Movements and Robustness (Robusticity?)

[Matt]

Are we tentatively concluding that the well known movements are much of a muchness re robusticality and that the real difference a manufacturer can make is the protection around the movement?

When it comes to shock protection, there is almost significant difference, but once you have a decent incabloc or similar setup, this difference will add up to inches of drop, not feet. Acceleration and sudden deceleration are a tough test for anything designed not to wear. Obviously, a pinwheel with a conical setup or a plastic movement will be much more resistant but... Likewise, I suspect that a silicon balnace would be much more resistant, and I am just waiting for the first all silicon movement. I'm amazed someone hasn't just knocked up a copy of a classic movement already...

[I-B]

these are all built like a tank, but perhaps not what the OP was about?

[Der Amf]

When it comes to shock protection, there is almost significant difference, but once you have a decent incabloc or similar setup, this difference will add up to inches of drop, not feet. Acceleration and sudden deceleration are a tough test for anything designed not to wear. Obviously, a pinwheel with a conical setup or a plastic movement will be much more resistant but... Likewise, I suspect that a silicon balnace would be much more resistant, and I am just waiting for the first all silicon movement. I'm amazed someone hasn't just knocked up a copy of a classic movement already...

How would you verbalise the difference in shock protection between a standard 2824 and a Top?

[Der Amf]

these are all built like a tank, but perhaps not what the OP was about?

Well yeah when I was buying a watch with robustness as a main consideration I went for a Casio