You can throw a G-Shock off a 10 story building and pick it up with a wee nick and no other damage.

Personally, I like Citizen auto bull head chronos and eco drive divers as daily beaters. You can hammer nails all day with those watches and they won't skip a single beat. Seiko
also makes indestructible divers...I like those. My only complaint would be that they're a little heavy...for a watch.

 

I would recommend one of those Seiko JDMs. Maybe a sarb033? Very versatile in my opinion. I have handled one before. Great quality for the price.

 

Have you decided yet?

 

Well, you could get more than one.

Keep us posted!

 

Bought a Swatch and a G-Shock for my college age kids who by definition give them a beating, no problems on either

Besides the excellent mechanical options of Bernhardt, Seiko, Christopher Ward and Hamilton all of which have a place in my modest collection I'd throw Steinhart in the mix

Many of their models are Rolex "homage" but the quality and customer service are solid

 

For daily beater i think your best option is a Speedmaster ck2915-1 (NOS)

 

As I see it, the only problem with the Steinhart is not confusing it with your 6200.

 

Sadly hadn't been a concern for me, should have anticipated the problem for Darren, suggestion withdrawn

 

Been looking at a Seiko Monster for a daily beater.. G-shock is also on the list..

 

Dear God, I'm an awful photographer! I do like the Orient for a daily driver, though.

 

You guys piqued my interest. There's a lot of funny/creepy/terrifying stuff out there.

This Amazon review.

And these guys:


It'd be interesting to order a couple dozen of these things from Amazon and see who shows up at your door to deliver them.

 

So being an omega forum, I am surprised by the lack of omega recommendations.

How about a Seamaster Pro 300 Quartz. I have had one as my daily wear since 2000. I've dropped it, played golf in it, got weld splatter on it, dove in it, swam in middle of ocean after jumping off an Aegis Cruiser in it, and never had a problem. Three battery changes and a minor overhaul and polish and its still going strong.

I bet if you look, you can find one under a grand and maybe as low as $750. Still a lot of money compared to a casio, but you are wearing a classic.

Here's mine with along my speedy. Perfect pairing.

 

admittedly at least as a quartz you'd have a reliable Omega......

 

I guess that's why I prefer the term daily wear to beater. I don't want to give the impression that I abused it but I wore it every day and never worried about it. The beauty of it is that each scratch tells a story. If I wanted to, a replacement bezel and a minor polish would make it look new. Seamaster Pros are tool watches, not priceless fragile safe queens.

Seiko is a nice watch but I prefer the omega for a little bit more. Why buy any other watch when a Seiko 5 does the job fine.

Why not enjoy the watch you will end up wearing most of the time.

Remember, it's all relative, over on TRF, they talk about $10k SS Daytonas as beaters...

 

god that looks horrible. How does it make you feel?