A suitable fell running watch?

[Dave_Mole]

Just seen this:
Ricky Lightfoot endorsing a £6000 watch for fell running!!!!
“All you need is a reliable timepiece that can withstand the elements.”

Great journalism, too:
"Fell running is much more complex than a city marathon, thanks to treacherous terrain"
and, wait for it:
"Lightfoot has run up 1,500-metre mountains in Scotland". I knew he was good, but not 155m of extra climbing than Scotland's highest mountain good

[molehill]

Brilliant, I want one, sod the new conservatory that is half built I want a go-faster watch instead.
Hope Ricky got to keep the watch as part of the deal, because somehow I can't believe he actually went out and bought one for fell running. But I may be wrong.

[anthonykay]

"Lightfoot has run up 1,500-metre mountains in Scotland". I knew he was good, but not 155m of extra climbing than Scotland's highest mountain good

He started his run up Ben Nevis from the seabed at the bottom of Loch Linnhe. I will post my pictures of him emerging from the loch along with my Loch Ness Monster pictures.

[Fellbeast]

Haha I follow Ricky Lightfoot on instagram and he is gradually collecting a few sponsors. He for instance has Comfy Balls', the "most comfortable boxers ever" and Premax performance skincare "where skin science meets athlete performance". And I'm sure I've seen him promoting earphones too (I mean fell running and earphones wtf! )

[Mossdog]

Haha I follow Ricky Lightfoot on instagram and he is gradually collecting a few sponsors. He for instance has Comfy Balls', the "most comfortable boxers ever" and Premax performance skincare "where skin science meets athlete performance". And I'm sure I've seen him promoting earphones too (I mean fell running and earphones wtf! )

I once tried on a Seiko and then a Rolex watch in a posh watch shop in Harrogate (just for a laff you understand). It felt like I had a brick strapped to my lower arm. If you used one for fellrunner you'd need another on t'other arm simply for balance, or risk spinal distortion. Expensive job, albeit a weight training aid!

[Graham Breeze]

I once tried on a Seiko and then a Rolex watch in a posh watch shop in Harrogate (just for a laff you understand). It felt like I had a brick strapped to my lower arm. If you used one for fellrunner you'd need another on t'other arm simply for balance, or risk spinal distortion. Expensive job, albeit a weight training aid!

Obviously you are too familiar with plastic Timex watches!

I have owned a Rolex for over 50 years. It doesn't have bells and whistles that tell the time of high tide on Venus or help you fly a plane (like those vulgar Breitlings) but it is light, has a clean uncluttered face and is classicly elegant. And I cherish it.

[molehill]

Obviously you are too familiar with plastic Timex watches!

I have owned a Rolex for over 50 years. It doesn't have bells and whistles that tell the time of high tide on Venus or help you fly a plane (like those vulgar Breitlings) but it is light, has a clean uncluttered face and is classicly elegant. And I cherish it.

But do you wear it for fell running?

[Llani Boy]

Obviously you are too familiar with plastic Timex watches!

I have owned a Rolex for over 50 years. It doesn't have bells and whistles that tell the time of high tide on Venus or help you fly a plane (like those vulgar Breitlings) but it is light, has a clean uncluttered face and is classicly elegant. And I cherish it.

Is the face in Celeste?

[Graham Breeze]

Is the face in Celeste?

Hardly appropriate with a dinner jacket, surely?

[Mossdog]

Obviously you are too familiar with plastic Timex watches!

I have owned a Rolex for over 50 years. It doesn't have bells and whistles that tell the time of high tide on Venus or help you fly a plane (like those vulgar Breitlings) but it is light, has a clean uncluttered face and is classicly elegant. And I cherish it.

I know you're right GB. But I was trying on the large, glitzy ones, just like Ricky was advertising. My other half has a small, ladies Rolex watch that is 40 plus years old. However, it's time keeping is appalling. She had it serviced about 10 years ago and the cost was prohibitive (she disagreed with me and my vulgar, cheap trashy watch fetish!), costing more than my typical annual car service. Just out of interest, I've checked the current servicing costs for Rolex watches and found these quotes:

Rolex service cost 2020.

The costs associated with Rolex servicing are calculated through a variety of factors. The work, time, skill and attention to detail which a Rolex repair requires means that they are among the most valued watches available. The servicing and repairs, therefore, require a great deal of attention from our team of technicians which is reflected in the Rolex service cost.
How much is a Rolex service Price From

Cosmograph service £589.99
Day/Date service £519.99
Professional service £536.99
Date Just service £479.99
Date service £479.99
Perpetual/ Airking service £389.99
Oyster service £429.99
Cellini quartz service £389.99
Cellini battery £59.99
Tudor quartz service £284.99
Tudor chronograph service £354.99
Tudor battery £59.99
Non-official Rolex service mechanical £385.00
Non-official Rolex service chronograph £490.00
Non-official rolex service rolex battery & reseal £49.99
Yacht-Master P.O.A
I'm so very pleased she doesn't own a Yacht Master - !!!!!