Does anyone wear their mechanical watch for moderate to high impact sports?
Earlier this year I purchased the seiko solar quartz sumo GMT for all my bouldering and travel needs and it serves it's purpose quite perfectly, but a small part of me misses the romance of a mechanical movement (and perhaps a shorter lug to lug).
That said, a mechanical alternative could be something like the lorier hydra siii. But would it still be able to handle the rough and tumble of "extreme sports"?
What's your experience?
Pic: the sumo on a train from Zurich to Marseille.
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I'm glad you mentioned the shock resistance, is shock resistance the same as impact?
With bouldering and climbing I would be more weary about scratches and stuff.
With bouldering and climbing I would be more weary about scratches and stuff.
Gotta crack some eggs for the omelet, so long as the egg isn't the crystal haha
My Mrs Hamilton khaki king auto survived a motorcycle crash - bezel & case hit tarmac, got a few gouges but still runs as well as ever...can't say the same about my better half tho (2 rods and surgery, taken 9 months to walk )
So I doubt that bouldering will be as extreme as that - don't underestimate how tough these precious little machines are!!
The main problem you'll get is scratches - it's highly unlikely you'll break the crystal.
Personally I'd go for a Seiko with their diashield coating (my Willard after 18 months still looks like new, but I'm not too heavy on watches being over 50 & a shop worker)
Hope that helps, & good luck 🤞🏻🍀
My Mrs Hamilton khaki king auto survived a motorcycle crash - bezel & case hit tarmac, got a few gouges but still runs as well as ever...can't say the same about my better half tho (2 rods and surgery, taken 9 months to walk )
So I doubt that bouldering will be as extreme as that - don't underestimate how tough these precious little machines are!!
The main problem you'll get is scratches - it's highly unlikely you'll break the crystal.
Personally I'd go for a Seiko with their diashield coating (my Willard after 18 months still looks like new, but I'm not too heavy on watches being over 50 & a shop worker)
Hope that helps, & good luck 🤞🏻🍀
Good to hear your better half is okay! Thanks for sharing the story and experience!!
The bouldering I'm doing is definitely not anywhere near that of her experience
Apart from some body weight training, I don't do any other sport. But I wear my inexpensive automatic watch with 7s26 in it to do literally anything. Chopping woods, ploughing, doing dishes, etc. Done that for a year. Still running like a champ after a year.
As long I wear it, I guess it runs about a minute late/weekly.
I rarely take my watch off.
I wear my vostok for general construction work for long time,had never problems.
I use my casio g shock for sports/ heavy work. I don't worry about scratches but the thought of movement damage or crystal breakage is too much
Not sports per se however the impact and vibration that mechanical watches sustain during power boating and off roading can be pretty hellacious.
My retired octogenarian accountant friend wears his vintage Calatrava to Morton’s when he orders a 5 pound lobster dinner, no watch will suffer a more vigorous workout than Morty digging in!
I assume most of my watches would hold up to my "sports" but I don't have a reason to risk damaging one of my carefully chosen watches. I have a couple inexpensive (& easy to replace) watches (a Timex & a Bertucci) to wear when I don't want to worry about my watch.