
5 Brutal Torture Tests Brands Use to Vet Their Watches
You'll be shocked by some of the extreme and unusual rites of passage companies have devised.

Zen Love is Gear Patrol's Associate Editor. He has been deeply obsessed with watches for over a decade and has written about them professionally for nearly as long. Since 2019, he's been covering anything that ticks and fits on the wrist for Gear Patrol with a bent toward making watches' history, mechanics, and collector culture approachable and democratic. He is always punctual.

You'll be shocked by some of the extreme and unusual rites of passage companies have devised.
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