Mechanical watches and guns

kamagong

kamagong

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I recently bought an automatic watch. I also just picked up my first firearm, a Ruger 22/45. I know it's not really an issue with the .22 caliber, but will the recoil from a 1911 damage a mechanical watch?
 
I have never had any issue shooting any caliber with my mechanical watches. And yes, I have shot .45 with no problems with my watch.
 
I have a self winding watch and shooting up to a .454 didn't hurt it. I will admit that I didn't shoot that many .454 rounds but a steady diet of .45 acp and .44 mag hasn't hurt my watch.
 
I've worn my Vostok Kommandirskie (Russian Army mechanical watch) and shot .22 S, L, LR, 9x19, 7.62x39, 7.62x51, 7.62x54, .30-06, 12 gauge, 20 gauge, .410 bore, .50 BP, .45 BP, .54 BP, as well as 4.5mm and 6mm airguns while wearing it. No problems exhibited.
 
it wont hurt any quality watch imho.

now some $10 chinese POS who knows lol???

i shoot all the time with my rolex or seiko and have never had any probs, have shot a .500 S&W with the rolex on.
 
Never had a problem shooting everything up to .44Mag and wearing Seiko, Rolex and Omega auto watches. As far as I can tell, the watch really does not take much of the recoil shock. If it did you would feel it impact the wrist, or the band would pull. Feels OK even after couple hundred rounds of .45ACP. Subjective and unscientific so, could be wrong.

On the other hand, you can really feel the watch getting battered while punching a heavy bag but no damage to the watch. (Hurts the wrist though so it's a good idea to take the watch off while striking.)
 
Guess you all shoot with the watch on your shooting hand?? I wear my watch on my left hand( I am right handed) and shoot with my right. Should not have any effect!
 
I forgot to take my Rolex GMT off while splitting wood a few years ago.
The second hand sheared off and it would not keep time after that. If cost several hundred dollars to fix it:eek: I would take it off, and wear a cheap digital when you shoot.
 
Comet: You were splitting wood with an axe? Or hatchet? Either way, the second hand should never have sheared off. I could understand it better if you were breaking wood with your hand during one of those Karate demonstrations:D

IMHO, the second hand on that watch must have been defective. Maybe a hairline crack or something which passed inspection undetected. Too bad you had to pay so much to get it fixed.

My Rolex survived all kinds of abuse without a stutter. I wonder how frequently this type of thing happens with Rolex.
 
I have shoot thousands of rounds while wearing my Submariner and Date-Just with no problems. I cant see you having any problems.
 
Vorpal Blade said:
Comet: You were splitting wood with an axe? Or hatchet? Either way, the second hand should never have sheared off. I could understand it better if you were breaking wood with your hand during one of those Karate demonstrations:D

IMHO, the second hand on that watch must have been defective. Maybe a hairline crack or something which passed inspection undetected. Too bad you had to pay so much to get it fixed.

My Rolex survived all kinds of abuse without a stutter. I wonder how frequently this type of thing happens with Rolex.
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I was working on a big maple tree (knotty) with a big splitting maul. Many times the axe would bounce back at me when I hit a big knot. It popped the second hand right off. After it was off, it would get jammed under the minute hand and stop the watch.
 
About the only thing I don't do with my Rolex on is split wood. Not because I worry about it being damaged...but because the impact sometimes snaps open the bracelet.
 
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