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Oh, all members got me wrong.
All I want to say when you do tough work it's better to take another quartz watch. It's cheap and you don't need to worry. Sometimes, it does help and save you a lot. If you damage the chronograph watch you will end paying a lot and other thread clearly shows that.
I am sure no one really tested but if you seriously shake to the maximum level you could your mechanical watches they will lose or gain time just in a few minutes (by the way I did that stupid test, Speedy was not the best, Hamilton was more accurate in the end).
Golf and tennis could be ok, but anything more than that should be avoided.
 
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50+ years old and mine survives tennis in February...


Yes, but are you right or left handed?
 
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Are you left handed?

No, but I use both one and two handed backhands. But even if I was left handed, the watch can take it - people baby their watches way more than is necessary these days. I might be older but I can hit the ball pretty good, and can even stay upright while doing it...



When mechanical watches were all there was, people didn't run around with such angst about doing things with them on...



10lb sledge was used...



Wore this the whole time...no problems...

 
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If he's right handed, then the watch isn't under any real stress from swinging a tennis racket. I suppose if he's playing doubles, his partner could accidentally hit his watch if they were to go after the same shot. Not likely though, I admit. And maybe wearing a Speedmaster on the dominant side playing tennis might not be too bad, I mean how hard can someone of Al's age swing a tennis racket? 😗

Not trying to be a dick, but honestly this is sort of a nonsensical post.

How much stress is the watch under being a daily wearer? That was the question asked, and I provided an example of wearing the watch in conditions that most people wouldn’t put it under daily.

Unlike some other more senior oriented racquet sports, you move around a lot in tennis, and actually use the non dominant hand pretty much constantly. So the watch is being swung all over the place while playing. Again, in the context of the question asked, this is far more than daily wear...that was my point.
 
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Not trying to be a dick, but honestly this is sort of a nonsensical post.

How much stress is the watch under being a daily wearer? That was the question asked, and I provided an example of wearing the watch in conditions that most people wouldn’t put it under daily.

Unlike some other more senior oriented racquet sports, you move around a lot in tennis, and actually use the non dominant hand pretty much constantly. So the watch is being swung all over the place while playing. Again, in the context of the question asked, this is far more than daily wear...that was my point.

You always rise to the occasion, I'll give you that. 👍
 
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When playing an active sport, she wears her beloved Speedmaster safely on her left (crutch side) wrist.
 
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You always rise to the occasion, I'll give you that. 👍

Better than not being able to...
 
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Better than not being able to...

Ain't that the truth...
 
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Oh, all members got me wrong.
All I want to say when you do tough work it's better to take another quartz watch.

Perhaps you misspoke- you said:

If you want a mechanical I would definitely get smt cheaper and 3-hander, because with the chronograph you get that extra charge for any service in case of a damage.

This doesn't line up with "when you do tough work it's better to take another quartz watch." It's a direct statement relating to the speedmaster. You're either saying "don't buy a speedmaster" OR you're saying "when you do tough work take a quartz." Pick one.

You prefer Hamiltons and find them more accurate- totally fine! I'm glad you like your Hamiltons. However, there's zero doubt that you could spend less than $100USD on a quartz watch that was more accurate than the average of our mechanical Omegas, Hamiltons, JLCs- whatever. By that metric, It's foolish to buy any mechanical watch if the goal is to tell time alone. And if the goal isn't to tell time alone? Well golly, there might be a reason to wear a speedmaster over a Hamilton (or vice versa) seeing as how both are insanely impractical if we're just trying to tell time.

Regarding this:
am sure no one really tested but if you seriously shake to the maximum level you could your mechanical watches they will lose or gain time just in a few minutes (by the way I did that stupid test, Speedy was not the best, Hamilton was more accurate in the end).
Golf and tennis could be ok, but anything more than that should be avoided.

Pseudoscience at best.
 
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Better than not being able to...

it's all those sledgehammer lifts, Tenacious D style
 
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My 68ST survived Al talking about tennis last week…does that count? 😉
 
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My 68ST survived Al talking about tennis last week…does that count? 😉

But did it survive the time you were wearing it while someone talked about mowing a lawn? 😲
 
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[QUOTE="ErichPryde, post: 2304502, member: 95376"You prefer Hamiltons and find them more accurate- totally fine! I'm glad you like your Hamiltons.
Pseudoscience at best.[/QUOTE]

You don't get me.
You take your watch , you put it on your wrist. You could take boxing gloves and start to box on a punch bag or simply in the air just throwing hands one two.
E.g. Speedmaster gains 15 seconds in 3-minutes, Khaki - 3-4 seconds. Maybe because small chronograph second hand is easier to knock off, I don't know. But that's the fact.It's not about the accuracy overall it's just how the mechanical watches react to strong shocks = accuracy issues.
The good thing Speedmaster is durable enough and it's a good watch, no doubt. I just don't see any problem to take a cheaper watch for that (preferably quartz)
 
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I don’t worry about the shocks to the movement that strenuous activity might impart, but when working I use welders, angle grinders etc.
I wear a quartz beater when at work because it gets welding spatter and a hot shower of shit from the grinder on a regular basis.
Not to mention being exposed to oil, grease, chemicals and general filth.
This can leave serious irreparable cosmetic damage to the case, crystal etc.
I actually use an Invicta for this…….it’s fun inflicting damage, pain and suffering to an Invicta, but to it’s credit it won’t die!
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I don’t worry about the shocks to the movement that strenuous activity might impart, but when working I use welders, angle grinders etc.
I wear a quartz beater when at work because it gets welding spatter and a hot shower of shit from the grinder on a regular basis.
Not to mention being exposed to oil, grease, chemicals and general filth.
This can leave serious irreparable cosmetic damage to the case, crystal etc.
I actually use an Invicta for this…….it’s fun inflicting damage, pain and suffering to an Invicta, but to it’s credit it won’t die!
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Still looking forward to when this beauty gets listed for 40k alongside the OUTBACK LE we've got up
 
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When we are talking about durability...
I don't see any problem to get $25-$50 Casio watch. In that price range you could get really nice tough watch. Just put your nice watch in a bag and wear Casio.
I think if they were tested a simple digital Casio in 1965 it would definitely were the winner. Shock resistant, magnetic resistant absolutely on different level.
If you want a mechanical I would definitely get smt cheaper and 3-hander, because with the chronograph you get that extra charge for any service in case of a damage. Do you really need that? to pay $800 well in advance, just read other recent thread here
I think Speedmaster is pretty the same as other mechanical watch in terms of durability. nothing special, except the price of the watch/service.

So true, but watch choice is not a logical process off course. If it was, we would all be wearing what is probably the best watch in the world, a Casio of some sorts. (FW-91?). I think I wear an Omega because my whole family wore Omegas when I was a child. But that is not the complete reason, having seen the Omega logo in every Olympic games I am a bit brain washed and to be honest its a bit of snobbery involved. The most important reason is the subjective feeling. It feels solid and looks great.

The thought of a 1965 digital Casio gave me a giggle. It would look a bit like an uhrwerk maybe.


About the tennis discussion, don`t you think that the shock from hitting the ball get transferred to the watch?
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Getting back to OP’s question, I cycle with my speedy nearly every day over moderately rough gravel roads on a rigid fork bicycle with 35mm tires (ie not a cushy MTB). No problems.
 
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Thank you all for chiming in with your experiences! This has been helpful.
 
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Thank you all for chiming in with your experiences! This has been helpful.
Well, what have you decided? Is the Speedy robust enough for your day to day? 😉☕
 
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