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cyberone · 26 July 2009, 10:47 PM

well I would have to say the 20 people a day asking me if my watch is real. prob the most useless thing my watch has :)

ROLEX MAN · 26 July 2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by snow_rocks

what makes the extra features of a rolex so useless

is that the rolex is sold to a majority of people

that don't use the watch for its intended purpose,

other than telling time.

So don't complain about it!

"what" a rolex tells time???

snow_rocks · 26 July 2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ROLEX MAN

"what" a rolex tells time???

YES!!!

My Rolex is correct twice a day!

Sperry · 26 July 2009, 11:21 PM

The correctest answer is . . .

All the darn writing on the dial!

I know it's a Rolex; so do other people with Rolex watches.

I'd be fine with the brand name and all the rest written at the same point size as the tiny SWISS word at the bottom.

snow_rocks · 26 July 2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sperry

I'd be fine with the brand name and all the rest written at the same point size as the tiny SWISS word at the bottom.

There's a tiny SWISS word at the bottom?!!!

rkammer · 26 July 2009, 11:59 PM

Without doubt it's the dive suit extension. Completely worthless to me.

Numismatist · 27 July 2009, 12:10 AM

The manual winding function! I must shake and quake enough to keep it rollin' all the time.

sea-dweller · 27 July 2009, 12:52 AM

The link extensions are pretty useless for me.

theloxmyth · 27 July 2009, 12:56 AM

Hm, "What is the most useless feature..." I find no-thing useless with the ExpyII, save for the non-transferable warranty!

Let's see, I didn't buy a Milgauss because I don't do a lot around magnetic fields.

I didn't purchase a Sea Dweller because I ain't going deeper than 16 feet.

I didn't buy a Daytona (sans the price factor) because I really don't need lap times and other timer functions.

I bought an Explorer because it has the GMT function (#1 son goes to Germany August 1st) and the date.

Oh, and it tells time!

We rode the wild rides at Idlewild yesterday and we both survived,
but it rained a tad so I took it off and put it in my pocket to keep it safe
and I'm concerned that my bracelet stretched with the G-forces encountered.
Then, last night, I got the pillow in the winder wet with sweat!

I foresee buying a TOG because it DOESN'T have any of the features I DON'T want, also.

HAGDIYWT

rkammer · 27 July 2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by theloxmyth

Hm, "What is the most useless feature..." I find no-thing useless with the ExpyII, save for the non-transferable warranty!

Since when is the Rolex warranty non-transferable? I just bought a Sub used that is only about 8 month old and the AD that checked out the watch before I bought it, told me the warranty is transferable as long as I have the filled out warranty paperwork.

theloxmyth · 27 July 2009, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rkammer

Since when is the Rolex warranty non-transferable? I just bought a Sub used that is only about 8 month old and the AD that checked out the watch before I bought it, told me the warranty is transferable as long as I have the filled out warranty paperwork.

I am the last person to ask (...the least knowledgeable), but there's been a bit of a debate over it.

Its nice to know the debate yet continues (...rages on).

BigHat · 27 July 2009, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by padi56

Would agree in todays world the tachometer is seldom used,but cannot agree about the HEV.Its widely used by the professional saturation divers out there,and truth be told I would doubt if 90% of all diver type watches bought ever see water at all. Other than perhaps a dip in the pool or a quick shower or a splash in the sea.

Agree that the HEV is useful for saturation divers and also agree very few HEV equipped watches experience the need to release helium.

TheVTCGuy · 27 July 2009, 02:38 AM

OK!!!!! I've got it!!!! The Winning Answer!!!!!

How about that Tachymeter around the bezel of my Daytona? If I need to know how fast the car I'm driving is going I usually look at the speedometer.

allanofcalifornia · 27 July 2009, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

OK!!!!! I've got it!!!! The Winning Answer!!!!!

How about that Tachymeter around the bezel of my Daytona? If I need to know how fast the car I'm driving is going I usually look at the speedometer.

A speedometer is for wusses?

Allan

TheVTCGuy · 27 July 2009, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by allanofcalifornia

A speedometer is for wusses?

Allan

NO WONDER you get in so many accidents!

Taffi Abernathy · 27 July 2009, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by padi56

The most useless parts of a Rolex watch, the very tough 904L S,steel, the fantastic waterproofness, the ruggedness of the movement, bracelet etc.All are completely useless after reading the many posts on TRF about can I get my Rolex wet.Will my bracelet stretch on its pillow, can I wear my Rolex while riding a motor cycle etc I could go on and on .Its a Rolex one of the toughest watches on this planet, and all Rolex parts functions are meant to be used, in the environments that they were intended for.

A number of years ago, perhaps 15 to 20, Rolex assembled a charming booklet comprised of regular wearers whose watches had been to hell and back and survived various ordeals. Included were accounts of the following: Rolex was inadvertently placed in clothes dryer . . . and survived; Rolex fell off of the wrist of a skydiver many thousand feet up . . . and survived; Rolex was run over by a truck . . . and survived; and finally, Rolex fell off as wearer was placing food in the oven, got baked . . . and survived. In some cases, the bezel, crystal, etc., needed replacing but never the mechanism which always escaped injury. Rolex concluded at the end of the booklet, that their watches were always safest on the wearer's wrist.

Common sense dictates that Rolex would not recruit golfers (or any other sports figures) as ambassadors if these were sports by which the watch would be damaged by its participants. Part of what you are paying for is an enduring timepiece which is relatively impermeable to much at what life throws at it.

allanofcalifornia · 27 July 2009, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

NO WONDER you get in so many accidents!

Gives you a reason to buy another new car!!

Allan

acce1999 · 27 July 2009, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Hi guys,

So we all love our Rolex watches, but we do find some features that are totally useless to us and that we NEVER use.

For example....

1. The extension links on my Subs. Never use them.....and a pain in the butt to open up whenever I need to wash the watches!!

2. The rotating bezel - looks good, but never use it!!

So how about you??

Cheers - JJ

The extension link here also... I do swim, but I rarely (never) dive...

Also... the chrono function on my Tudor Chrono. Do not use it too much... but it looks cool ;-)

Actually, for me the bezel on the sub is of more use, as a reminder.

... have to admit that I do not use the GMT function too much either... but way more than the extension link

Best,

A

vjb.knife · 27 July 2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

If you wrap your watch with the clasp closed around that cushion, it could unnecessarily stretch the bracelet, but ONLY if it's too tight.

So just take off the outer "C" shaped thingy and wrap the watch arond the soft inner core. No problems.

JJ

Stop fooling around, that is just silly.

It is of course the Helium Relief Valve if you watch is so equipped.

JJ Irani · 27 July 2009, 03:28 AM

Now what the hell did I start up this time??

Thrasher · 27 July 2009, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jdc

by association tossers who post stupid questions about Rolex

There are no stupid questions, only stupid tossers asking questions. A group with which, I'm afraid, I have a sometime affiliation...

Jimbits76 · 27 July 2009, 04:42 AM

Mine would be the date on my vintage OD.

I never bother setting it correctly...plus I have MS outlook to tell me what the date is.

J

rockclimber · 27 July 2009, 06:27 AM

My Sub has been to 130ft and back on numerous occasions, I have also used the dive suit link extension twice. I use the rotating bezel for decompression times, but mainly rely on my dive computer for that. I have never been below 160ft so no need for the Sea-Dweller, though I do want one eventually.
The most useless part of any Rolex is the option to go Platinum or White Gold when it looks the same as SS and is not as tough.

vjb.knife · 27 July 2009, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padi56

The most useless parts of a Rolex watch, the very tough 904L S,steel, the fantastic waterproofness, the ruggedness of the movement, bracelet etc.All are completely useless after reading the many posts on TRF about can I get my Rolex wet.Will my bracelet stretch on its pillow, can I wear my Rolex while riding a motor cycle etc I could go on and on .Its a Rolex one of the toughest watches on this planet, and all Rolex parts functions are meant to be used, in the environments that they were intended for.

Would agree in todays world the tachometer is seldom used,but cannot agree about the HEV.Its widely used by the professional saturation divers out there,and truth be told I would doubt if 90% of all diver type watches bought ever see water at all. Other than perhaps a dip in the pool or a quick shower or a splash in the sea.

I agree with your first post as long as it is qualified as this - a Rolex one of the toughest Mechanical watches on this planet.

The second part "the HEV.Its widely used by the professional saturation divers out there," is not true. It is occasionally used by a few, but to say any watch is widely used for Saturation Diving would be a great exaggeration.

vjb.knife · 27 July 2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by rockclimber

My Sub has been to 130ft and back on numerous occasions, I have also used the dive suit link extension twice. I use the rotating bezel for decompression times, but mainly rely on my dive computer for that. I have never been below 160ft so no need for the Sea-Dweller, though I do want one eventually.
The most useless part of any Rolex is the option to go Platinum or White Gold when it looks the same as SS and is not as tough.

Here is one I agree with but we will get blasted for it.

jas55 · 27 July 2009, 11:42 AM

the depth rating, I doubt I will ever get past about 10metres, let alone 100m.

vjb.knife · 27 July 2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ryaus1

the lume is mostly useless ....

I can not agree on this. I like the lume because it looks cool, but also use when camping; it is easy to read the Sub LV most of the night without "re-charging" because your eyes are used to the dark with very little lighting around.

rockclimber · 27 July 2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by vjb.knife

Here is one I agree with but we will get blasted for it.

LOL, I am guilty too though. I bought a 18K YG DD a few years back and rarely wear it. Something about gold/plat on a Rolex is tempting, but nothing feels better on my wrist than the SS Submariner.

jmsrolls · 27 July 2009, 12:18 PM

It was the Cyclops:

Now the beautiful dial is unobstructed and the date is visible without doing the "Rolex salute."

Fr. John†

nektar · 27 July 2009, 02:35 PM

divers extension..

27 July 2009, 12:10 AM	#67
Numismatist "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Chris Location: Camden ME & STT Watch: 116600 Posts: 6,350	The manual winding function! I must shake and quake enough to keep it rollin' all the time. __________________ Rolex 116600 Sea-dweller Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White Legrand FP Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White RB Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Mozart BP Montblanc Meisterstück Mozart BP

27 July 2009, 12:52 AM	#68
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	The link extensions are pretty useless for me. __________________ TRF Member #6699 (since September 2007)

27 July 2009, 12:56 AM	#69
theloxmyth 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Posts: 6,382	An odd mood I'm in, and silly I've been...Pre-apologies : ) Hm, "What is the most useless feature..." I find no-thing useless with the ExpyII, save for the non-transferable warranty! Let's see, I didn't buy a Milgauss because I don't do a lot around magnetic fields. I didn't purchase a Sea Dweller because I ain't going deeper than 16 feet. I didn't buy a Daytona (sans the price factor) because I really don't need lap times and other timer functions. I bought an Explorer because it has the GMT function (#1 son goes to Germany August 1st) and the date. Oh, and it tells time! We rode the wild rides at Idlewild yesterday and we both survived, but it rained a tad so I took it off and put it in my pocket to keep it safe and I'm concerned that my bracelet stretched with the G-forces encountered. Then, last night, I got the pillow in the winder wet with sweat! I foresee buying a TOG because it DOESN'T have any of the features I DON'T want, also. HAGDIYWT __________________ Craig, The (I'm JUST a) Loxmyth. If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955) TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IS ENABLED.

27 July 2009, 03:28 AM	#80
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Now what the hell did I start up this time?? __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

27 July 2009, 11:42 AM	#86
jas55 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Lach Location: Western Australia Posts: 759	the depth rating, I doubt I will ever get past about 10metres, let alone 100m. __________________ Explorer 2-Polar Omega Seamaster Quartz

26 July 2009, 10:47 PM	#61
cyberone Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Art Location: MARYLAND USA Watch: Rolex Gmt masterII Posts: 198	well I would have to say the 20 people a day asking me if my watch is real. prob the most useless thing my watch has :)

26 July 2009, 11:21 PM	#64
Sperry "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Jim Location: Alpha Posts: 3,383	The correctest answer is . . . All the darn writing on the dial! I know it's a Rolex; so do other people with Rolex watches. I'd be fine with the brand name and all the rest written at the same point size as the tiny SWISS word at the bottom.

26 July 2009, 11:59 PM	#66
rkammer "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 440	Without doubt it's the dive suit extension. Completely worthless to me.

27 July 2009, 02:38 AM	#73
TheVTCGuy Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Paul Location: San Diego Watch: 126619LB Posts: 21,540	OK!!!!! I've got it!!!! The Winning Answer!!!!! How about that Tachymeter around the bezel of my Daytona? If I need to know how fast the car I'm driving is going I usually look at the speedometer.

27 July 2009, 04:42 AM	#82
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	Mine would be the date on my vintage OD. I never bother setting it correctly...plus I have MS outlook to tell me what the date is. J

27 July 2009, 06:27 AM	#83
rockclimber Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Posts: 69	My Sub has been to 130ft and back on numerous occasions, I have also used the dive suit link extension twice. I use the rotating bezel for decompression times, but mainly rely on my dive computer for that. I have never been below 160ft so no need for the Sea-Dweller, though I do want one eventually. The most useless part of any Rolex is the option to go Platinum or White Gold when it looks the same as SS and is not as tough.

27 July 2009, 12:18 PM	#89
jmsrolls Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,185	It was the Cyclops: Now the beautiful dial is unobstructed and the date is visible without doing the "Rolex salute." Fr. John†

27 July 2009, 02:35 PM	#90
nektar "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Louisiana Watch: 114060 Posts: 1,678	divers extension..

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