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Are breitling watches shock protected? Say compared to a g shock aviation watch?

Certainly not in the way that a G-Shock is. Breitlings have Incabloc shock protection that is essentially a spring-loaded system for the jewels on the balance wheel to protect it from damage due to physical shock. However this is nothing like a G-Shock's level of impact protection.

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A mechanical watch is going to be inherently more prone to shock than a quartz, so a comparison to a G Shock isn't really fair. The movements have shock absorption on critical parts - notably the arbor for the balance, and the cases are designed to deflect shock around the movement, but activities that may lead to excessively high acceleration forces should be avoided.

edit, Driver8 beat me to it.

No not compered to a G shock they are fairly shock protected but if they are dropped on the floor or bounced then you can tangle the balance up with can effect the timing. But it depends on what you are doing like sport. hope this helps.


Edit: Driver8 & Roff beat me.

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The G-Shock can take a 10 meter free fall and being stuck with a object like a hammer.

But with that said, I've thus far found my Breitling to be plenty tough.

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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So is tennis and golf ok?

Better not with mechanical watches.