What makes you look at your Rolex

[*Erik]

Originally Posted by watchwatcher

Its incredible good looks and flawless manufacture.

OK, I'll put this out there-I am guilty of looking at it and still not knowing the time. There, I said it.

X2!

This happens to me too, i wonder what the time is, look at my watch and stare a while then continue what I was doing only to realise I forgot to read the time and go for a second look.

[steve.r]

Thanks for your replies on my thread, some interesting reasons. The pic below is exactly what i am meaning for me. The lume... oh.. the lume lol

[SeaAndSky]

Curiosity about the current time.

[bradj]

My daughter was born this Monday at 12:33pm... I looked at my Submariner to note the time

[Franks07]

Full disclosure...I rarely know what time it is after gazing at my vintage Sub. Must be some sort of affliction me thinks

[boogiebot]

Just for pure enjoyment. We have so many ways to tell time. And I would say that most people just use their phones.

I do once in a while look to see for new scratches.

[msdaytona]

Originally Posted by Dvenus11

Wow i thought i was the only one that did this

Me too!

[HogwldFLTR]

Frequently wanting to know what time it is will do it for me, too.

[steve.r]

oops!

[tomallen]

Originally Posted by steve.r

ok, a kind of strange question.

I recently bought a new Explorer ii and I love it. Been wearing it every minute i can. I often look at it as I am at my desk or in the workshop, but what i really love (and this might sound a bit weird) but I sit next to the window in my office and the lume gets fully charged. When i get up to leave the office, in the darker corridor I love to look down at my wrist to see the hands and dots glowing brightly. It's like I am hypnotized by it.

What is your watch's best feature that fills you with the feeling of 'yeah, Rolex on my wrist' ?

This is an interesting question. For many, Rolex is just a watch and is used for tracking time. For me, I do use my Rolex watches to keep track of time but they are also a mass produced, precision engineered, mechanical marvel. I find myself looking at my watch and seeing the fit and finish, the classic style, durability, and the accurate reliability. As far as collecting Rolex watches as a hobby I can enjoy my hobby at any given moment in the day, sitting in traffic, a stressful time in work, standing in a long line, I can glance down at my watch check the time, enjoy my hobby for a few moments, "yeah Rolex on my wrist".

[Rogdogg]

I really love the lume on my ExpII. It's amazing against the white dial. I love how it subtlety changes as you walk through varying degrees of brightness in a room

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[Racerdj]

Originally Posted by AK797

I love lume too.

Great picture. I always enjoy lume shots. The only thing missing from my DDII but I don't know where they could applied it. There is nothing like Sub lume!

[scranger]

Waiting for my wife.

[SeanExpII]

I love the white dial on my ExpII, especially when the light hits it at a certain angle.

[Donaldabbotjordan]

To see what time it is.....

[olopokram]

I can completely relate. Ever since I got my TT sub with sunburst dial, every time I'm driving, my eyes keep getting drawn to it, I just can't get enough of it!

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by raky

For me it is the GMT hand. I love the fact that there is some utility to this watch compared to some of my others.

Ditto.

[Davey11]

mostly to check the time. always love walking in from outdoors into a dark area and be surprised by that beautiful blue lume (which on a ND sub C looks crisp n clear), and also the 3, 6, 9, markers on my 36mm explorer never cease to attract mine eyes.

[Davey11]

cool thread, with some interesting replies.

[jshepard]

This probably sounds weird but I like to glance at myself wearing the watch when I'm out passing by mirrors or reflections on the windows at the mall. Haha I appreciate the watch as a part of me rather than a separate object. Haha and yeah, I see myself and the watch with my hand in my pocket and go, "oh yeah who's that cool guy in the mirror?!"

[Invictus Maneo]

Originally Posted by bradj

My daughter was born this Monday at 12:33pm... I looked at my Submariner to note the time

Not to hijack the thread but CONGRATULATIONS, Brad! You'll never look at 12:33 the same way again!

[AK797]

Originally Posted by steve.r

Thanks for your replies on my thread, some interesting reasons. The pic below is exactly what i am meaning for me. The lume... oh.. the lume lol

Awesome shot!