Does driving affect the watch movement?

Didn't he say "riding a bike", though?

My nan's '92 Nissan's gear lever shakes in neutral, but it's still when in gear. How much does your car vibrate?

You don't need to be worried. Or maybe you do, are you driving a 1908 Ford Model T?

Even the car has shock protection, so unless you like to crash it, I highly doubt driving your car will have any impact on your mechanical watches.

YouTube’rs like the media need content, so they’ll reach for anything. I’m not going to worry. People have been driving and wearing watches far less shock resistant than today’s models for a long time without widespread ill effects. Drive on and enjoy that watch!

I presume he was talking about hard-mounted paint-shaker engines in old Harley's or something, or possibly if you are in a diesel tank crew. I presume most luxury watch people have vehicles that are smoother than a Magic Fingers bed.

It's on your wrist. Your wrist is essentially a suspension systems for whatever you are holding. If the watch isn't visibly shimmying around and you aren't doing repetitive violent things with the vehicle, I wouldn't be too concerned.

That’s it…Time for a better car.

This is a classic case of looking for problems where they don’t exist. We might as well wrap everything in cotton wool if this is the way we’re going.

I've only ever heard him, or anyone, say that in reference to motorcycles, and even that I would say is usually fine. However, some bikes do shake you to your core, which may cause problems, or at least poor time keeping, over extended use. I'd say any car is a non-issue unless you replaced your suspension with steel bars and all your engine mounts are shot. I know a lot of people wear mechanical watches riding bikes, even dirt bikes, and haven't had issues, but it seems possible. Something I'd probably avoid is leaving it in direct contact with a solid surface that's shaking hard, like chucking it in the glove box of a really shaky car.

Do not take everything a YouTuber says at face value.

Sure, they may be occasionally informative, but their first order of business is making a video and after a while, all the good ideas have have been used and some of the lesser ones have to be used.

I actually put my watch in a padded watch case and in my center console before the ride. But I’d make sure you remove all magnetic objects and I’d make sure there aren’t any electronics or wires running through that space (you can easily get your car’s electrical schematics online). When I get to my destination, I usually will examine the watch and put it on a watch timer just to make sure the accuracy is still as noted by the manufacturer.

If you must drive with the watch I would never put my watch wrist at 12 o clock. 10 and 2 only. Safest positions for the movement.

But I also drive one of these so that makes my watch extra safe because it acts as a natural tourbillon

Yes, Special Relativity tells us your watch movement will run slower in a moving car as compared to one at rest within the same reference frame (like, say, your watch box at home). So correct it for those femtoseconds (I'm assuming you don't drive faster than an appreciable fraction of the speed of light) it loses when you reach your destination.

If Gerald can do it, so can I:

How has every mechanical watch owner (who regularly drives a car) managed upto now....?

Thanks Teddy but I'm gonna take this 'risk'....

This is actually more relevant advice.

If you must drive with the watch I would never put my watch wrist at 12 o clock. 10 and 2 only. Safest positions for the movement.

In case of airbag deployment, you risk the watch getting scratched on your broken teeth, jaw, or nose. The explosive gas may also discolor the strap or bracelet and leave residue.

Oh man. I never even thought of the airbag risk. Maybe we should build specific Stanley Cup watch holders (they can survive a fire)

Relax and enjoy your drives with your watch on… 👍

We have to live in the real world and watches, for the most part, are made for that.

Claping hands is more dangerouse

This seems a bit much. I mean chronographs are quite popular in any Auto racing event. I Wouldn’t be worried one bit.

I think this falls into the camp of folks saying 50-100m of water resistance may not be enough to safely swim or shower with and you need at least 200m (or better yet 300m) to feel like you watch is really safe in the shower.

When NASA qualified the Speedmaster the tests included shock ans vibration trials. The watch passed, Omega will tell you any chance they got, and has since been worn inside actual spaceships. A half decent modern watch can handle your car.

I will never clap again

Are you driving an F1 car?

If not you should be fine

If you are, either way, you should be fine

Unless you're driving a racing car from the 80s, I wouldn't worry.

whatever you have that uhh... vibrates keep it in your right hand

He is talking shit😊

My thoughts exactly. It’s safe to assume that most of us drive a car almost daily. And believe it or not, most of us hold the steering wheel too.

Maybe we should get Teddy to send emails to Cartier and Vacheron to tell them to stop selling the Drive and American, respectively, in light of his new ‘findings’…

I thought this was satire at first

I've worn fragile older automatics on motorcycles varying from 1956 right up to my current 22 model Triumph for the last 30 years and suffered no ill effects....

Pretty sure folks kept their watches on when travelling years ago 😂😂