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Join Date: Jul 2006
Real Name: Dan
Location: CINCINNATI OHIO
Watch: Daytona/GMTII-C
Posts: 117
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how much do you wear your rolex
I have had my SS/Sub date for about 3 days now and don't want to take it off. When I was buying the watch there was another gentleman buying a rolex also. Apparently he had several from the way he talked. Anyway, he was suprised I was able to find a SS Sub. He told me that I should just take the watch home not wear it and put it up somewhere so it will increase in value. I personally bought the watch to wear. Now, a guy I am working with asked me " why are you wearing that watch at work"? Am I not supposed to wear the rolex other than only on special occasions?? I was even planning on wearing it golfing tomorrow. I hate to hear the responses I get when I do that. I thought this watch was supposed to be a sport watch. Am I going overboard with wearing this or is everyone else just paranoid??
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Join Date: May 2006
Real Name: Urs
Location: QLD AU
Watch: Omega x 2
Posts: 2,046
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You wear your watch?
Wow.... I keep mine in a hermetically sealed, temperature controlled, bulletproof lucite casing that will automatically explode and kill everyone within a 5 mile radius if I even think of opening it! Talk about going overboard....sorry.... Mate, you are absolutely right, wear it and enjoy it! Everyone else is paranoid. It's OK to look after your watches and store them safely, but unless it's a one-of-a-kind museum piece, it's supposed to be worn. Enjoy a great watch!
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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There are few things in life we can enjoy 24/7, a fine wrist watch is one.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: .
Watch: 126610LN
Posts: 35,429
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A 16610 increse in value?
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Honolulu, HI
Watch: 2006 SS DATEJUST
Posts: 19
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I wear mine all day, everyday... with anything I want. I could care less what people say. It's your watch, wear it and enjoy it!
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Real Name: Seth
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Watch: 16613LB, 126610…..
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I've had people ask me the same questions. "You actually wear a Rolex while doing that?" Most recently as I was unloading an old washer out of my truck. My response was "yes, I bought it to wear it". It can hold up to what you throw at it. Don't be afraid to get it a little dirty. Just give it a good scrubbin' afterwards!
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Join Date: May 2005
Real Name: God
Location: Washington, D.C.
Watch: What do you think?
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As the others have said, D, wear it. For one thing, it's only a watch. For another, you bought it because you wanted it. Why would you store it away somewhere that you can't enjoy it on a daily basis?
![]() Don't think that it's going to increase in value. It won't. There is nothing so unique about a SS Sub that is going to make it more valuable 10 years down the line. In fact, you won't ever get out of it what you put into it. You never buy a watch as an investment. You buy real estate for that. And how are you going to tell time if you don't wear it? ![]()
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Join Date: May 2006
Real Name: Gabriel
Location: las vegas
Watch: Sea-Dweller
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I agree.. why would you want to store it.. I just grabbed my first one this weekend and It hasnt came off.. I wore it out the store..
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Real Name: Adrian
Location: Bolton, UK.
Watch: Daytona 116520
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I wear mine as soon as I get home from work and take it off the next day before going to work. We are a bit short handed at the moment and I've been helping out whenever it is required. Some jobs are manual and I could end up scratching the watch so I wear my Glycine at work now.
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I used to wear my Rolex all the time for everything and anything. Since I got my PAM01B, I can count on one hand how many times the Rolex has been on my wrist.
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You always count on one hand, you use the other to mark off the numbers.
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![]() I would still wear the LV though. Having knocked the 16610 around, causing a really big ding... and still getting it back from the RSC as good as new, I really don't worry about a few scratches between services ![]() (That's not to say the LV isn't still fairly new looking (its 4 months old now already): I don't go out of my way to damage my watches, but don't mind a few scratches when they happen ![]() Last edited by Islander; 25 July 2006 at 07:07 AM.. |
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i wear it all day everyday...only take it off to sleep
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I wear mine to work and take it off when I get home in the evening. I'm actually glad to get it off my wrist in this hot weather, and I didn't realise when it stopped this morning that I hadn't worn it all weekend.
I'd wear it for most activities, except where I knew there might be a chance of it getting damaged - gym, sports, etc. Eg I wore it in the sea in Cyprus last year. Most guys would wear it more but I hate something on my wrist in the evening when I'm relaxing and definitely not to sleep with on. |
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I'll wear my sub all day every day as well....
Like Seth, I get the comment " you wear your Rolex here or there ..??" Bet your a$$ I do!!!! What's the bloody point otherwise ? You're better off selling the watch and going on vacation or something.... |
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I wear my Panerai's or Rolex everyday for every activity.
The Rolex tends to get more wear for the "rough" stuff. (yardwork, quadding, water skiiing etc, only because i'm getting lazy at changing straps lol) Wear it in good health, you bought it to wear it. It will take just about everything you can throw at it.
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Wear that watch as much as possible
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Real Name: Jeff
Location: Florida
Watch: PAM 1090
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I wear mine every day to work. I also wear it all weekend unless I'm doing house/yard work. It's probably on my wrist 12 hours/day.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: California
Watch: Submariner, GMT II
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I wear mine 27/7. I only take it off when I take a shower, or when I'm working with hand tools.
Just today I had someone at work notice it and say "You wear that watch here?" I told them that's how I know what time it is. How can you possible enjoy a watch that is sitting in a safe at home? |
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Wear the watch whenever you want, and wherever you want. I wear my sub almost all the time. I don't sleep with a watch on my wrist and I've got to remove the watch during surgery. Other than those times the sub is usually found on my wrist and I enjoy having it there.
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Fondly Remembered
Join Date: May 2005
Real Name: JJ
Location: Auckland, NZ
Watch: ALL SOLD!!
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Wear it as much as you like (like I do)...but for Pete's sake DON'T scratch it (like I DON'T)!!
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Join Date: May 2005
Real Name: maverick
Location: Prescott
Watch: Rolex
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I wear mine all the time, golfing, whatever. They are made to be worn.
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Location: New Jersey
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enjoy your watch...you have one life to live....I enjoy my LV everyday and ross-simmons in short hills said...thats the first time i've seen that watch in person...i've only seen it in pictures... That's priceless....
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Real Name: Richard Kloc
Location: New York
Watch: Deepsea D-Blue
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I wear my Anniv sub every day from morning to bedtime. I do leave it on the winder if I know that I will doing some extraordinary dirty stuff, which is rare.
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Join Date: May 2005
Real Name: Daren
Location: Austin
Watch: the road
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Congrats on a great watch!! I don't owm a Rolex, but I can tell you that it will take anything you can throw at it.
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#29 |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: HongKong
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Watch is buying for wearing. I wear my Rolex everyday:)
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Location: Bay Area, CA
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every day for a few weeks now...makes you want to throw away any old watches, as it makes them look so cheap. However, I still actually like my fossil with the big leather band.
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