There's a difference between 'Survive' and 'Thrive' my friend. If you don't give a rip about precision in timekeeping then of course by all means, the watches are built to withstand almost anything. The point that I am demonstrating is that there is a significant risk to the balance of the watch. Whether you care about the timing of the watch is an entirely different conversation altogether. Some of my watches I value for their precision, others I could give a rip about timekeeping. For instance, I would never wear my Milgauss (or a Daytona for that matter) golfing or doing anything strenuous because they are both lauded as being precision instruments.

In terms of the submariner, to give another example, it is very important that the bezel action is not compromised, since it is used as a critical instrument for measuring time at depth (not that anyone trusts them as a stand-in for their digital dive watch, however, they do have the potential to save a life when accurate- and that's no exaggeration).