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Hi guys. I live in Quebec, Canada. I would like to buy a very tough watch, able to go to the beach in summer (water, maybe a little bit of sand) and also being able to go walking in winter. Actually, my speed 3861 is my everyday (also, my only watch) but don't want to go to the beach with it. I would like to have a rotation with a "beater". I was thinking about the Seamaster 300M, go to go for the beach, but I'm not sure if she can handle the cold climate (-10C to -20C) ? Thanks!
 
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Tudor Pelagos titanium Left Hand version 2. Hand. Does all you will ever need. And holds the value well....
 
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If you're worried about scratches, you cool look at Sinn, Damasko, or other companies that have scratch-resistant cases.

But, I guess 'beater' is relative. A Seamaster 300 can be a beater if you're ok with it collecting some wear.
 
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What you really need is something like the $5 Glycine I found in a pawn shop back in the early 1980s. It's been the hunting, fishing, yard work watch ever since. It's been serviced as a maintenance item twice and only then in the last 10 years. Keeps very accurate time and is bulletproof.

Wouldn't take for it.
 
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Vertex M60 is a proper tough watch. Taken this morning in -12C.
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The Marathon GSAR can take a beating. Here a photo from inspection of offshore wind farm
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The cold temperatures mentioned are an interesting point. I would think a digital display would have more problems at -20C than a mechanical. Mechanical watches have been performing in extreme cold for a long time. The Seamaster would be fine. I’ll suggest the Hamilton Khaki Field as a relatively inexpensive beater option. I got mine on Jomashop for about half retail many years ago. If you can deal with a manual wind the “Mechanical” version is all brushed and more rugged looking in my opinion. The Automatic has a polished bezel that looks a bit too flashy on a NATO to me. 100m water resistance but no screw down crown.
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MAY BE DUE TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE METAL PARTS...A CERAMIC CASE?
 
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BlueBird11 BlueBird11
Hi guys. I live in Quebec, Canada. I would like to buy a very tough watch, able to go to the beach in summer (water, maybe a little bit of sand) and also being able to go walking in winter. Actually, my speed 3861 is my everyday (also, my only watch) but don't want to go to the beach with it. I would like to have a rotation with a "beater". I was thinking about the Seamaster 300M, go to go for the beach, but I'm not sure if she can handle the cold climate (-10C to -20C) ? Thanks!

An Omega 300M (and just about any watch) can easily handle any temperature range or situation you’ll encounter. The temps your describing are not really all that low, and the watch will be on your wrist and most likely under a jacket.
Go “polar” - I was told the white dial has an extended lower temperature range 😉
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I have worn all sorts of watches throughout my life on week-long winter camping trips, during high-altitude fun and games, skiing, and shoveling snow. I have never had a problem or gave the performance of my watch a second thought. In short, don’t worry about it.
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This FORTIS seems like a tough watch to me, but I am not known to torture my belongings, so no first hand experience here. Its ETA 7750 is certainly well regarded.

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You won’t go far wrong with any of these , use em & abuse em & do it again.
 
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An Omega 300M (and just about any watch) can easily handle any temperature range or situation you’ll encounter. The temps your describing are not really all that low, and the watch will be on your wrist and most likely under a jacket.
Go “polar” - I was told the white dial has an extended lower temperature range 😉
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I have worn all sorts of watches throughout my life on week-long winter camping trips, during high-altitude fun and games, skiing, and shoveling snow. I have never had a problem or gave the performance of my watch a second thought. In short, don’t worry about it.

This.

If one's mechanical watch is struggling with extreme cold then his wrist and attached hand are already in deep trouble.
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