Now, being that it is a mechanical watch, I can hear the chatter of watch fans commenting about the way mechanical watches shouldn’t be subjected to constant vibration and G forces no matter the specs. The effects of constant and short strong vibrations to mechanical movements has been widely debated on several forums and coated by many articles, some of them by aBlogtoWatch, but it’s generally agreed upon that any strenuous physical activity is best performed with your mechanical watch spectating from the sidelines. Wearing of mechanical watches through these kinds of activities could harm the self-winding mechanism along with causing premature wear the equilibrium wheel.As an ideal testing ground I’d be riding a skillet, vibey V-twin Indian Scout Bobber, over three days, to test all these premature wear theories such as the extra advantage of it being shock resistant and rated to withstand 550 G, which can be more than 10 times the shock exerted onto a body through a fatal motor vehicle accident. With all those specs, I was feeling quite positive about the watch withstanding the vibrations.The other mechanical machine I would be reviewing are the aforementioned Indian Scout Bobber, a newly not-yet-released model, and I’d be riding one to the next few days at arguably one of the most coveted, secret, two-wheeled gatherings in the bike community. The Bobber was a great compliment to the Clifton Club watch as they both carried an edgier feel contrary to their counterparts in their various collections, and that, as the weekend progressed, revealed to be a very free relationship with similar road maps.
Baume & Mercier design director Alexandre Peraldi and Shelby® Cobra Daytona Coupe designer Peter Brock discuss their work on the new Clifton Club Shelby® Cobra collection.