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Jul 19, 2020,05:10 AM
Evidence that mechanical watches must be cared for.
Nice papparazi style pic!
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Actually using the Royal Oak as a sports watch
By: @Patek_Ambassador : July 18th, 2020-13:57
I love my 15400 blue dial, it is the quintessential sports watch, but I’m hesitant to use it for actual sports, such as golf, as I’m afraid of breaking the movement somehow. Is it appropriate to use a RO for noncontact sports like golf? Is the movement du...
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By: K-Lo : July 18th, 2020-20:38
Like punching right?
Never. I'm a guest in their store and the guest never insults the host.
By: patrick_y : July 18th, 2020-15:02
But if I do have a genuine question, and they aren't able to answer it, I do ask them if they could please find out. Some employees offer to email the account executive and ask them. Most employees email the buyer for the store who in turn asks the accoun...
It is your watch, not theirs...
By: Mike H : July 18th, 2020-14:46
Why don't you ask them to put it in writing, mentioning specifically that golf will not damage the movement ? I doubt they will write it... Regardless what they told you or would accept to put in writing, I would NEVER put a mechanical watch for golfing w...
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By: Cookies : July 19th, 2020-05:10
Evidence that mechanical watches must be cared for. Nice papparazi style pic!
I agree Golf is not good for watches
By: watch-er : July 18th, 2020-15:28
far too much torque, speed and change of directions. No watch was made to handle all that. Just look at the escapement and its tiny parts and draw your own conclusions. If you must wear a watch to play golf wear a Garmin. It tells you the distances and ke...
I’m afraid to use the RO for impact sports
By: Cookies : July 19th, 2020-04:36
For fear of damaging the mainspring or some delicate parts in the mechanism. I think tennis is alright, as long as we don’t subject the watch to a swing (for example, a 2-handed backhand). But that being discussed, I observed that Serena Williams prefers ...