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EricCsN
·I do have beaters- seiko, Casio, - for the everyday use
Do you need a beater if you have a Speedmaster?
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Qwertyqaz
·I use this as a beater.
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Martin_J_N
·I have a Citizen Quartz watch which I use as my beater, I also have 3 quality, expensive watches which whilst I am sure that they can be worn daily and can take some abuse, i don't wear them daily. I prefer to keep them and wear them when I am not doing jobs but to wear when I am relaxing or at weekends or when out with friends or when I am on holiday. Having spent a sizeable sum of money on each watch I see no reason to bash them up unnecessarily.
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Ryguy008
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WatchShopping
·It's the reason why I own some of my Hamilton/Seiko watches. It doesn't cost as much as my other watches and it doesn't stress me out if it gets banged up, lost or stolen, etc..
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Canuck
·What do you guys think?
If this is how you wish to wear your Speedmaster, please, oh please get back to us with pictures of what is left of the watch after a few years of wear!
My 30 year old Speedmaster commemorating the 20th anniversary of Apollo XI.
If this is how you wish to wear your Speedmaster, please, oh please get back to us with pictures of what is left of the watch after a few years of wear!
My 30 year old Speedmaster commemorating the 20th anniversary of Apollo XI.
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bimmernerd
·Wear it! Beat it up! It’s a tool watch afterall. One shortcoming of my Speedy is the low water resistance. Otherwise like commented above, it’s a daily. My beach beater is a seamaster.
Couldn't have said it better.
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watchfisher
·If I'm doing something physical, running etc., I'll wear a watch. Depending on the activity (say Nerf war with the kid), I'll opt for the cheapest thing I own. I don't need to dampen a fun afternoon if I tumble into something with the Speedy. Also, I'm not going to grab lumber at Home Depot with an Omega. Garage work, or swapping gears on a motorcycle, I don't wear a watch at all. Safety reasons.
Running casual errands, daily work wear, etc., it's fair game for the decent watches to come out.
Running casual errands, daily work wear, etc., it's fair game for the decent watches to come out.
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Tekashi_145.022
·Enjoy the watch man. As a former bodybuilder and now power lifter, I don’t know how you can wear a watch in the gym. It doesn’t dig into your wrists when benching or squatting?
My gym watches used to dig into my wrist until I swapped to a NATO. I hardly notice them now. Great for deadlifts, squat, bench, etc. but haven’t tried all of the Olympic lifts with them... Maybe not ideal for a hang clean or snatch.
You guys are pushing me to bring my Speedy to the gym...!
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redrum
·In my opinion the question is: do I need to wear a Speedmaster while i lift weights or play football? It may be resistant and not break, but it still get scratches (especially the hesalite) and it's uncomfortable.
I wear the Speedmaster at the office and the Seamaster on weekends, but when I lift or I'm at home I prefer the Apple Watch for its light weight and soft feel on the wrist.
I wear the Speedmaster at the office and the Seamaster on weekends, but when I lift or I'm at home I prefer the Apple Watch for its light weight and soft feel on the wrist.
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jsducote
·If my beater is going to look like a beater, then I don't want it to be my Speedmaster. I rarely wear a watch outside of work, so the worst abuse any of mine get is from driving my desk.
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Dsloan
·One's finances are major variable here. I have a young family and need to able to extract value from my watches if need be. So, why risk a nice watch with $1K+ resale value when I can just wear a $200 watch to the beach or in the garage?
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chiswick
·I know this is an eye-raising question for a number of reasons, but I’d like to push the envelope here. While the Speedmaster is considered a luxury watch nowadays, I want to assess it based on its origin as a durable tool watch.
I typically switch to a Swiss Army when I do something active (weight lifting, running, yard work, etc.), and for a while was considering an Explorer as a beater. Now, I’m wondering if it would be superfluous to my Speedmaster, since it matches NASA’s specs requiring:
If my Speedy can withstand the above (albeit with some impact to timekeeping), so what if I knock it against a few weights from time to time? Obviously, an Explorer would be preferable - Rolex claims their watches “have to pass more than 20 different drop tests before their launch...exclusive shock-testing equipment submits the watch to an impact equivalent to 5,000 G - hundreds of times more than a car crash test. Yet the watch has to remain unharmed and fully functional afterwards...” but I wonder if it’s really necessary if you own a Speedy.
- Shock - Six shocks of 40g each, in six different directions, with each shock lasting 11 milliseconds.
- Acceleration - The test item shall be accelerated linearly from 1g to 7.25g within 333 seconds, along an axis parallel to the longitudinal spacecraft axis.
- Decompression - 90 minutes in a vacuum of 1.47 x 10E-5 psi (10 E-6 atm) at a temperature of 160° F (71° C), and 30 minutes at a 200° F (93°C).
- High Pressure - The test item shall be subjected to a pressure of 23.5 psi (1.6 atm) for a minimum period of one hour.
- Vibration - Three cycles of 30 minutes (lateral, horizontal, vertical, the frequency varying from 5 to 2000 cps and back to 5 cps in 15 minutes. Average acceleration per impulse must be at least 8.8g.
- Acoustic Noise - 130dB over a frequency range from 40 to 10,000 HZ, for a duration of 30 minutes.
Plus, there are fun anecdotes on these forums, like a Speedmaster that was run over by a car and still worked. Of course, on the other end of the spectrum, I read a story of someone who knocked their pusher off on the door frame of an RV...
What do you guys think?
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Bertali
·Necessary no but the explorer is definitely practical, I’m personally fine with my speedy as a beater
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Bimmerman77
·My gym watches used to dig into my wrist until I swapped to a NATO. I hardly notice them now. Great for deadlifts, squat, bench, etc. but haven’t tried all of the Olympic lifts with them... Maybe not ideal for a hang clean or snatch.
You guys are pushing me to bring my Speedy to the gym...!
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wagudc
·I'm not going to leave my Speedy tucked in my shoe on the sidelines while I play pick up soccer (football) at the park. So yes.
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gostang9
·I enjoy biking in different terrains. Sometimes a paved 60 km journey by highway to a nearby city, other times an off-road trail that snakes around trees through the dirt.
My road bike and mountain bike are both “capable” of either trip, but I strongly prefer the right one for each.
When I’m at my desk, in meetings or at dinner, a Speedy does the trick. When I’m digging in my yard or repairing landscape, I prefer my Seiko 5.
Speedy for sushi:
Seiko for sweating:
My road bike and mountain bike are both “capable” of either trip, but I strongly prefer the right one for each.
When I’m at my desk, in meetings or at dinner, a Speedy does the trick. When I’m digging in my yard or repairing landscape, I prefer my Seiko 5.
Speedy for sushi:
Seiko for sweating:
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