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I didn't have time to look this up last night, but I just found the following post from the founder of this website, the late Derek Ziglar:
: Thanks all for your help. Well if the watch can
: resist 5000 gravity units, it could fall 100
: meters down and hit concrete and it should
: be fine, in theory´!? I would think...
No, the actual peak shock of impact is far greater than just the accelleration of gravity. It has a lot to do with the exact angle of impact and the shock dissipation of the surface the impact is against.
Besides, OMEGA mechanical watches are ***NOT*** shock resistant to 5000g! That rating is only for the analog QUARTZ models. The mechanicals ones are less shock resistant--though OMEGA does not quote an actual rating on them, only that they comply with the ISO and other international standards for mechanical wristwatch shock resistance.
A one-meter fall to a wood floor is usually not a problem for a good mechanical watch. But a one-meter fall to a concrete or tile floor can exceed the shock resistance.
The above post is from April of 2005. I know that Derek also posted about the exact test that is used to test impact resistance. I am searching for that right now. I am familiar with many ASTM and ISO standards for testing the impact resistance of polymers, but off the top of my head I don't know what standard Omega uses. I'll try to find out and repost.
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