How Many "G"'s has your Rolex Survvived

[tictoc1]

As an amateur auto enthusiast I was was watching the latest episode of 'Throttle House" and they were testing the new Corvette Z06 that can pull a lateral 1.2gs

This got me thinking that that Im sure we have members that are pilots and racers that have pulled high Gs and would love to hear and see pics of your rolex or other watch pulling G's

Thanks

[tictoc1]

Looking it up Felix Baumgartner reached upto 4 g force and top speed of 843 mph wearing a Zenith

Stratos

[JSolution]

A rollercoaster or two

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by JSolution

A rollercoaster or two

[tictoc1]

[Mystro]

1.2 lateral G is nothing.

[chrissimons]

You can also add the duration. A duration of 5/6s with 7/8G is probably harder to survive than a 1 microsecond 2000G shock. For example testings on the Sniping Scopes mounts show that the shocks are arount 5000/7000G, and many people have done shooting with their watch. Even if a big part of the recoil is absorbed before going through the wrist to the watch, we can suppose it's more than 2G.

[adawil2002]

G constantly.

Laterally 1.2 Gs.

Vertically 2 Gs.

In a plane 2 Gs

This is one tough Rolex.

[Hemdog]

How many Gs is swinging a driver?

[ratty]

How may Gs when vigorously clapping your hands?

[Willows]

Far, far, too many...

No wrist shots, but was wearing the Air-king 126900 when flying this beauty.

[Thuilln]

Originally Posted by Willows

Far, far, too many...

No wrist shots, but was wearing the Air-king 126900 when flying this beauty.

Fun registration!

[Bluside]

Originally Posted by Willows

I absolutely love the simplicity of this cockpit.

[Easy Rhino]

I'm a Sub guy (watch and military) so not much, but I'm aware that Naval Aviators pull 5+ Gs. IIRC, the F/A 18E/F airframe is good for 7.5G.

I'm speculating that the most Gs almost all of us will ever feel is in an automobile accident.

[Db7566]

I have a couple pretty good pictures for this exact topic. I am sure this is no where near the limit.






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[Bluside]

Fun thread. Great pictures. I wish I had something to add.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Db7566

I have a couple pretty good pictures for this exact topic. I am sure this is no where near the limit.



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What are you flying here?

[Db7566]

Originally Posted by brandrea

What are you flying here?

T-6


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[dba]

Originally Posted by Db7566

T-6

Gotta ask, why are there rear view mirrors in fighter jet cockpits? Can you actually see much out of them?

[Db7566]

Originally Posted by dba

Gotta ask, why are there rear view mirrors in fighter jet cockpits? Can you actually see much out of them?

It’s a T-6, not a jet. The mirrors are more useful than you would think.


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[Easy E]

I’m guessing around 1 for me.

[Dave455]

I’ve certainly pulled +4G wearing my Submariner. Similar levels wearing other watches too.

To be honest, in terms of potential damage to watches, it’s shock (shorter duration / more G) that’s always been the problem. I dropped an old (not shockproof) stopwatch from about 18 inches once, and it was damaged.

Sensitive goods that we carry as airfreight are sometimes fitted with “Shockwatch” labels that indicate if a certain shock has been experienced. The most sensitive are 25G and they go up from there, so 4G is nothing really.

Modern “shockproof” watches will be good for some thousands of G, but you can get to quite high levels quite easily if you impact a hard surface. (e.g. dropping a watch).

Shock can also be transmitted. Look at slow motion footage of someone firing a pistol and you can see it. I recall that the first generation Omega Planet Ocean’s were notorious for being susceptible to shock, and they had reportedly had issues with damage from people playing golf.

[Loujo]

At least 20 G

I rear-ended another car at 20mph. I'm about 180lb.

according to this article: In a motor vehicle collision, typical g-forces are used. A 160-pound person wearing a seat belt and traveling at only 30 miles per hour experiences around 30 g of force in a front-end collision with a fixed object, according to GSU’s HyperPhysics Project.

[tictoc1]

Some Great Pics and proves that these watches are built to last

Had to look up some numbers
- formula 1 pulls upto 6gs while cornering
- professional drag racing pulls 5gs
- automobile collision 50- 80g
- Tried looking up Gs generated with Gold Swing or even with Tennis raquet impact -- this is a selling point for Richard Mille so be curious if anyone finds numbers
- Also would love to know if anyone has measurements on shooting a gun and if the force exerted on the hand has been measured

[fozzyf18]

7.5 G quite regularly and many many times in less than an hour on certain flights. No problem at all. I had an elder tell me long ago not to wear a Rolex because the G’s would slow down a mechanical watch. I didn’t believe it then, figured we would have heard about an issue like this from the likes of famed aviators who ushered in the jet age and wore Rolexes. I have proven it wrong after over two decades of observation myself.

[NachoNeal]

[IMG]000_0448 by Nacho Neal, on Flickr[/IMG]
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Daughter breaking sound barrier.

[csaltphoto]

It's those negative G's that seem to be hard on Rolexes. Like dropping them on a tile floor. Not the fall but the sudden stop...

[fozzyf18]

Originally Posted by csaltphoto

It's those negative G's that seem to be hard on Rolexes. Like dropping them on a tile floor. Not the fall but the sudden stop...

A whole lotta truth there.

[espanol]

I once drove through Compton with my Rolex on. Hard to say, but I must've passed at least 30 "Real Muthaphuckkin G's."

[padi56]

Originally Posted by tictoc1

As an amateur auto enthusiast I was was watching the latest episode of 'Throttle House" and they were testing the new Corvette Z06 that can pull a lateral 1.2gs

This got me thinking that that Im sure we have members that are pilots and racers that have pulled high Gs and would love to hear and see pics of your rolex or other watch pulling G's

Thanks

Most Rolex watches today get such a pampered life the most G force many will ever see when taken then out of the boxes, off machine winder things, or out of special other storing boxes.