It's beater time!

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·Jul 17, 2020·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

SkunkPrince

I verry much dislike this term "beater". Absolutely none of us on this forum are whacking these things against brick walls for fun, and many of these watches are actually quite nice. I know you're not going to stop using that term.

Actually mine gets whacked against everything all day fishing And 4x4ing in remote Northern Australia.
Plenty of people don’t live in the city and work in a office all day.

Not far from my front door

90% of roads around my way

The local swimming hole

Yes beaters

And this gets worn climbing over these all day.

 

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NGO1

·Jul 17, 2020

Breguet La Tradition.
Been rocking this whole month.

 

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abrod520

·Jul 17, 2020

I don't live a particularly rough life and am certainly not beating my watches up, nice or vintage or not. But despite having developed good protective habits around my left wrist, in some situations a knock or sideswipe, or soaking does occur. And so it's that contingency that makes me wear a beater whenever I'm doing these things. Sure, if it's just gonna be a hot day outside I may just choose a modern watch on a bracelet or nato but if I'm going to be doing chores around, or especially flying with all the knocking around reaching about for seat belts, and snagging of crowns and pushers dealing with my bags.

 

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SkunkPrince

·Jul 18, 2020

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Actually mine gets whacked against everything all day fishing And 4x4ing in remote Northern Australia.
Plenty of people don’t live in the city and work in a office all day.

Not far from my front door

90% of roads around my way

The local swimming hole

Yes beaters

And this gets worn climbing over these all day.

For a guy with so many “beaters”, they look pretty good!

 

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queriver

·Jul 18, 2020

This Seiko was beaten up when I bought it but came on this blue Ichizawa canvas strap that can only be purchased from a single shop in Kyoto, so it was the strap that drew me in and I won it at a watchmaker's auction. The canvas is very strong but soft and comfortable, and the buckle a cinch to fasten, and secure, ... and the Seiko is a fully qualified beater.

 

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vbrad26

·Jul 20, 2020

The Apple Watch for around the house and exercising.
The Hammy as my go-to for any task.

 

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·Jul 20, 2020·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

vbrad26

The Apple Watch for around the house and exercising.
The Hammy for when it’s charging

FIFY

 

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italy1861

·Jul 20, 2020

Main beater:

beater when a G-shock isn't appropriate:

 

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Dsloan

·Jul 20, 2020

Lately, it's been this one, since I can trust it in the water. Curious to see how all these polished surfaces look in a year.

 

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abrod520

·Jul 20, 2020

^^ @JwRosenthal

 

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JwRosenthal

·Jul 20, 2020

abrod520

^^ @JwRosenthal

@Dsloan is not playing the game properly!

SNORKEL!!!

 

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Dsloan

·Jul 20, 2020

JwRosenthal

@Dsloan is not playing the game properly!

SNORKEL!!!

I'd love to, but it's gonna be a long time before I can visit the in-laws in the Philippines! Stupid Covid...

 

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mjb

·Jul 20, 2020

OmegaP99

(Don't judge me for using my dog as the backdrop.)

Woof.

SkunkPrince

I verry much dislike this term "beater". Absolutely none of us on this forum are whacking these things against brick walls for fun, and many of these watches are actually quite nice.

Ditto. If I had a watch, any watch, that got as beat up as some of the examples here, I wouldn't be able to wear it. It would either get repaired or sold.

I can't do "smart" watches because I hate technology (I work in I/T) and I don't wear quartz any more because of the electricity. I recently got this thing below, which is a Rolex homage, and although I'm still struggling with getting it calibrated, I like it pretty well. It will likely be my beater. Although I confess, I usually just wear whatever is in rotation, and then after I come in from doing chores for 3 hours and take it off to shower, I think, dang, I shouldn't have worn the Omega this morning...

 

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JwRosenthal

·Jul 20, 2020

mjb

If I had a watch, any watch, that got as beat up as some of the examples here, I wouldn't be able to wear it. It would either get repaired or sold.

Agreed. I polish my work boots, I have my causal shits laundered and pressed, and after the 18 years of wearing my Speedy for regular field work- I treated it to a new crystal and service bezel- looks like new watch (but almost 50 years old)- just can’t do the shabby.

 

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abrod520

·Jul 20, 2020

JwRosenthal

I have my causal shits laundered and pressed

😲 that is fancy

 

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Martin Sivertsen

·Jul 20, 2020

I initially bought the Casio F-91W "terrorist watch" to have a simple digital watch, but it kept bad time for being a digital watch so I upgraded to the Casio A158W, and I'm really happy with it. It cost me USD 15 on ebay and I find myself wearing it a lot, especially now as my Speedmaster is in for a service.

 

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Amg786s

·Jul 20, 2020

time keeping is a bit off, but this Frankenmonster never dies

 

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RonH

·Jul 21, 2020

queriver

This Seiko was beaten up when I bought it but came on this blue Ichizawa canvas strap that can only be purchased from a single shop in Kyoto, so it was the strap that drew me in and I won it at a watchmaker's auction. The canvas is very strong but soft and comfortable, and the buckle a cinch to fasten, and secure, ... and the Seiko is a fully qualified beater.

Love it...someone with a Seiko as well loved and worn as my own. 😉

 

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BradleyJ.

·Jul 21, 2020

Probably my favorite watch and my daily beater