Ingenieur Mission Earth shock resistance

Greetings,

I've read of tests involving the shock resistance of mechanical watches and sporting activities such as golfing and I wonder if anyone has any personal experience with similar tests involving drumming. I play drums and I'm a big fan of the Ingenieur Mission Earth - however - I am concerned about the possible consequences this activity may present to the watch movement.

Cheers,

Mark

I'm not a drummer...

...and the watch is new enough that your chance of "field test" relative to the population here has to be small. I woudl think there should be no major problem --the force might cause the watch to skip a beat but that's not serious. I doubt that the arc with any drumbeat is enough to dislodge the rotor.

These issues, though, woudl apply to any mechanical watch.

Good luck,
Michael

I'm not a drummer...

Thanks, Michael. To be honest, the arc of a drummer's stick didn't occur to me (good point)...I was more concerned with the vibrations associated with the repeated impact of a heavy backbeat (ri.e. "rimshot"). I want to wear an IWC while playing and I'm hopeful that the special technical features of caliber 80110 will mitigate my concerns. I'll let you know!

Cheers,

Mark

I never had probs . . .

. . . besides all kind of guitars I also play drums. Never had a prob wearing my IWC's (preferably:PD Chrono) while drummig. But when I was a teenie I had very very cheap watches (the best was an old Junghans). I wonder if they all had a shock proof system and: to be honest I never cared about such things :=)
All my watches survived wihout any damage. And remember: those were cheap (less than 100 Deutschmarks :=)

I would be more worried about...

I would be more worried about your wrist. I am no drummer either but I wonder if wearing a watch is not very uncomfortable when drumming.

I have a friend that plays Djembe (African drums) and that's with bare hands. This can be so hard for the body that red blood cells break, resulting in blood in the urine. I can imagine that this kind of drumming is bad for mechanical watches too.

Kind regards,

Clemens

I would be more worried about...

Interesting comments about the Djembe...I imagine hand drums could very well pose a greater challenge in terms of physical stress (for both player and wristwatch!). I find that a comfortable watch poses no problems when drumming and the Ingenieur Mission Earth seems to be a comfortable watch indeed.

Cheers,

Mark

I never had probs . . .

Thank you for sharing your experience...I've almost always worn a Breitling quartz while playing drums. I think you're probably right not to worry too much about the durability of an IWC behind the kit.

Cheers,

Mark

Ingenieur Mission Earth shock resistance

Dear Mark,

I have the same worries about drumming and watches, but have in fact never experienced any difficulty with any of my IWCs - and I am a hard hitter. I do take my watch off when playing any hand drums (e.g. congas), because it feels more comfortable playing without a watch. Also, I tend to think that the impact on the hands and thus the watch is more severe with hand drums compared to playing with sticks, despite the fact that the volume produced may be less.

Best regards,

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Ingenieur Mission Earth shock resistance

Thanks so much for your comments (always nice to hear from a fellow drummer)...I'm feeling confident about proudly wearing an IWC while pounding the skins!

Cheers,

Mark