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Bob,
"Does anyone know how
: much vibration an automatic Seamaster can
: take? I'm concerned about wearing the watch
: when riding my motorcycle. "
riding your m-cycle should be no problem. The really tricky part in the Seamaster as in any other automatic watch is the rotor, it's the heart of the automatic drive, spinning forth and back with 28.000 cycles a minute. This rotor is suspended in the Incabloc system used by Omega and other manufacturers. The rotor-coil runs in two small jewels of the numerous jewels there are in the Seamaster movement 1120. These two rotor-jewels, which serve as a ball-bearing on each end of the rotor coil, so that the rotor can turn with the lowest friction, are hold by two suspension clasps for each jewel, the Incabloc system. So vibrations like from a motor cycle poise no real threat. Really risky is, if your watch would fall down in the bathroom e.g. from the clothet onto solid ground, or if your watch would fall off your arm onto the street. This very brutal short force can damage the rotor-coil, it's suspension system and other fine pieces of the movement.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Andresa
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