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How shock resistant are Tag Heuer watches?
OMEGA reports that the full size Seamaster Professional Diver Quartz is shock resistant to 5,000 Gs. The OMEGA X-33 "Mars watch" is shock resistant to 3,500 Gs. The lower rating on the X-33 is due to the digital display, which NASA requested despite it being relatively more fragile than a traditional watch display.
OMEGA does not report specific shock resistance values for their mechanical watches. But they do confirm that all their watches--mechanical and quartz--are tested against shocks according to the Swiss standards of the industry technical specifications NHIS 91-10 and ISO 1413.
What are the specs of NHIS 91-10 and ISO 1413???
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