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#273170 - 12/08/14 09:28 AM Don’t you love Rolex?
Martineza Offline
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Spammer account nuked. This is where I would usually nuke the thread, but it's being retained due to the value of Bingley's followup.



chaosmagnet


Edited by chaosmagnet (12/08/14 03:17 PM)

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#273171 - 12/08/14 10:06 AM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Martineza]
Bingley Offline
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Registered: 02/27/08
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Is it true what I hear -- you can use a Rolex watch as a hammer in survival situations?

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#273174 - 12/08/14 03:36 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Bingley]
Russ Offline
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5357
Loc: SOCAL
LOL, no they're not that tough, but to make up for it they don't keep time as well as a Casio G-Shock you can get for $50. OTOH, they make great safe queens.

BTW, if you do own a Rolex, make sure you have the seals/gaskets/O-rings replaced every 5 years, especially if you really think the watch needs to be waterproof. They're great watches as long as you pay $$ to keep them great. Expensive to buy, expensive to maintain and they keep OK time.

Seiko is marketing a new watch that updates via the GPS constellation. Not only does it update to the second, it also updates your timezone. Costs as much as a Rolex, but it keeps better time.

Disclaimer: I own a Rolex Submariner that had corrosion inside the case because I didn't pay... it's a great safe queen. I wear a Tough Solar, Atomic G-Shock.

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#273175 - 12/08/14 03:46 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Bingley]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
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Rolex used to make a toughened Tritium Submariner for the SBS, but you wouldn't want to use it as a hammer especially since they now cost around $50,000 to $60,000 (Second hand market)


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#273176 - 12/08/14 04:00 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Am_Fear_Liath_Mor]
Russ Offline
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I like the Submariners without the date window. One reason I stopped wearing mine at all is because every time it ran down from too little use, I had to reset the date. BTW, the Maratac mechanical watches marketed by CountyComm use a Citizen/Miyota automatic movement, have no date window and keep pretty good time. Much less pricey to buy than cleaning the watch shown above.

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#273177 - 12/08/14 04:46 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Russ]
hikermor Offline
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Originally Posted By: Russ

Seiko is marketing a new watch that updates via the GPS constellation. Not only does it update to the second, it also updates your timezone. Costs as much as a Rolex, but it keeps better time.



My cell phone does this, and fairly versatile....
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#273178 - 12/08/14 07:13 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Martineza]
Leigh_Ratcliffe Offline
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Was that a cherry nuke, neutron bomb or a good old fashioned bomb pumped x-ray laser? 'Course the Rolex would probably survive...
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#273180 - 12/08/14 07:36 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Russ]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
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If you want to use a watch as a hammer then an el cheapo Invicta Seaspider 0138 might be a better bet.

http://www.amazon.com/Invicta-0138-Collection-Stainless-Polyurethane/dp/B003UNZ07W

The Seaspider keeps reasonable time as well. My one has gained about 24 seconds in the last 6 months. Well within the Swiss made quartz movement specs. Probably not suited for Ectomorphs though!



Edited by Am_Fear_Liath_Mor (12/08/14 07:40 PM)

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#273181 - 12/08/14 09:12 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Russ]
ireckon Offline
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Registered: 04/01/10
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Loc: Northern California
Originally Posted By: Russ
I wear a Tough Solar, Atomic G-Shock.


Mine has been working fine for about 5 years now. I paid about $80 for it. I got more than my money's worth 3 years ago. When this watch goes bad, I'll throw it away and start over.
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#273184 - 12/08/14 10:05 PM Re: Don’t you love Rolex? [Re: Martineza]
ATN Offline
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Registered: 10/14/14
Posts: 46
Although not confined to Rolex, is your watch good for survival situations? My watch is a Casio Pro Trek. I like it mainly because it is solar, tough and waterproof.

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