Sure! and if he can also afford to enter a Ferrari in Baja, more power to him. I could not, so I'd not be doing anything of high shock to the watch, and even on Seiko have tried to avoid it when not forgotten, as those teeny glass hard ends of balance staffs do break, pallet/roller jewel shellac/glue/whatever fails, etc etc...Yep. A real deal Rolex. Young guy too and he wore it every day whether work, play or whatever. He bought it as a graduation present to himself, IRRC.