Rolex Owners?..

[Tripp]

Maybe someday... Or not.

Fanciest watch I've ever had is my Victornox.

Yet another example of one's inability to chose his or her parents. I graduated with a 3.7 and got accepted to a nice little private school. My Dad, the Uncles, and I sat down and had a dutch masters (my first cigar, and I thought it wasnt half bad ) and a glass of 12 year Glenfiddich. A $12,000 watch?? That could have financed my freshman year!

Originally Posted by Tripp

Maybe someday... Or not.

Fanciest watch I've ever had is my Victornox.

I love mine; Officer's LS, Chronograph. The bracelet has taken a beating but I swear the face is scratch proof indestructible.

[Tripp]

Originally Posted by Christoff

Yet another example of one's inability to chose his or her parents. I graduated with a 3.7 and got accepted to a nice little private school. My Dad, the Uncles, and I sat down and had a dutch masters (my first cigar, and I thought it wasnt half bad ) and a glass of 12 year Glenfiddich. A $12,000 watch?? That could have financed my freshman year!



I love mine; Officer's LS, Chronograph. The bracelet has taken a beating but I swear the face is scratch proof indestructible.

Same model! The bracelet was nice and stiff when I first got it, but it's pretty rickety these days.

Originally Posted by Tripp

Same model! The bracelet was nice and stiff when I first got it, but it's pretty rickety these days.

Same here. I have had mine for a little over five years and the bracelet is pretty loose. I have thought about taking it to a jeweler to see if they can do anything about it; I imagine not though. Still love the thing.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by Christoff

Same here. I have had mine for a little over five years and the bracelet is pretty loose. I have thought about taking it to a jeweler to see if they can do anything about it; I imagine not though. Still love the thing.

I was told once they loosen up, not much to cure that problem, specially if gold.
Mine is 16 years old and the bracelet is still pretty tight, almost as if new. The guy at the jewelry store in Vegas even commented on how surprised he was to see it such good shape.
My secret is simple (I think). My friend that use to work for Rolex told me from the moment I got it to make sure it fit snug on my wrist, that it didn't sit loose with any play.
I have worn it that way ever since and I guess it must work well indeed.
BTW, that drove me nuts to get use to as I hated a anything tight on my wrist.
Eventually, I got over it.

Originally Posted by Blueface

I was told once they loosen up, not much to cure that problem, specially if gold.
Mine is 16 years old and the bracelet is still pretty tight, almost as if new. The guy at the jewelry store in Vegas even commented on how surprised he was to see it such good shape.
My secret is simple (I think). My friend that use to work for Rolex told me from the moment I got it to make sure it fit snug on my wrist, that it didn't sit loose with any play.
I have worn it that way ever since and I guess it must work well indeed.
BTW, that drove me nuts to get use to as I hated a anything tight on my wrist.
Eventually, I got over it.

Hey thanks for the tip . I wear mine loose on my wrist, I think I will take it in and have them take a link out. I have the same issue, I hate tight things on my wrist; reminds me of handcuffs...but that's another story.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by Christoff

Hey thanks for the tip . I wear mine loose on my wrist, I think I will take it in and have them take a link out. I have the same issue, I hate tight things on my wrist; reminds me of handcuffs...but that's another story.

Handcuffs are not fun.

I think the concept works of tight around the wrist because if you think about it, if it is loose and gets stretched by your wrist constantly as you use it, eventually, it loosens the links.
By sitting tight on the wrist, that minimizes the chances of that stretching.
As to the tight feel, doesn't have to choke you. Just don't have it with any play on it that allows it to drop. After a while, you get use to it.

BTW,
Same with my wife's. Looks like new.