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Guy I knew had a curved springy piece of metal bolted on the bars of his bike, as an artificial wristMr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:20 am I've also been looking for a watch I can wear on the outside of my leathers. None of my bikes have a clock and for some reason that's something I really miss!
He used it to hold a watch with metal 'elasticated' bracelet.I used to just have a watch minus strap velcro'd to the headstock of my bike using that peel off sticky sided velcro.Horse wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:02 pmGuy I knew had a curved springy piece of metal bolted on the bars of his bike, as an artificial wristMr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:20 am I've also been looking for a watch I can wear on the outside of my leathers. None of my bikes have a clock and for some reason that's something I really miss!
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:20 am SKXs are tantalisingly cheap aren't they?
I've also been looking for a watch I can wear on the outside of my leathers. None of my bikes have a clock and for some reason that's something I really miss!
At those sort of prices I wouldn't mind exposing one to the outside world at high speed.
It does two laps of my wrist.Just put a watch around the bars or on the dash so (a) you can see it easily and (b) its as not exposed to the elements. IanB of this parish used to have a fake Bell & Ross on his Ducati supersport. It was a white faced model to match the instruments on the DucatiMr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:20 am SKXs are tantalisingly cheap aren't they?
I've also been looking for a watch I can wear on the outside of my leathers. None of my bikes have a clock and for some reason that's something I really miss!
At those sort of prices I wouldn't mind exposing one to the outside world at high speed.
British bike?Harry wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:44 am I did that on one of my bikes with a swatch, but the vibrations killed it.
Wasn't something posted on the TRC watch thread about concern over a watch being damaged when being worn on a bike, possibly even with the manufacturer showing a rider in their advertising?
Cheapo Timex* for the win.Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:49 am High frequency vibrations are quite different to what you experience on a wrist aren't they? You also get quote a lot of isolation from being on a wrist vs. being adhered to a hard surface.
I bet you could ride with a quartz digital for 100 years and not have a problem, but gluing it to a buzzy engine might crack solder etc. in no time.
Kinda begs the question, how do they factory fit clocks and electronics doesn't it? "Not always successfully" would be my answer.
Many mechanical watches have some shock protection for stuff like the jewelled bearings.Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:47 am Vehicle electronics have quite in depth shock/vibration requirements....or at least, the proper OEM stuff does. Quite a lot of attention is paid to the effects of vibration etc. It's standard practice to put stuff on shaker tables for extended periods.
I was gonna say "watches probably don't" but in fact I would guess they do. It will just be a different set of inputs.
Would probably depend on the watch. My TAG 844 has been on my wrist for years (and lots of miles), it's only since I stupidly let a "local" jeweller poke around inside that its started playing up.Harry wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:40 amIt was Zebby with his IWC that cost about the same as a terraced house in the north of England.Horse wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:15 amWasn't something posted on the TRC watch thread about concern over a watch being damaged when being worn on a bike, possibly even with the manufacturer showing a rider in their advertising?
They said the vibrations from his bike might have buggered it. If you think about it, a mechanical watch is a delicate bit of kit.
But my pop swatch was digital and it knackered it fairly quickly, a few weeks of daily use IIRC.
Once or twice I've needed to carry a few £1000s. It always made me nervous and I was glad to get where I was going and get rid of it. I can't imagine choosing to wear that sort of money on my wrist. I'd be a nervous wreck.Harry wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:57 am...
I haven't been wearing a watch much but yesterday I had to attend something and I put one on because I felt like it. I hadn't worn one for ages and I was very conscious that I was wearing something expensive, that particular one has gone up several grand in the time I've owned it ...
I think most wearers of decent auto (or mechanical) watches are careful with shocks. I wouldn’t start hammering stuff wearing mine for instance, on the watch forums some don’t wear them when they’re golfing.Harry wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:40 am It was Zebby with his IWC that cost about the same as a terraced house in the north of England.
They said the vibrations from his bike might have buggered it. If you think about it, a mechanical watch is a delicate bit of kit.
But my pop swatch was digital and it knackered it fairly quickly, a few weeks of daily use IIRC.