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Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
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Author:  msp3044 [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
Hello Friends, Just got back from a Norweigen Cruise and went to a watch presentation on board. I enjoyed it very much but wanted to get a second opinion from you folks on something they mentioned. They mentioned to never play golf or tennis with your Automatic watch because it can "overwind" the mechanism. I remember when I purcahsed my watch I asked about overwinding and of course they will say just about anything to get you to buy a watch so they told me it wouldn't harm the watch. Does anyone have any further information on this? I don't play golf all that much, maybe ten times a year but I have been leaving my Everyday SuperOcean on to play. Thanks.
Author:  Watch nut [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
IMO I don't playing golf would harm an automatic in any way, but let's get more opinions from the pros here. I never wear a watch golfing, all my breitlings are heavy and will throw off my swing LOL
Author:  greenbull [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
It cannot overwind.
The repeated high G-forces however, can be devestating for the delicate mechanism, and should therefore be avoided at all costs. There's lots of threads on this subject btw.
Author:  Roffensian [ Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
Lots of threads indeed. Many people will tell you that they play golf in automatics and have no issues but it is most certainly a very bad idea. Jaermann & Stubi did an analysis of the g forces involved during the development of their 'golf watches' and established that a successful drive could generate 100g of force. I suspect that the force involved in an unsuccessful shot could sometimes be far higher :lol:

Tennis will likely be less force, but still not recommended.
Author:  Novacastrian [ Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
Good reason to buy an Aerospace. Quartz, light- weight, slim- line. Then again, isn't the point of golf to get away from your watch?
Author:  Driver8 [ Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
Novacastrian wrote:
Good reason to buy an Aerospace. Quartz, light- weight, slim- line. Then again, isn't the point of golf to get away from your watch?

Or indeed just throw on a G-Shock for any kind of sports activity. Works for me!
Author:  msp3044 [ Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Playing Golf or Tennis with an Automatic Breitling ?
Good advice ! thanks fellas
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