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I bike as my primary form of commute / transportation, and whenever I hit a pothole or go over some particularly rough patches of road I worry that overtime this could damage the watch. Anyone have any insight into this? I did a bit of research and it seems like many watches these days have some sort of shock-resistance in the form of Incabloc or other technologies. But then I see posts like this which are worrying...

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[-] ratamacue 1 points 1 year ago

Nah. Soldiers have been shooting with mechanical watches for about 100 years. Your arm absorbs the bulk of the vibration. Here's an article about playing golf with a watch..

Also, I cringe every time I read "why risk it".

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