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Another great answer, Sam. Thanks.

Okay, so now -- specifically -- what is a 5,000 G force like? Given the weight of the watch we're talking about (the data is pulled for the Seamaster w/ 1120 movement), dropping it from 1 meter onto a solid granite slab doesn't seem to me like it would generate 5,000 Gs.

So, is it from a height of 50 meters? Onto cement? Fired from a cannon?

Ball Watches advertise 7,500 Gs shock resistance. (And -40 degre Celcius temperature endurance and antimagnetic to 12,000 A/m.) So are we talking about linear functios, ie, 7,500 Gs is 50% better than 5,000?

I appreciate very much what you are saying about forces upon accelleration. But I'm also remembering previous posts here where folks have pointed out that the depth rating for water resistance on our watches is based on static measure. So, even if you don't go 300m down (as in the case of my 2254.50), the moment you start moving in the water at 100m, a 100m-rated watch would fail (according to precise measures).

So, what we are talking about in G-forces is not simply playing astronaut, but the impact my watch might receive if I were riding my bike, fell, and landed on my watch on concrete. I think this is what the rating is meant to address.

Thus, I want to know what the rating, exactly, means.

Thanks!

Link to my Omega Seamaster 2252.50 review: For a 21st Century Goldfinger
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2254.50 review: Should'a been Bond's Omega
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2255.80 review: "The Electric Blue"
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2541.80 review: Actually-- Bond's first Omega
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2561.80 review: Mid-sized version of 2541.80