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17 October 2018, 10:41 PM | #1 |
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Does Your Watchmaker Know?
Do repetitive motions cause identifiable wear on a watch's movement? I was swimming laps earlier this morning and was wondering while looking at the black line if repetitive wear could be recognized in a movement as being caused by certain activities? Does Rolex Service know which of us play a whole lot of golf? Just curious. Thanks.
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17 October 2018, 11:50 PM | #3 |
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By "playing a whole lot of golf", you really mean another rigerous wrist flicking activity that you enjoy...
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Reversing wheels and the rotor/axle/pinion will show more wear with higher amounts of wrist activity. But, I doubt your watchmaker will be able to identify exactly what you're doing with your wrist. That's between you and your watch.
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I appreciate the responses. I guess I should have added, "asking for a friend," given same.
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18 October 2018, 02:25 AM | #7 |
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I can tell exactly what you do, how long you do it, and what day you do it on...all by tearing down your movements. I see EVERYTHING.
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Ah yes asking for a friend....................
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18 October 2018, 08:27 PM | #10 |
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Still curious about this, if there are any watchmaker who frequent the WatchTech sub-forum, or do I need to post in Jokes & Cartoons?
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19 October 2018, 04:39 AM | #11 | |
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Serious answer is the same as I mentioned above... No, your watchmaker won't know the difference between a golfer and a jackhammer operator. Wear on the parts I mentioned will range from very little to a lot. If something needs replaced then it will get replaced, assuming it's a good watchmaker. If you need any recommendations, let us know. |
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