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Juggernaut · 23 October 2009, 02:07 AM

Rolex has been very successful in producing watches with functions specific to various occupations: car racing (Daytona), Diving (Sub and SD) pilots (GMT Master II) etc. etc.

Why don't they make a Pulsometer watch for doctors? Various other watch makers have done it like Accutron and Kobold.
Here's one:

It would seem like a good idea, especially because MD's are frequently Rolex owners. It's a shame Rolex doesn't make a watch specifically for one of their largest group of consumers!

moviefreak · 23 October 2009, 02:12 AM

I guess they figured out you could just count.. and I would guess MD's do not want to be reminded of work when they look at their watch..

WatchTimes · 23 October 2009, 02:37 AM

That would be very cool, another excuse to buy a watch for my Fiancee but I doubt it will happen anytime soon.

2th Dr · 23 October 2009, 02:47 AM

Cuz most of us use a BP monitor that takes the pulse also.

Seriously, I'd buy one if they came out with one!

Gerardus · 23 October 2009, 02:48 AM

They are too busy.... upgrading the size as they did with the DJ2.

dalip · 23 October 2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Juggernaut

It's a shame Rolex doesn't make a watch specifically for one of their largest group of consumers!

Because they don't need to...?

BarkMaster · 23 October 2009, 03:10 AM

Too niche, I think.

1000ftSub · 23 October 2009, 03:14 AM

Thats a good idea, and if you know somebody thats a doctor it would make a good x-mas present.

STEELINOX · 23 October 2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 2th DR

Cuz most of us use a BP monitor that takes the pulse also.

Seriously, I'd buy one if they came out with one!

Me three !
Fact is, I brought this up a couple months ago and

Peeps here were 'negative' about it. Ball Watch has some very nice Pulse Meter pieces.
RandY

Dr.B · 23 October 2009, 03:21 AM

Well, maybe my nurse would need one because they do all this for us....

1000ftSub · 23 October 2009, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr.B

Well, maybe my nurse would need one because they do all this for us....

NYC6 · 23 October 2009, 03:22 AM

Do those watches take the pulse of the wearer?

BASSETHOUNDS · 23 October 2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 777

Too niche, I think.

Yes, Then again I own a Deepsea and don't go diving to 3900m ... who does anyway ?

1000ftSub · 23 October 2009, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BASSETHOUNDS

Yes, Then again I own a Deepsea and don't go diving to 3900m ... who does anyway ?

Thats the same question i asked myself. I think the farest i ever went down was 13 meters. ha ha

Dr.Brian · 23 October 2009, 10:08 AM

I get my patient's heart rate from 2 places, the pulseoximeter/ECG and the nurse. No need for me to check a pulse, unless things are REALLY bad and than all I really want to know if it is there or not!
I wouldn't buy one.

Juggernaut · 23 October 2009, 10:44 AM

OK, Ok. So maybe few of us would use it to actually take someone's pulse, but who really uses the chronograph on their Daytona?, how often do you use the bezel on your Sub to time stuff? Do most people with a GMT or Exp II really monitor a second zone? How many Milgauss owners spend the day in a electromagnetic field?
The point is that all the various specialized Rolex Models it seems like a missed opportunity not to have a doctor's watch.

TheVTCGuy · 23 October 2009, 10:55 AM

Wait... Tools (Larry) or somebody else smarter then me... (which is a pretty LARGE group) didn't Rolex offer a pulsemeter on a Chronograph? Back in the 50s?

Dr.B · 23 October 2009, 11:42 AM

Check these pulsemeters out:

And when all else fails I can use one of these....

snow_rocks · 23 October 2009, 11:52 AM

Rolex designed the Prince, back in the late '20s.

Known as the doctors watch for calculating pulses.

Dr.B · 23 October 2009, 12:00 PM

Quoted:

"Prince is another series which Rolex launched in 1928, it is really a masterpiece that involving function, aesthetics and structure as a whole. Since its birth, Prince has been deeply loved by doctors, as they can use it to calculate pulse; this is why Prince was called “doctor’s watch” later. And the professionals who need precision timekeeping to second also become the fans of Prince.
Rectangular in shape, the Prince stood apart at the time thanks to the outstanding performance of its movement. Furthermore, Rolex developed and patented the watch’s unique display of hours and minutes on one side of the winding stem and of seconds on the other."

sakuraba · 23 October 2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 777

Too niche, I think.

That's what I thought with the Milgauss. I still can't believe how much 1019s cost.

Juggernaut · 24 October 2009, 12:53 AM

Thanks for posting that stuff, Dr. B. good digging!

padi56 · 24 October 2009, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Juggernaut

Rolex has been very successful in producing watches with functions specific to various occupations: car racing (Daytona), Diving (Sub and SD) pilots (GMT Master II) etc. etc.

Why don't they make a Pulsometer watch for doctors? Various other watch makers have done it like Accutron and Kobold.
Here's one:

It would seem like a good idea, especially because MD's are frequently Rolex owners. It's a shame Rolex doesn't make a watch specifically for one of their largest group of consumers!

They did in the late 1930 1940s called the Rolex Prince with the doctor syle dial, myself been looking for one for may years at the right price..

23 October 2009, 02:07 AM	#1
Juggernaut "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 901	An idea for Rolex... Rolex has been very successful in producing watches with functions specific to various occupations: car racing (Daytona), Diving (Sub and SD) pilots (GMT Master II) etc. etc. Why don't they make a Pulsometer watch for doctors? Various other watch makers have done it like Accutron and Kobold. Here's one: It would seem like a good idea, especially because MD's are frequently Rolex owners. It's a shame Rolex doesn't make a watch specifically for one of their largest group of consumers!

23 October 2009, 02:12 AM	#2
moviefreak "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: in my house... Posts: 5,524	I guess they figured out you could just count.. and I would guess MD's do not want to be reminded of work when they look at their watch.. __________________ Cheers, Eduardo Be a WIS not a WUSS... and remove all the stickers..

23 October 2009, 02:37 AM	#3
WatchTimes 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: JYogi/Jeremy Location: Metro Detroit USA Watch: It's a Rolex! Posts: 5,787	That would be very cool, another excuse to buy a watch for my Fiancee but I doubt it will happen anytime soon. __________________ "You won't rise to the occasion - you'll default to your level of training." Barrett Tillman Kentucky Colonel, Tennessee Squire & Combat Leprechaun

23 October 2009, 02:48 AM	#5
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23 October 2009, 03:10 AM	#7
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23 October 2009, 02:47 AM	#4
2th Dr Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Mark-O! Location: Arlington, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 12,714	Cuz most of us use a BP monitor that takes the pulse also. Seriously, I'd buy one if they came out with one!

23 October 2009, 03:14 AM	#8
1000ftSub "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Mike Location: Orlando Posts: 2,471	Thats a good idea, and if you know somebody thats a doctor it would make a good x-mas present.

23 October 2009, 03:21 AM	#10
Dr.B "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Fernando Location: North Carolina Watch: SS White Daytona Posts: 1,944	Well, maybe my nurse would need one because they do all this for us....

23 October 2009, 03:22 AM	#12
NYC6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Dennis Location: L.I./N.Y. Watch: SUBMARINER 14060M Posts: 2,769	Do those watches take the pulse of the wearer?

23 October 2009, 10:08 AM	#15
Dr.Brian 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: CA dreamin' Watch: ing the market. Posts: 5,906	I get my patient's heart rate from 2 places, the pulseoximeter/ECG and the nurse. No need for me to check a pulse, unless things are REALLY bad and than all I really want to know if it is there or not! I wouldn't buy one. __________________ -Brian AUDENTES FORTUNA IUVAT 十人十色

23 October 2009, 10:44 AM	#16
Juggernaut "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 901	OK, Ok. So maybe few of us would use it to actually take someone's pulse, but who really uses the chronograph on their Daytona?, how often do you use the bezel on your Sub to time stuff? Do *most* people with a GMT or Exp II really monitor a second zone? How many Milgauss owners spend the day in a electromagnetic field? The point is that all the various specialized Rolex Models it seems like a missed opportunity not to have a doctor's watch.

23 October 2009, 10:55 AM	#17
TheVTCGuy Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Paul Location: San Diego Watch: 126619LB Posts: 21,540	Wait... Tools (Larry) or somebody else smarter then me... (which is a pretty LARGE group) didn't Rolex offer a pulsemeter on a Chronograph? Back in the 50s?

23 October 2009, 11:42 AM	#18
Dr.B "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Fernando Location: North Carolina Watch: SS White Daytona Posts: 1,944	Check these pulsemeters out: And when all else fails I can use one of these....

23 October 2009, 11:52 AM	#19
snow_rocks Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Rick Location: At what TIME?!!! Watch: the SKY tonite! Posts: 3,225	Rolex designed the Prince, back in the late '20s. Known as the doctors watch for calculating pulses.

23 October 2009, 12:00 PM	#20
Dr.B "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Fernando Location: North Carolina Watch: SS White Daytona Posts: 1,944	Quoted: "Prince is another series which Rolex launched in 1928, it is really a masterpiece that involving function, aesthetics and structure as a whole. Since its birth, Prince has been deeply loved by doctors, as they can use it to calculate pulse; this is why Prince was called “doctor’s watch” later. And the professionals who need precision timekeeping to second also become the fans of Prince. Rectangular in shape, the Prince stood apart at the time thanks to the outstanding performance of its movement. Furthermore, Rolex developed and patented the watch’s unique display of hours and minutes on one side of the winding stem and of seconds on the other."

24 October 2009, 12:53 AM	#22
Juggernaut "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 901	Thanks for posting that stuff, Dr. B. good digging!

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