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Originally Posted by JohanJvR
Good morning all
Can someone please help me understand how paraflex shock absorbers work?
On the website, it specifically mentions paraflex together with the parachrom mainspring on all the 3235 movements.
But with the new submariner and 3230 movement, the website only mentions parachrom mainspring. Therefore I assume no paraflex shock absorbers fitted.
What I want to try and learn - what is the function of paraflex shock absorbers, is it linked to the date function of a movement only or not? Therefore not needed/beneficial if the movement does not have a date?
Thank you in advance
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A paraflex shock absorber is the little spring device that sits on top of the cap jewels of the balance wheel pivots that allows a little movement if the watch were to be dropped or subject to a shock thereby preventing the balance staff pivots from breaking. Paraflex is just the name for the Rolex proprietary design. In other words it’s an anti shock device.