Don't punch the bag!

[09.ducati]

The night before last I'm shutting the down the house and go to the garage to unplug the Christmas lights. On my way out of the garage I brush against the heavy bag and figure I'll get in a quick workout before bed. About ten minutes into the workout, I'm throwing a series of left hooks and realize that I'm still wearing my brand new Seiko SRP 021 with the 4r auotmatic movement. I remove the watch and continue. The next morning I'm shaving, getting ready for work and glance over to check the time. The watch reads 10:20 and the date is still on 11, UH-OH! It's the 12th and I just finished showering after rising at 0500. A couple of shakes and the seconds hand starts moving, I set the time and move on. Ten minutes later and theres no activity within the watch. Yep, it's broken! I'm tempted to open it up and see if I can destroy it completely, I mean fix it. The watch was purchased from an ebay dealer in Singapore so a warranty claim is out, no box or papers, besides I broke the darn thing through abuse. What would you do, take it to a watchmaker for repair or attempt it yourself?

[Ray MacDonald]

Probably worth getting repaired if it's fairly new. If you want to break it beyond repair attempt to fix it yourself.

[hoppes-no9]

I dropped a 7S26 Seiko 5 and it then ran 20 minutes per day fast. Took it to a local watch repair shop and for $25 they fixed and regulated it to near perfection. I'd go that route.

[John MS]

The night before last I'm shutting the down the house and go to the garage to unplug the Christmas lights. On my way out of the garage I brush against the heavy bag and figure I'll get in a quick workout before bed. About ten minutes into the workout, I'm throwing a series of left hooks and realize that I'm still wearing my brand new Seiko SRP 021 with the 4r auotmatic movement. I remove the watch and continue. The next morning I'm shaving, getting ready for work and glance over to check the time. The watch reads 10:20 and the date is still on 11, UH-OH! It's the 12th and I just finished showering after rising at 0500. A couple of shakes and the seconds hand starts moving, I set the time and move on. Ten minutes later and theres no activity within the watch. Yep, it's broken! I'm tempted to open it up and see if I can destroy it completely, I mean fix it. The watch was purchased from an ebay dealer in Singapore so a warranty claim is out, no box or papers, besides I broke the darn thing through abuse. What would you do, take it to a watchmaker for repair or attempt it yourself?

Yours is a perfect example of why mechanical watches should not be worn when working out or playing sports. Don't open it up unless you have some experience with watches. My guess is the escapement is overbanked or the hairspring got banged out of the studs. Chances are it can be repaired by a watch repairman.

[Silent Speaker]

Get it repaired!

No watch deserves to be destroyed!

(well, I'm sure one of you will throw up a fine example of an exception anyway :P)

[09.ducati]

Ok, I just needed some encouragement to have it fixed by a pro. It's only a week old and brand new, it hadn't left my wrist since it arrived. John is correct in that mechanical watches can withstand a limited amount of force. I'm off to the watch repair.

[Geof3]

Yep, impact load on a mech is probably not the best thing! Most likely the hairspring is hung up and that is a super easy fix. Overall though, I disagree that some sports are a problem for most newer, shock protected mechs. Things like cycling, running, working out, golf etc, would be fine for 99% of the sport oriented mechs out there. Punching the heavy bag... not so much. As I was reading your thread I though you were going to say a spring bar popped and the watch went flying, which, more than damaging the movement, is far more likely! Good luck getting it fixed. It should be no problem and back to new after a short trip to a watchmaker.

[09.ducati]

Just dropped it off for repair. It does tick for about 10 seconds when I shake it, sound like the hairspring? Then the jeweler next door had a Bulova Precisionist at 25% off and now I can't stop thinking about it. It's the first one I've seen in person and very nicely done.

[enkidu]

In my opinion, boxing is definitely near the top of the list of activities incompatible with any mechanical watch. The g-forces put on a watch when you snap a proper left hook (plus the subsequent impact on the bag) is enough to mess-up any escapement, no matter the shock protection mechanism. It is probably a relatively simple repair.