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I think that it all depends on how you see your watch. My aim is to enjoy my newly purchased Seamaster AT for as long as possible (at least 20 years), also due to the fact that I simply can't afford to discard such an expensive watch every few years and buy a new one. I also would like the watch to stay in a new condition for as long as possibl At least it's good to know that a Seamaster can take some rough treatment without breaking so easliy. :-)

Common man

: Much is written about shock and vibration
: tolerances, but what are the real
: consequences of exceeding the limits of
: proper handling ?

: My 5-year old Seamaster has been dropped many
: times from a desk or dresser onto a hardwood
: floor, with no apparent ill consequences. It
: has been shaken violently (by a lunatic
: friend, who thought it needed
: "winding"), left sitting on the
: patio in direct sunlight for hours, and
: soaked in hot tubs with me. It runs about +8
: per day, although I've never regulated it.

: A watchmaker once told me that a severe shock
: may break the balance staff. He said
: something about temporary vibration
: upsetting the amplitude, but seemed to imply
: that was less of a concern.

: But is it reasonable to worry about such
: inadvertant abuse, if the watch shows no
: obvious signs of malfunction, and still
: keeps good time ?

: Just a thought.