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So I have a Chrono Evo (as you can see in the pictures below) and I randomly came across a post on B-Source saying that wearing it during golf will harm it?!

I recently bought a diver pro strap (deployment) for this reason....to golf with it comfortably!

So is it really going to mess it up? Has anyone had this problem or is it a fallacy?

The part I do not understand in regards to " Golfing can harm mechanical watches" is that much of Golf is sponsored by Rolex (which my Dad has). And many golfers on the tour wear their watches while golfing. I understand if it breaks they won't care because the are billionaires and would just get another but still! Why would they sponsor golf it they would break during it????

Everyone wears there Rolex's and other fancy watches golfing and I never met anyone with a problem before.

So what is the deal?

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A lot of us have and continue to wear them golfing without problem. I used to wear mine but have stopped for comfort reasons.

On a side note, anybody notice Ricky Barnes wearing the Breitling hat during the Masters?

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-RJ

Good to know! Thats what I thought, but since it was mentioned in another thread i thought I would get others' take on it!

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Well youre definitely going to get differing opinions on it, but it seems like many more have had no problem with it than those who have had problems.

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-RJ

you wont find ANY who have had problems, there are a bunch of people who are scared to do anything with their watches, its crazy.

Well.......

I don't play golf so it's irrelevant for me. However I have certainly advised that there are risks - because there are.

There is a company (name escapes me right now, will dig it out on the weekend) who produce mechanical watches for golfers and did a lot of research that they made available about the forces that are exerted. Of course it was designed to show how thier case designs are engineered to prevent the forces from reaching the movement, but the bottom line is that golf swings can exert forces of hundreds of g and it will be transferred through the watch case. If those forces reach the movement then it could certainly cause damage.

Is it a practical problem, I don't know, but the risks certainly exist and eliminating the risk would seem to be the sensible thing.

The golf issue has been brought up a few times and it can be complicated. Golf swing forces and accelerations have been calculated. One issue is they typically are concerned with the maximum clubhead speed/acceleration at the time of ball impact. The accelerations in this area may be very different than at your forearm (where a watch is worn).

However, I saw an article where someone calculated the acceleration in G forces on the club shaft just below the hands (grip area). It came to about 30 G's. The calculations were reviewed by a second source and they thought that 30 may be a little high. I'm not sure if this is good or bad for a watch on the wrist. I may be more concerned about any "shock" issues the watch may get with any abrubt mis-hits (where the ground makes more contact with the club than the ball - happens quite often for me, ha!). This may be a good topic to dwelve into - any physics or engineering types?

Don't know if this helped. I golf a lot and don't wear my watch mainly because of comfort - too heavy and bulky.

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Going back to the player wearing the Breitling cap during the Masters, how shabby the cap looked all white with just the mere hint of what Breitling is all about............i think he had it on of his own free choice...didnt get a glimpse of any watch he was wearing though....unless Breitling do golf advertizing,or promotions, if they do please improve the image, it was defo second rate.
In all the years i played golf i always played wearing a watch, not as high class as a BREITLING either without any problems.................so cumon Breitling get the act together.

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The company I was thinking of was Jaermann Stubi - http://www.jaermann-stuebi.com/en/home.html

There was an article in the December 2008 International Watch where Urs Jaermann claimed 100g of force during a drive.

100g? I think there is some sort of error in that figure and I would like to see how they arrived at that. In any case, I have golfed for over 45 years and have never had a problem with wearing a mechanical watch. And, I have never heard of any problem with it aside from the article mentioned. The only problem wearing a watch, mechanical or quartz, is if you wear one with a leather strap. On a hot day, you will sweat a lot and that is tough on them. Otherwise , swing away.

No idea on the science, the quote is:

"A successful golf swing with a driver generates about 100 Gs...... We had it (their watch) tested by a professional golfer, who hit 9,000 drives with the watch on his wrist"

"successful golf swing"....I safe! You should see me drive

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=376958

Sounds like a few guys damaged theirs during golf......

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