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Fell on my Daytona - broke wrist, not watch
I recently slipped on an oily lane at a bowling alley and landed on my Daytona 116503. I broke my wrist but this watch didn’t skip a beat nor suffer any damage. 
There’s no babying this sports watch!
Best,
Ira
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Fell on my Daytona - broke wrist, not watch
I recently slipped on an oily lane at a bowling alley and landed on my Daytona 116503. I broke my wrist but this watch didn’t skip a beat nor suffer any damage. There’s no babying this sports watch! Best, Ira ...
Wow, this is something different....
Sorry that you suffered this injury and I hope that you make a full and swift recovery. Will this mean that you won’t be joining us for WristScan this weekend ?
Wishing you a trouble free recovery!
With bones it can take a while, unfortunately. Glad to see your watch was unharmed and living up to its reputation of durability.
I wish it could have been
the watch that broke. Best wishes for a fast and full recovery. Broken joint is never a good thing. Hopefully, it very minor.
Thanks all - I’d rather break wrist than watch...
Thanks for the well wishes everyone! My wrist will be good in six weeks. Repairing my Daytona would take longer and cost more. It was worth the test of the Daytona’s durability. I don’t know why there’s not move love for the TT’s. There’s no ridiculous ma...