Will my watch withstand sharp knocks and impacts?

Will my watch withstand sharp knocks and impacts?

In principle, yes. But you should of course avoid them wherever possible. Or tighten the watchstrap as much as possible - this alone is a good way of reducing the effects of impacts. It also helps to compensate for fluctuations in temperature.

A mechanical wristwatch is a precision instrument. Tolerances at the manufacturing stage are in the hundredths and thousandths of millimetres. Extreme, repeated shocks and impacts, of the kind that might be encountered riding off-road on a motorcycle or mountain bike, can have a negative influence on the rate of a watch movement.


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