2006-10-17 16:35:23 · 14 answers · asked by greendave21 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
some are battery powered. some are spring powered (automatic)
2006-10-17 16:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ask, and it shall be answered~ 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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You are way off mark. I collect watches (including Rolex). I am what you call a "Horologist". Anyone who tells you that you can identify a Rolex by how the second hand moves knows nothing about Rolex. You can get watches for $10 with nice smooth moving second hands. 1. Some 70's era real Rolex do use batteries. If the watch says "Oysterquartz" on the front then it is a battery powered watch. 2. You can only get the battery at a specialty watch shop. The battery type was common in the 70's but not today. 3. If the watch is 40 years old, then the battery has leaked inside by now. The watch is not repairable. 4. If the watch is mechanical (as is the case for almost all Rolex) then it must be serviced every 4 years or so. If yours has been sitting around all this time then the lubricant inside has turned solid and that is why the watch does not work. 5. Fake Rolex from the 80's often had batteries because battery powered movements were cheaper than mechanical movements. However today mechanical moments can be made for less than $5. 6. If the watch is fake it will not run long enough for your father to leave it to you. Fake Rolex are really really really cheap made watches. 7. If the watch is fake it is not worth the cost of the battery. There is no such thing as a quality fake Rolex. Only people selling fake watches make such silly claims.
2016-03-29 00:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rolex Battery
2016-12-15 18:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How do Rolex watches work. Are they battery powered or what?
2015-08-13 01:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the model line.
Most Rolexs are automatic mechanicals. This is a self-winding mechanism where a weighted rotor swings with the motion of your wrist, winding a mainspring in the watch. There is no battery...this is a design that has been around since before batteries were available.
Some are wind-up mechanicals, mainly the Celini line of dress watches. Same concept, but no rotor...all winding is down by the crown (the "old-fashioned" way).
Rolex HAS made battery-powered quartz watches, called the Oysterquartz line. This line has since been discontinued.
2006-10-18 16:32:06 · answer #5 · answered by Mark O 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
To #1mom Do you sit on your head? A Rolex is not battery powered . I have owned three for about 2000 and the only way to get it to run is to wind it or to shake it.
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2016-02-28 11:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by billyd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Battery Watches
2016-10-03 11:42:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are batterie powered. The battery is one of those small round flat ones (I'm not exactly sure what that type is called, but that is the kind they use). With Rolex and other expensive watches like those it is safer to take them to a jeweler to have the battery placed in correctly. This is why you normally get a five year to life time warranty on them.
2006-10-17 16:49:08 · answer #8 · answered by no.#1 Mom 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
There are many styles and types of watches made by rolex.
most are selfwinding (use kinetic energy) some are manually wound
2006-10-17 16:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rolex watches are either of the "wind up" type or are self-winding as described by the gentleman just above me. Rolex makes no "electronic" watches. If you happen to see one that is, it is a fake - and there are plenty of them around.
2006-10-17 16:46:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you get your hands on one bust it open with a rock and take a look inside....I don't like Rolex watches very much ...the finest watches are made by "Heuer"..Now know as "Tag Heuer"
2006-10-18 11:02:24 · answer #11 · answered by barfoeng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋