I have taken mechanicals through TSA more times than I can count and have never had an issue.

 

no.

 

Coon, thanks!

 

Fly all the time - never an issue. If it won''t screw up pacemakers, the metal detector won't magnetize a watch. And new body scanners as well as luggage scanners use xrays, not magnets.
I think a much bigger risk is if you take your watch off going through security and it gets lost or stollen

 

I think a much bigger risk is if you take your watch off going through security and it gets lost or stollen

Does the TSA let us keep our watches on through security?

 

Never lay valuables loose in a tray or bowl. I'll either put them inside a backpack/briefcase, or in a zipped jacket pocket and run it thru that way.

 

once i was forced to take my watch out of jacket.

 

I slip mine into one of the shoes I was forced to remove and put in a bin, or else I put it into my jacket pocket and run it through x-ray. Thankfully have never had a problem with theft or magnetization.

 

I do this one too. I empty my pockets into one of my shoes, including my phone and watch. Unless it's one of the rare occasions I've had the presence of mind to pack all such things in my carry-on bag.

 

It's an old chestnut that raises its head on a regular basis and the answer is deffo no.

 

Yup.

Road Warrior's Tip: When at security stripping off your belt, emptying pockets, and removing watches... quickly put everything into one of the outer zippered pockets of your carry-on or briefcase. It prevents anyone from grabbing anything from the tray, and as a matter of convenience it allows you to simply grab your case/briefcase and get on your way instantly (you can put everything back on and in your pockets as you go, or when you have a chance to sit down).

 

Airport X-ray machine harms watches?
Would a security X-ray scanner effect my watch?
Can x-ray machines (security scanners) effect innards of a mechanical watch? If so, how?

...and there are more threads.

 

My Brother-in-law works for Rapiscan Systems, installing and repairing the bloody things,
His view is that if it is a long haul flight, you will get more X-rays on the flight than walking through one of these things,

At the 2012 London Olympics and in Sochi 2014 some of the 'lanes' went down, they just kept piling people through as if they were working!

These machines require 3 things to run effectively: Electricity, ******** and fear!