thoughts! "You have enemies? Good! That means you stood up for something, sometime in your life." Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS.

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30 October 2011, 03:12 AM	#61
baybombers "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Paul Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 139	I don'y know if we "have" to call them what Rolex does but I do believe if you send one into RSC with a non-Rolex nickname the technicians will confiscate the aftermarket name and return it with it's original name.

30 October 2011, 04:09 AM	#64
cedargrove "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Rich Location: Canada Watch: Milgauss, GMT IIc Posts: 3,013	To me a "sports watch" is a somewhat generic term. I don't know if there is a precise definition, but as others have suggested, watches with a functional bezel is a good start. Just because a watch is expensive and a luxury for most, doesn't mean it can't be a sports watch. Simililar to how some luxury cars are also sports cars.

30 October 2011, 06:37 AM	#66
brownbear "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: Danny Location: georgia Watch: it Bub Posts: 1,334	Great discussion here.. Thanks for all of your remarks. Many valid points.. I only saw one example of Rolex actually calling a sports model and that is the "Brown Bear Sport". BrownBear must have watch.... I guess we can call our watches anything we want and those names can be applied with whatever activity we are doing. Someone wears their Cellini while biking, they can call it a sport watch. Someone wears their Sub to a black tie affair, they can call it a dress watch.. None of this is actually official but I do enjoy the discussion.

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