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Re: Robustness of co-axial escapement

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I wouldn't think your being left handed would increase the amount of shocks the watch gets. Would it?

: Hello,
: I want to buy the upcoming Seamaster Pro with
: co-axial escapement ("steel on
: steel" James bond, GMT, co-axial and
: visual back), but I wonder if this would be
: a good idea since I am a left-handed person.
: I never got used to wearing a watch on my
: right wrist, but perhaps a
: "normal" escapement can withstand
: more schocks (I know, a quartz is probably
: the best solution, but since I absolutely
: fancy a watch with a visual back, this is
: hardly an option :-)
: Thanks for your thoughts,
: Willy

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0 wallclock secs ( 0.18 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.21 CPU)