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I am a newb to the forum but find the information valuable. I have a new super avenger that my wife bought me. I love the watch but have not owned an automatic mechanical watch before. Should I not wear the watch while golfing because of the impact of the club hitting the ball and ground. Will this jarring action be detrimental to the movement mechanism? Thank you in advance for your response.

I think the consensus is to not golf with an automatic watch.

A SA? Really? It would probably slow your club head speed down by 10%.

Thanks for your quick response.

I've been wearing my Crosswing (automatic) most days recently - including a couple of times per week golfing. If the concensus of opinion is that this is inadvisable then i'll have to reconsider my golfing timepiece.
Further opinions sought.

In general these watches are made to take a beating and playing golf will not bother them. The real question is, do you want a heavy Breitling on your wrist while swinging a golf club?

There was recently a topic about this on TRF and it was the general feeling that it's fine.

Ive worn a mechanical watch many times without a problem. As Mboeverest said though, it got annoying so I stopped. If I ever wear one now, its a white G-shock. Other times, like recently in Palm Springs, I didnt want to leave it at the place we rented since there were people going in and out, so I wore it during the round.

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Jaermann & Stubi (the guys that make the golf watch with metal from Seve's clubs) did a lot of studies around the forces involved. I don't remember the numbers, and obviously they are trying to sell their technology, but the results clearly showed that the g-forces can exceed the rated shock proofing on most watches.

Can't speak from personal experience as I don't golf, but it's not recommended.

I won't play with a watch on after the Tag I owned fell to pieces after the first drive while having it on .

Stop golfing, start fishing!

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I wear my CA when I play, about once a week. It's been five years, no problems.

I think the shock and impact at the ball and the shock and impact at the grip are two different animals. I do it, but then again it is not advised, it's just that it hasn't been a problem in my case.

Shock Resistance?....
Viewed a program on the Learning Channel about building and testing watches. The watch illustrated was a Tag Heur "Carrera" and the program showed the process start to finish. At one point, after the movement is encased, the watches are given a drop test from three different heights to simulate a range of possible "G" force acceleration imparted on the piece. The description was thus...


150 G = Swinging a golf club.
500 G = Playing tennis.
1000 G = Accidentally banging the watch into a wall.

Having watched the program I can feel better about forgetting to remove my watch during a round of golf if I ever do that (forget). I've always erred on the side of prudence and removed the watch first but hey, that's just me... Anyway, remember to have your wrist over a bed or couch when you put a watch on or remove it. An accidental fall of 3 1/2 ft. to a hard surface will indeed impart potentially expensive damage to your watch. Ask me how I know...
Best,
Ron

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if shocks from golf could hurt the movement, what about clapping hard? This is a serious question, I imagine the G forces in clapping are significant as well.

I've thought about this as well. I always clap lightly if I'm wearing my Breitling, but I have no proof one way or the other as to if it can cause damage.

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Rather than reinventing the wheel on golfing - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=31398&p=234209&hilit=golfing#p234209

As for a hand clap, I don't have any data. But the g force, here it would be negative gs, is a function of velocity, change in velocity, and time interval for the change in velocity, at least in my world also known as Physics for Dummies. So I wouldn't worry about clapping. It wouldn't be much different than a startle response with a quick movement of the arm and abrupt stop. Like what happens in the fairway when you hear "FORE!!," turn around like you aren't supposed to, see a small white projectile zipping towards your head, and throw your arm up to protect your face. That shouldn't bother your watch but the ball/face thing suggests an Urgent Care visit.

But remember when it comes to accelaration/decceleration and shocks, there is almost always a cumulative effect from repeated exposures. Not unlike the concussion you get when the golf ball finds your head - you don't want multiple concussions.

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I think it would be more about the strap or bracelet breaking at it's weakest point{PINS}
and flying 50 yards down course.

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