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mayankyadav
·What will be the suggestion if the word "beater" was to be removed from the subject 
Looking for the perfect "beater" watch...
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanProbably better to start a new thread on the 'perfect watch', although bear in mind (to quote Arsene Wenger) “Everyone thinks their wife is the prettiest”.
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jetkins
·Another alternative would be a watch that already has a few battle scars and owes you next to nothing - try your local pawn shops for instance. My old Seiko diver falls into that category these days - I have zero cares if it lives or dies: No F***ks Given!
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Mouse_at_Large
·Maybe have a look at the Orient Mako line. The one below is a Mako II
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Hotwheelbill
·I have a Tag professional (quartz) that I wear as a beater. Hasn't seen much wrist time lately. Looks great on this BR style strap. Was thinking of selling it...
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dennisthemenace
·This is really out of left field, but I know someone who wears the Pre-Bond Seamaster as a beater. It is not mechanical, and he said it took a while to find one for cheap, but I think they are still out there for a little over 400 USD. The question is if you could get it waterproof (I would say it is probably possible). And since no thread is complete without a photo, here @dennisthemenace's one (The first nice photo on google images)
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jetkins
·I think you might find that that one is mechanical.
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dennisthemenace
·I think he meant to say quartz
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Lucasssssss
·Methinks @Lucasssssss meant to say "not manual" because as you correctly point out, it's definitely mechanical.😀
I think he meant to say quartz
I pulled the wrong image from the thread, clearly the one I linked had automatic on the dial 🤦. It was more of an illustration of the watch than the exact reference I was suggesting. I don't believe that the automatics are available for $400, or I would have suggested one of those.
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77deluxe
·+1 on the new Hamilton mechanical or any Seiko.
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keepschanging
·Ahem as above but go solar instead of mechanical
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wkimmd
·Easy. The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical. 38mm, hand-wound, slim case ( <10mm) so won't be super prone to smacking into things. It's $475 which isn't a big stretch.
You could even buy it direct from Hodinkee! What a privilege!!
https://shop.hodinkee.com/products/hamilton-khaki-field-mechanical-38mm?variant=5420686901263
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amanson
·Another vote for the SKX here. Super durable and classic.
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Huus
·Can't get around a Seiko. I have a SKX013 for the last 6 months, slowly breaking it in.
Before that there was this Seiko. They start looking like that after 14 years on building sites.
Never missed a beat. And I still wear it to work when I want a change from the smaller SKX013.
Before that there was this Seiko. They start looking like that after 14 years on building sites.
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CPRwatch
·Got to be Seiko SKX for me , its the hob nob of beater watches . And can be easily modded, to suit your taste or style very cheaply .
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ostneb
·I think the seiko and citizen divers will be hard to beat!
I own an SKX013 and i would actually recommend against it, it feels way too small even on my skinny wrists! Go for the full size!
I own an SKX013 and i would actually recommend against it, it feels way too small even on my skinny wrists! Go for the full size!
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ostneb
·Can't get around a Seiko. I have a SKX013 for the last 6 months, slowly breaking it in.
Before that there was this Seiko. They start looking like that after 14 years on building sites.Never missed a beat. And I still wear it to work when I want a change from the smaller SKX013.
Wow, that is a real beater watch!
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abrod520
·You could even buy it direct from Hodinkee! What a privilege!!
https://shop.hodinkee.com/products/hamilton-khaki-field-mechanical-38mm?variant=5420686901263
Or directly from Hamilton, like I did 😀
https://shop.hamiltonwatch.com/khaki-field-officer-mechanical-h69429931.html
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