Using Rolex for Intended Purpose

[texan_guy]

Does anyone here actually use their watch for what they were designed for? Any spelunkers out there using their Explorers? Divers? Pilots?

[Antwon412]

I use my DJ to check the date daily!

[texan_guy]

Originally Posted by Antwon412

I use my DJ to check the date daily!

[watchboynyc]

i use the GMT function all the time while traveling..

[phrede]

Yes:

[Sublovin]

I have climbed mountains with my Explorer II and dove with my Deepsea and Pelagos. I have worn my day date on many special occasions. So, yes

[S.Explorer]

I own a GMT but I'm not a pilot. I do wear my Explorer when exploring the great outdoors or urban jungle.

[996marty]

Originally Posted by Antwon412

I use my DJ to check the date daily!

And don’t forget the time also

[2000-NJDEVILS]

DSSD and Sub for SCUBA….

[Yobber76]

I use my my VTNR and/or my BLNR to show how cool I am.
And I do this on planes, so yes I use them for their intended purpose.

[Wingman244]

It’s all a marketing story. I have a Ford Raptor F-150 pickup that I love and it has never seen any high speed Baja desert off-road runs. I have a Daytona in which I use the chrono to time the steaks on the grill - works great.

[richardlo]

I like being outdoors hiking, swimming, surf, offroad with my Jeep, sports and I do wear my Exp II for that. Although, I have not climbed Mt Everest nor explored any deep dark caves.

[Colorado_kid]

Just got back from an overseas trip to Asia for my company , many flights and time zones etc … and my GMT Master ii was so handy. With one glance I knew my kids schedules. If only I knew what they were actually doing!


Did I need it? No, but sure was nice as a travel buddy.


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[csaltphoto]

I take mine diving since it's safer with me than on the boat or in my hotel/condo. But use a computer with a dive timer for backup. I guess if my computer took a dump I could time my safety stop. Hate to do a deco dive with it but I'm sure they used to back in the day with tables. These days with better gear and bigger tanks it's also not unusual for a dive to exceed one hour. Hitting the water in a speedo, no BC, and double hose regulator with a j-valve tank was literally another world compared to today. But that world was when the Submariner was designed.

(A j-valve was a primitive "Time to go up" feature in the early days of scuba diving. There weren't even pressure gauges. But the tank itself had a reserve partition. You basically breathed it dry and when you ran out of air you pulled this wire thingee attached to the valve and it opened up a reserve supply.)

[Starhutch]

My trusty Explorer 2 has seen 30 states in the last 2 years. Does that count?

[sah]

Some tentacles of a Portugeese Man O War on my Sub crystal while diving in Molokini

[ltmgeller]

All the time

[Mr. Superlative]

I take the explorer 2 on the slopes when skiing. Does that count? It is the white dial. :)

[thegrandseirolexguy]

I use my yacht-master to tell time. Does that count?


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[JSCP]

Except diving, or racing, so most to see date, 2nd hour or plain time!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by texan_guy

Does anyone here actually use their watch for what they were designed for? Any spelunkers out there using their Explorers? Divers? Pilots?

Yes used 5513 and 16600 SD for many hundreds of hours underwater fresh and salt. But today doubt if out of all the dive type watches bought today if 90% of them will ever see water other than a dip in the pool or shower.

[jimcameron]

Does anyone here actually use their watch for what they were designed for?

I wear mine because it closely matches the color of my Grey Poupon Mustard whilst dining.

[EzraPound]

I think the intended purpose of modern Rolex is to gloat, trumpet, crow etc. and the majority of Rolex owners use their Rolex for this purpose.

[enjoythemusic]

Hmmm, an excellent question OP. Would have to say i very much do use it as appropriate, though guess it comes down to how one defines certain types of diving. Some i do on a regular basis, some not so much (if at all).

Technical
Dumpster
Deep Sea
Desk
Cave
Muff
etc.

[rmlovett1]

Other than the time function….GMT function yes. Day and date yes, stopwatch no, leap year no, staring at the mechanicals and telling the time on a beautiful open dial (I assume that’s its purpose) yes, and enjoying the moon phase yes.

[2000-NJDEVILS]

I’m an old cat and still occasionally wear my first ever Rolex from almost 50 years ago (1979 DD 36) and it says Sunday May 5 (Happy Cinco de Mayo!).
The old Prezzie still has a use……

[1William]

Overall, not.

[Marcjvr]

Originally Posted by EzraPound

I think the intended purpose of modern Rolex is to gloat, trumpet, crow etc. and the majority of Rolex owners use their Rolex for this purpose.

You beat me to it

Gold sea dwellers aren’t made to impress fish and octopus

[Gearjockey]

Travel USA to Europe and back once per week.
Always bring 16710. Works great for not needing to hack every time I change time zones.
I was doing that with my submariner, but I wondered how much wear and tear it was putting on the mechanicals.

[Snowballs]

GMT 1675 when I was working as pilot.

Constant companion then and it is still senior member of my collection.