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LouCan 14 August 2007 03:27 PM

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Just work on the power lines Guys. I do home Improvement on the side so i am always busy. I always wanted a brand new Rolex and now i got it. I live a good and happy life and own a 2006 f-250 Lariat and a 2004 Jaguar S-type . I dont wear mine to work because the nature of my job. metal and electric dont go good together. I dont care what anyone thinks i love my TT YM MOP and CIGARS :joy::joy::joy:Pictures were during hurricane wilma and thats me with the cigar

leopardprey 14 August 2007 03:30 PM

Loucan, BE CAREFUL!!!!! That is one serious job you have!!

LouCan 14 August 2007 03:32 PM

Yes it is. I promise to be carefull

travellingbrit 15 August 2007 12:06 AM

I travel through Europe and Asia Pacific on business and My Explorer 11 travels with me and doesn't leave my wrist ....just LOVE the 24hr hand. Most of my contacts wear Rolex (especially in Asia) so my baby sort of fits in well......

I've only had it for a couple of Months and I'm travelling into some of the murkier parts of eastern eurpe next Month - so debating whether to take my old Longines for 'street ware' - leave Rollie tucked up in the hotel safe.......

Arturo 15 August 2007 12:11 AM

Trial Lawyer. My firm specializes in products liability, professional malpractice, engineering defects, catastrophic industrial injuries, sexual and clergy abuse, workers compensation, statutory and contractual disability among other areas. I started my career, like most astute trial lawyers, representing insurance companies. After some years of working for the dark force to the point that my conscience could take it no more, I took up the speer as opposed to the shield. Now I get to do social justice and be Robin Hood. I am involved with a huge fraud matter involving pension funds that are essentially stolen from hard working people after they have given their lives to a company. Boom, company gets bought, and so does obligation to pay for these funds leaving people broke. I have paralyzed clients, defaced clients, amputees, widows, widowers, parents whose kids have been killed, all kinds of people after 22 years of this.

I usually wear my GMT with black bezel. That is the watch of the day, every day. Then I will sport my LV on weekends or friday nights when I am feeling sporty.

citidon 14 November 2007 06:47 AM

I wear my Rolex SD everyday at work. :thumbsup:

I design watches at Omega :dummy::justkiddi

j/k... or am I?!? :chuckle:

Tareg 14 November 2007 07:04 AM

I'm a structural engineer, and I wear my Rolex in the office AND on site!

Baptistman 14 November 2007 07:36 AM

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Guess what i do

Gaijin 14 November 2007 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Baptistman (Post 354364)
Guess what i do

Paramedic or some medical field?

Either way I want your job just so I can drive that cool car!! :thumbsup: :clap: :bye:

BigHat 14 November 2007 07:39 AM

Corporate Lobbyist in the defense sector last three years. Before that US Marine for 26 years.

Never miss a day without a suit and tie. My only Rolex option is a GMT-IIC TT. I really like it and do wear it at times, but the Lange and the VC listed below actually fit better under most shirt cuffs and seem to make more sense to me than the GMT.

I get zero reactions from my watches unless I go to a watch store.

Oops, just notice this restarted from August

arttay10 14 November 2007 07:40 AM

A lot of respect to you Jon - Paramedic ?

Hasse 14 November 2007 07:55 AM

Hi ! I am an armyofficer and have hade my watches every day, for the past 30 years, therefore the have gained a "sort of patina" during the years.... Probably the watches will take more strain than "my humble body".... Or what would you think..???
/Hasse

DS/B MINI S 14 November 2007 07:56 AM

I am a Distribution Center Manager for a large Electric utility. Since I bought my SD and Exp II a few weeks ago they have received the most wrist time :cheers:

Before that I rotated to a different watch on an almost daily basis. I have a pretty diverse collection that includes:
Omega SMP
Omega Speedmaster
Limes Vintage Nightflight
JDR TV Screen
Glycine KMU 48
Mark II Quad 10
Zeno Magellano Day/Date
Seiko 007 (Yao modded)
Citizen SS Eco-Zilla

There are a few others, but these get the most wear. I make my choice on what to wear each morning based on my mood and planned activities.

zak98 14 November 2007 08:29 AM

software product manager.

wear my airking and submariner, along with an vintage benrus(grandfathers) during the week. only one person has really noticed the rolex(s). he used to own a GMT many years ago.

couple of the salesguys i work with have subs... they noticed immediately at dinner the other night.


:thumbsup:

ryan_m 14 November 2007 08:33 AM

im a licensed automotive service technician at a local toyota dealership.

i can't wear my watch to work. since i use air tools all day long. dont want to shock anything in the watch. by the vibration of the air/impact tools.

i wear a 116710 gmt-c ss btw

hoskilee 14 November 2007 10:42 AM

I am an Engineer at General Motors.

smokerider 14 November 2007 10:53 AM

Blue Bull An Anesthesiologist is some-one who is half asleep taking care of some-one half awake. :thumbsup:

thomas311 14 November 2007 11:06 AM

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An Anesthesiologist is some-one who is half asleep taking care of some-one half awake. :thumbsup:

haha, thats so funny and true...they come dragging their asses in saying, "somebody page?" haha. hopefully there arent any anesthesiologists here. :thumbsup:

im an ER RN. i see this happen all the time.

and no, i dont wear my rolex to work. although there are three that do. two day shift RNs and one night shift. i wear either my swiss army titanium or my tag heuer chrono.

just dont think its worth getting my prize all dirty with sick people.

:cheers:

jpourteau 14 November 2007 11:23 AM

I am a minister, no not a tele-evangelist. :clap: Just a regular minster who loves rolexes

Letsgodiving 14 November 2007 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jpourteau (Post 354526)
I am a minister, no not a tele-evangelist. :clap: Just a regular minster who loves rolexes


A prosperity minister.:thinking::justkiddi

They seem to be getting a lot of press lately.

jpourteau 14 November 2007 11:30 AM

TRUE!!! I gaurantee to save your soul if you give me a new Daytona.:lol::justkiddi

I have been a minster for 18 years and my family owns a construction company. I started collecting Rolexes when I was 18 years old. My first was a datejust stainless. Currently I am the proud owner of 2 and am looking for my fourth. Life is GREAT! :cheers:

jpourteau 14 November 2007 11:31 AM

Letsgodiving - I know this is off subject but I am in Prince George. I dive rehularly at Rawlings. You ever been there? I am also diving Tortola BVI next month.

CoopJr 14 November 2007 11:37 AM

I'm a Mechanical Engineer...I help design telescopes like the Hubble.

Letsgodiving 14 November 2007 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jpourteau (Post 354535)
Letsgodiving - I know this is off subject but I am in Prince George. I dive rehularly at Rawlings. You ever been there? I am also diving Tortola BVI next month.


You're just around the corner. I haven't been to Rawlings in close to 15 years. Is it as dark and cold as I remember?

If you like diving quarry's you should try Fantasy Lake in N.C and Milbrook up in Nova if you haven't already. I assume you can still dive them. Millbrook is close to 90 feet deep from what I remember and very cold at depth.

I mostly wreck dive off Va beach and N.C. these days.

I envy your BVI trip. Nothing like the crystal clear warm waters in the Carrib. :cheers:

jersey 14 November 2007 12:06 PM

Im a Real Estate agent and have been for three years...the market here in Ontario Canada is amazing and we arent being hit by any of the fallout in the USA. Strong growth and many sales got me my GMT IIc

jpourteau 14 November 2007 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Letsgodiving (Post 354547)
You're just around the corner. I haven't been to Rawlings in close to 15 years. Is it as dark and cold as I remember?

If you like diving quarry's you should try Fantasy Lake in N.C and Milbrook up in Nova if you haven't already. I assume you can still dive them. Millbrook is close to 90 feet deep from what I remember and very cold at depth.

I mostly wreck dive off Va beach and N.C. these days.

I envy your BVI trip. Nothing like the crystal clear warm waters in the Carrib. :cheers:


I will stop the diving post after this one...

Last month I did 6 dives there 2 at night, vis 30 ft and about 75 degrees until about 30 ft.:clap:

Ed Rooney 14 November 2007 12:33 PM

Didn't we do this thread recently.

Me: IT director at a DC area "Software as a Service" dot-com.

before that: IT Infrastructure Manager at a big retail company based in Minnesota.

before that: Systems Engineer at a medical staffing company.

before that: US Army NG Aeroscout Observer

yachtsales 14 November 2007 12:39 PM

Take a wild guess

yachtsales 14 November 2007 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hoskilee (Post 354499)
I am an Engineer at General Motors.

Love your cars!! Hate your company!

Rawhyde 14 November 2007 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ron17402 (Post 274255)
Hi all,

I'm a Rolex newbie, soon to get my first Rolex, a ceramic SS GMT II.

I was wondering what you all do for a living and if you wear a Rolex, and if so, which one, in your job. I am in outside sales of industrial capital equipment and have been comtemplating the potential reaction, poistive or negative, from my clients to wearing a Rolex.

I'm curious about what your experiences and reactions have been from clients, co-workers, and bosses.

In many of the threads, I read that some of you don't wear your Rolex at work. Why?

Thanks.


I'm an project engineer for a rather large company, and I wear a Rolex as well. If you called on me, I'd compliment you on a mighty fine watch! I've done it for a bunch outside sales guys over the years. It helps to break the ice and establish some common ground.

Some of my co-workers think it's cool, others think it's a waste of money, and my boss likes it a lot to answer your other questions....

I always thought that engineers would really appreciate Rolexes and other fine watches, but in reality very few have any appreciation for them....most engineers seem to regard them with a degree of disdain. I became an engineer because I have always been fascinated with finely crafted mechanical devices (nice guns, fine watches, cool cars, etc), but most of my co-workers went into the profession for some other reason....

Rawhyde


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