Once upon a time I had 2 idiot friends...We all had Rolex GMT...Another pilot dared them to throw them up against the wall.
One did! It aint WALL shock-proof
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| Author: | asertway [ Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | iwc shockproof? |
i have recently acquired an iwc. in the manual iwc claims the watch is shockproof. i feel this is a big claim after numerous threads about dropping watches and golfing with them. i have done a little research into what makes a mechanical watch shock resistant. would they cover it if it were to drop ( i dont plan on testing this) how shockproof do you think their watch is? do you believe that they should be able to claim this |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: iwc shockproof? |
Without knowing specifically which watch this is pure guess work, but it probably just means that the balance is shockproofed - a claim made by many, many brands. Basically it means that the jewels at each end of the balance pinion are 'sprung' - generally using one of two shock absorption systems - kif or incabloc. |
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| Author: | asertway [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: iwc shockproof? |
thank you roff ( IW376705 ) i am curious to see what kind of test a watch would have to go through to claim this, or how shockproof it really is. it is kind of like that screw on the back of the bell & ross lol |
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| Author: | Twotone540 [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: iwc shockproof? |
Once upon a time I had 2 idiot friends...We all had Rolex GMT...Another pilot dared them to throw them up against the wall. One did! It aint WALL shock-proof
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| Author: | asertway [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: iwc shockproof? |
Twotone540 wrote: Once upon a time I had 2 idiot friends...We all had Rolex GMT...Another pilot dared them to throw them up against the wall. One did! It aint WALL shock-proof sounds like one actually has balls tho 
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| Author: | wrangler [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: iwc shockproof? |
There's a reason the gauge shows "brains" at one end of the scale, and "balls" at the other. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: iwc shockproof? |
asertway wrote: thank you roff ( IW376705 ) i am curious to see what kind of test a watch would have to go through to claim this, or how shockproof it really is. it is kind of like that screw on the back of the bell & ross lol I think that the Aquatimer just claims shockproof movement which is what I described - spring mounted jewels. It's not something you test for, it just is, and it's a feature of virtually every mechanical movement these days. |
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